Messy handwriting is one of the most common reasons children are referred to occupational therapists like me. Here are some strategies that can help → How to Improve Your Child’s Handwriting First, ...

Every now and then, you have to write something longhand, for someone else to read: A note, a notice, a birthday card. And, if you’re like the many people we’ve gotten notes or notices or birthday ...

A while back we asked whether cursive handwriting is dead. More recently, the New York Times chimed in by saying that, at a minimum, cursive writing is in "a woeful state" and has offered some ...

Introduce writing skills when your child is ready. Encourage them to draw and scribble to help develop their hand skills. Provide pens and pencils that fit comfortably in your child’s hand. You might ...

Just in time to help our nation’s students get ready to go back-to-school, The New York Times has an opinion piece entitled “Op-Art: The Write Stuff” with tips on how to improve one’s handwriting, a ...

Look at your hands. See those fingers? Chances are, they know how to type and swipe. But can they hold a pen and produce the kind of handwriting that would land you a smiley-face sticker on your grade ...

I have a deep love of fountain pens. I’m not a collector. But since I was a little kid watching my mom making out her bills with a gray Esterbrook pen, I’ve been fascinated. There’s that arcane ...