Parents of Leftys - Page 2

[inky leeuhhh]

im left handed, and i use a normal mouse. ive adjusted to doing a lot of things with my right hand, since most things out there are made right handed.

[sbgrace]

My left handed son seemed to be struggling to.

But his left handed daddy felt pretty strongly that he would be better served learning to adjust to the right hand mouse. He's really big on getting things like actual left handed scissors for my son. So I trust his judgement on the mouse thing.

That said, if she keeps at it and still seems to be struggling I would probably make adjustments starting with those easiest to make (like move it to the left side). While many left handed people are probably more able to adjust to using their non-preferred hand it seems unfair to insist on that when a child is really struggling.

My kid did adjust but it wasn't right away.

[lovbeingamommy]

DH and I are both natural lefties and have learned to live in a "righty" kind of world. DS wil most likely be a lefty, he's 3 now and uses a touchpad with ease. I will most likely teach him to use the regular mouse and then just move it to the left side. This is what I've done since the mouse invention came about and it works fine for me. DH uses the righty mouse on the left side too. You get used to it and it feels normal now.

Besides, most libraries, schools, etc are not going to have a lefty mouse. Heck, when I was in school I was hard-pressed to even find a lefty desk :

[reece19]

Another lefty here. I use a regular mouse on the right side, with my right hand.

The only time it has ever been a problem for me is when I was doing graphic art - I can only draw or write with my left hand, and I can only use a mouse with my right hand, so any graphic where I needed to freehand a shape or write anything was a disaster!

[Aliviasmom]

I'm left handed.

There is an option under the settings of your computer to switch the keys. Therefore, the right button would be under their index finger and be the one that is double-clicked.

Or, just teach her to use it "backwards."

I actually learned how to use a mouse the typical right-handed way. I didn't know how to switch the keys until I was in my teens. By then, it was more natural to use it the "normal" way.

[Sagesgirl]

Originally Posted by Nosy

Another lefty using a regular mouse. Now I mostly use my laptop, with the mouse pad in the center. In theory I could use my left hand just as well as the right hand but I'm so accustomed to doing mousework with the right hand that I use my right hand on the laptop, too.

Me too. Isn't it weird? I hadn't actually stopped to think about it before this thread.

Back in school, we had Macs, & so it wasn't a big deal to switch sides with the mouse. But it got to be a pain to have to switch every single time I used a computer (because of course you don't have your own computer at school). I can only imagine what a PITA it would be to use public computers if I hadn't adapted to a right-hand mouse. You can certainly switch the mouse at home, but I'd suggest teaching her to do as much as possible with keyboard shortcuts (which I think are quicker anyway), and persevere in using the right-handed mouse.

[Justmee]

OK I think I'll encourage her to use her right hand with the mouse. WE have a wireless one, so it wouldn't be a big deal to switch, but I don't want to cause her issues in other situations.