Monday, October 25, 2010

Handwriting and the Brain

Within the past few weeks, there have been three articles appearing in the mainstream press about the relationship between handwriting and brain development. I already posted THE WALL STREET JOURNAL link on Facebook. Here is a second one:

http://theweek.com/article/index/207846/how-writing-by-hand-makes-kids-smarter

Encouraging your kids to write in cursive is crucial to their development. If you missed that boat, it's never too late to start -- and that includes adults!

1 comment:

  1. I enjoyed your entries on Toxic Words - such great thoughts and a wonderful reminder to watch the words I use - to be positive and kind and use words to build up rather than tear down. :)

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