A good grip is indispensable for good handwriting
Most of the times children run away from handwriting lessons we tend to think that it is because they are kids and so it is very normal. But do we try to think that kid’s love anything interesting, anything attractive, then why not handwriting? Do we also take a moment to ponder upon the fact if they are facing any difficulty?
Sometimes, children also face difficulty in even holding the writing tool in the proper order which makes handwriting really difficult for kids and ultimately they tend to run away from handwriting!
What is the ‘grip’ after all?
By the term ‘grip’ is meant the hold of the writing tool or the manner in which a child holds the pencil or crayon to write. A proper grip means that a child is able to grasp and hold the pencil or crayon properly in order to form the letters well. The dynamic tripod grip, in which the thumb, index finger and middle finger are holding the pencil or crayon, is the best and most appropriate grip for kids to develop. Let your kid learn handwriting with the correct grip and use the best worksheets to do so.
Importance of the grip
It is very important that children learn to write with the proper grip from the very beginning of writing. In the beginning of handwriting lessons, young children are at a very tender age and so they have undeveloped motor skills and muscular strength. Therefore, it is very difficult for them to form proper hand movements in handwriting as they do not know how to hold the writing tool in the most appropriate position and move and balance the writing hand on the worksheets while forming the letters.
It is for this reason only that we can find that sometimes young kids seem to hold the pencil at the extreme lower tip sometimes or at the middle at other times as if they are holding a stick. They do not know which position will be the most convenient for them in order to form the letters. Due to this, they are unable to balance their hand movements, pencil lifting while writing, develop unequal pressure points and also have very poor writing speed.
This ultimately makes a kid view handwriting as some kind of painful activity and so he starts to dread it. In such situations to develop careful lesson plans and think about how you can contribute to help him improve his handwriting skills.
Ideal grip for a child to develop
Preferably, a good or ideal pencil grip is one in which a child is able to
Make free and comfortable finger movements while the writing tool is in hand.
He is able to develop a very easy hold and start writing comfortably without any pressure.
Balance the fingers, wrist and hand muscles comfortably.
Also able to lift the hand and writing tool comfortably and flexibly while writing without any difficulty.
Able to complete forming the letters easily, neatly and smoothly without any difficulty at a good speed of writing too.












