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From: mwg@petrus.UUCP (Mark Garrett)
Newsgroups: net.med,net.kids,net.social
Subject: Re: Changing Left-handedness to Right-handedness
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Date: Tue, 13-Aug-85 09:52:27 EDT
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Posted: Tue Aug 13 09:52:27 1985
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> 						...Do any readers
> know of any psychological or social problems that can be caused
> by the attempt to change a child's "handedness"?  How might this
> affect his learning ability in school, his aptitude for sports,
> and his social self-confidence?
> 	Frank Silbermann

Back in the "old days" in this country, they taught children to be
right handed.  My father was born left-handed, and then re-trained.
He now eats with his left hand, writes with his right, and claims 
that the attempt at righting his dexterity has ruined his sense of
direction (which is lousy; mine is good).  He is convinced that this
is a usless if not harmful thing to do to children.
-Mark Garrett