Writing things backwards on purpose?

Andrewsgal

DD is pretty good at sounding out words and writing them, or will ask me to spell something. Just recently she thinks it is fun to write things backwards, the teacher in me screams "No learn it the right way" but the mom in me says she is just playing and having fun. Is this just a stage and something to ignore and let her play or should I stop it and tell her to write them the right way which I know she can do?

ccm1203

If you know she can do it.  I would let her just have fun with it.

ali-1411

She's 4?  I think its amazing that she's writing anything.  At 4 years old, DS would write something like

ejnwfiEWUKLdcnweifcn     Fiwefnwe fdiuefhe FCEDvcniwef

Then tell me it said, "Today I went to the store and I saw a dog"

Let her write backwards 

Andrewsgal

ali-1411:

She's 4?  I think its amazing that she's writing anything.  At 4 years old, DS would write something like

ejnwfiEWUKLdcnweifcn     Fiwefnwe fdiuefhe FCEDvcniwef

Then tell me it said, "Today I went to the store and I saw a dog"

Let her write backwards 

Yep she can write, but she still can't pedal a bike:) She is good at sit down stuff and horrible at anything gross motor related, DS can pass her up on a big wheel:) Funny how they are all good at random things.

AngelaSue

I've noticed DD doing this when she does her homework. I just correct her and show her which way to write it. She doesn't do it all of the time, but every once in a while.

angiepangie

Maybe make a game out of it and have her write things both the right way and backwards. I used to (and still do) love mirror writing...it's nerdy, but I'm okay with that.

Halo79RN

Andrewsgal:

Yep she can write, but she still can't pedal a bike:) She is good at sit down stuff and horrible at anything gross motor related, DS can pass her up on a big wheel:) Funny how they are all good at random things.

I am so happy to read this.  dd is 4.5 and has no interest in her bike... .she won't even try. I think I've caught her on her brother's tricycle once. she immediately stopped and went on to something else.  just no interest.  but sit her down with books or dolls or animals and she's set for the day. 

birdnkaz

We gave my oldest DD a lined journal to write in and she did the exact same thing! My husband was so worried! lol. But I knew she was just playing around and thought it was pretty impressive that she could write backwards. I just told her make sure she doesn't write like that at school.

GingerSB

DD was doing the same thing, at the same age. I just thought she was super smart, LOL. I never discouraged it. She is 5 now and doesn't do it anymore.