Converting Left-Handed Children

[charlesp]

A lighter perspective on the subject from Cracked (one of my most favourite non-philosophical websites). Interestingly enough, the lefties are much likelier to have schizophrenia (among many other negative things), which apparently is caused by “confusion between the two halves of the brain.” Now, what happens when that “confusion” is further confused by “the correction procedure.”

My uncle is left handed and he's schizophrenic too, which is interesting because I'm left handed. Now I'm worried.

 

As to the suggestion of making your child write right handed, why not make them walk on their hands and write with their feet? If you're going to make them do something inconsequential and uncomfortable to them, go all out.

Growing up left handed was a learning experience for sure, but I think it made me more creative. Mom had to remind me more than once as a kid that "hey, you're left handed...try it the other way" because like learning kick ball I would try to kick the way other kids did, or at a halloween game at school trying to throw darts at balloons I was trying right handed and failing miserably.

When I broke my left hand in high school I learned to write right handed. I've always batted right handed, golf right handed. To this day if i have to write on a chalk board or white board I do it right handed.

I initially learned to play "left handed" on a right handed drum setup, or open handed. After about ten years playing that way I came across a song where I could never come out of the drum rolls smoothly playing that way, so I completely retaught myself to play right handed and now can switch back and forth during a song.