Not only do you have to help teach your little one how to spell, but also how to actually write and hold a pencil. These soft grips help kids learn how to hold a writing utensil. Maybe your child ...

A. Pencil grips are only uncomfortable because the child has been using their hand and finger muscles improperly. Learning to use the correct muscles in the correct way has a learning curve ...

If you think about it, parenting is one long, never-ending checklist. Teach them how to walk? Check. Teach them how to use the potty? Check. Teach them how to write? Well … it’s a work in ...

ensure they are taught correct pencil grip and how to sit correctly at a table; attach greater importance to the teaching of numbers and counting, recognising small numbers of items, ...

Children in Reception class in England should be taught how to grip a pencil properly and how to sit correctly at a table, says the watchdog Ofsted. Inspectors say a third of five-year-olds do not ...

A third of five-year-olds in England are being failed by their Reception experience, Ofsted says.

However, there might not be a "correct" way of holding a pencil anyway ... movement skills," she said. "To be able to grip a pencil and move it, you need strong control of the fine muscles ...