They tried to get him to switch hands when he was a kid,
but he would just put his fork back in his left hand.
Funny! We "had" to switch him when he started the cello. The natural inclination is to hold the bow with your dominant hand. However, playing a stringed instrument is ambidextrous either way you look at it- so a few weeks of reminding him to hold his bow in the right hand, and now it is second nature. Can't have an orchestra with lefties.
So far, outside of public school, we haven't tried to develop his math skills. He figured out multiplication from watching his older brother so we will continue to try and advocate for harder math at school. Right now they do pull out tutoring for the kids behind, but he needs something to keep him engaged and learning new things. I like the earlier ideas of fun math enrichment and ways to combine his interest in symmetry and geometry. I would love for his discovery of math and drawing to be fun and self-directed.
