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O-Tip of the Week: A Smart Solution for Printing Success

Our O-Tip of the week series we will be providing valuable “OT-Approved Life Hacks” to provide you with simple and helpful solutions for living. 

This week’s O-Tip of the Week focuses on ways to assist children who are struggling with printing and handwriting.

Using a small pencil or broken crayon is a great way to help kids learn how to properly hold a pencil.  Learn more about how Occupational Therapists help kids with printing and handwriting in our OT-V episode:  Solutions For Printing Success.

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Don’t Dismiss the Basics– Handwriting is Still Important

Though we live in a digital age we should not simply dismiss the things that generations before us used to communicate:  such as face to face conversation, pen and paper, and handwriting.  Handwriting, though taught less frequently across the globe, has many benefits beyond the simple development of motor skills.  Take a look at the following from The New York Times that discusses why handwriting is still an essential part of learning, growth and development.

The New York Times:  Why Handwriting Is Still Essential in the Keyboard Age

Additionally learn how Occupational Therapists provide solutions for printing and handwriting success in the following OT-V episode.