My son is 4 1/2. He has been left handed since he was 1 1/2 years old. I was surprised to see this because no one in my family or my husband's immediate family is left handed. I realized very quickly that he wasn't switching back and forth. If I gave something to him in his right hand, he switched it right over to his left. He also held his pencil correctly at that early age of 1 1/2 years old. It has been very interesting for me to watch. When he began to work on cutting, I bought two pairs of "left handed" scissors from Lakeshore Learning. I just learned this week that they weren't true "left handed" scissors. No wonder he had such a difficult time cutting straight lines. This week I discovered that he had started to cut with his right hand to compensate (even though this is harder for him). I have known that I need to learn more about what it means to be left handed and how I can best help my son. My search...