— -- Perhaps the toughest thing about entering kindergarten is learning how to hold that darned pencil. On Thursday, Dixon Ticonderoga, the nation's biggest pencil maker, will unveil a pencil ...

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 ...

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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 ...

1) Keep reading to your kid. 2) Make sure they have a good pencil grip. No. 2 surprised people—the pencil grip isn’t something a lot of adults think about.

Learning how to properly hold a pencil is an important life skill, but it’s also not particularly intuitive, especially as the size of a young child’s hand seems so disproportionate when ...

For kids who struggle with holding their pencils wrong or have shaky hands, perfecting all those straight lines and curlicues can be a bit of a challenge when it comes to their handwriting.

Many are also able to hold a pencil. “These kids definitely went to preschool,” she said. “Definitely, this is the first year it’s starting to be encouraging.

A generation of children are growing up at ease with digital technology but struggling with basic tasks such as using a pencil – according to a new report.