Try doing a few things with your opposite hand. Color a picture. Dribble a basketball. Shake hands with another person. Does it feel unnatural? Are these activities much harder? Talk about what it was like with a friend or family member.
Read more about ambidexterity. Write a letter or email explaining what it means to be ambidextrous. Being ambidextrous is pretty rare, but so is being left-handed!
Check out this list of famous left-handed people. Do any of them surprise you? Which one would you most like to meet? Share with a friend or family member. Did you get it? Test your knowledge. Wonder Words skill natural progress inherit logical reasoning ambidexterity handedness genetic Take the Wonder Word Challenge. Join the Discussion. Trey Nov 18, Nov 18, Nov 11, Let us know what happens!
Emma Oct 28, This is interesting! How in the world can both sides of the brain be negatively effected by becoming ambidextrous? Does that mean that people that were born that way have the same effects? Great question, Emma! You should take a Wonder Journey and let us know what you learn. Alijah Oct 28, Rachel Oct 28, For science today, we got to research anything we wanted!
So I tried looking into why I'm ambidextrous? This article summed up the fact that they're isn't really a huge reason behind it. Thanks for the information! Thanks for stopping by, Rachel! Hi Oct 28, Hi Hi! Justin Oct 27, Yajurvi Oct 27, It all depends on the person, their determination, and how much they use their left hand for other things, but usually, it won't take more than a year before you're comfortable writing in this way. Not Helpful 48 Helpful You keep practicing until you reach your goal.
It feels odd at first, but eventually using your left hand will feel as comfortable as using your right. Not Helpful 22 Helpful When I get really good and I use my left hand only, would it be wrong to answer "left hand" the next time I'm asked what hand I write with?
No, you should answer with the hand you in fact currently write with. If that's your left hand, so be it. You could also say you're ambidextrous. It depends on the person and how much you practice.
With regular practice, it could take around half a year. Whenever I try to write with my left hand, my hand muscles start cramping after about two words.
How can I strengthen this hand? You should relax your left hand when writing. Holding the pen too tight will cramp your muscles.
Try to write elegantly and it shouldn't hurt. Not Helpful 18 Helpful You are always using both sides of your brain. However, the right side of the brain controls the left hand and the left side of the brain controls the right hand. So if you're using your left hand, that's mainly being controlled by a very specific part of your right hemisphere that controls your left hand.
Meanwhile, all the other regular activity of your brain, in both hemispheres, is still going on. Not Helpful 25 Helpful Yes, being left-handed is pretty rare. Not Helpful 11 Helpful Include your email address to get a message when this question is answered.
Only practice your left-handwriting at home. When you are at school or work, write with your dominant or right hand, at least until you can write neatly and quickly with your left hand. This will save you time and prevent your work from looking too messy. Helpful 3 Not Helpful 0. While learning to write, adjust your posture to suit your new left-handed stance. While starting to use your left hand more, refrain as much as possible from using your right hand or arm.
Use your left hand in everyday stuff, such as serving a volleyball, eating breakfast, etc. Keep writing the "quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog," because it uses every letter in the alphabet. Helpful 6 Not Helpful 0. Helpful 5 Not Helpful 1. Start changing your handedness at an older age like If you want to actually change to using your left hand all the time rather than half the time for complex tasks, then your right hand will have already gained more skill earlier making you only weakly left-handed instead of strongly left-handed.
Helpful 5 Not Helpful 0. Submit a Tip All tip submissions are carefully reviewed before being published. Understand that this goal will take a while to achieve, so you'll have to be patient. Helpful Not Helpful Don't attempt to cut cucumber into thin slices with your left hand using your knuckles to guide the knife, especially don't start training to do it fast until after you become fully ambidextrous because it's the knife might occasionally accidentally go too high cutting your knuckles.
Related wikiHows How to. How to. Co-authors: Updated: February 26, Article Summary X To train yourself to be left handed, spend a little bit of time every day writing out the alphabet with your left hand. Italiano: Diventare Mancino Essendo Destrimane. Nederlands: Linkshandig worden. Thanks to all authors for creating a page that has been read , times. It's free, the articles are accurate, and if not completely right, they are at least a step in the right direction.
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Thank you so much wikiHow, love you! Ansleigh Siren Nov 15, Eventually, I learned to be pretty much ambidextrous but I could not write with my left hand. I just recently sprained my right hand though and have been told to write with my left hand. It has gotten a lot better and hopefully, I will continue to write well with my left hand after I get my brace off.
Tim Venables Nov 6, I can agree with a lot here, but some of the article could be improved. Training is not easy, I doubt many people will ever be successful as said here, it will be very easy to forget and people will continue using their dominant hand. Janni Koebe Aug 8, When I started first grade, teachers switched me to write with my right hand.
I love this article, as there are details I have learned and will use to improve! Thank you! Share yours! More success stories Hide success stories. By signing up you are agreeing to receive emails according to our privacy policy. Building muscle and endurance is key to strengthening your left hand, giving you a better chance to write and draw smoother. Start with simple drawings and once you have the basics down, try something more complicated. Have you ever thought of what it would be like to use your left hand for every activity?
If you really want to improve your left-handed skills and become ambidextrious, this is the best way to do it. Think about learning a language. Is it better to learn a few words here and there, or is it better to learn by fully immersing yourself in the language and culture you are trying to learn?
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