QOTD

Kupuggie

Who taught you to tie your shoes?

oreille

My mother did.

I do remember it taking a while for me to "get it", though.  Anybody else a left-handed child of right handed parents?  I feel like I had a hard time learning to do lots of fine-motor activities (writing included).  There are lots of examples of me learning how to do things completely bass-ackwards.

The only other leftie in my family is my grandfather, who forced himself to become a rightie during childhood (1930s-40s), partially due to pressure from teachers and partially due to an accident that injured his left arm.

LockItUp08

My kindergarten teacher and grandmother. It was sad really I was one of the last ones left in my class. We had these laminated 'shoes' with laces velcroed to a board in class and when you finally tied it by yourself your shoes moved to another part of the board. I refused to do bunny ears and I think that hindered me. LOL

Kupuggie

I didn't learn till Kindergarten either, and actually that's pretty normal, most kids I've taught in K are just learning to do them!

LockItUp08

oreille:

 

The only other leftie in my family is my grandfather, who forced himself to become a rightie during childhood (1930s-40s), partially due to pressure from teachers and partially due to an accident that injured his left arm.

My grandmother use to tell me pretty horrible stories about what the nuns (and even her own mother) would do to her for wrting with her left hand. DH is a leftie and forced himself to learn all sports right handed. I joke that he is ambidextrous but I know that is not the true definition.

shelley1002

Probably a combination of my mom, nursery school teacher, and kindergarten teacher.  I honestly don't remember.

PlumCallaLily

My mommy.  She taught me everything

brie&drew

LockItUp08:

We had these laminated 'shoes' with laces velcroed to a board in class and when you finally tied it by yourself your shoes moved to another part of the board.

I totally remember these from kindergarten! I'm pretty sure it was a combination of those practice laces and my mom teaching me at home.

lolabright

I assume it was my parents and sister. I really don't remember.

MarJo03

oreille:

My mother did.

I do remember it taking a while for me to "get it", though.  Anybody else a left-handed child of right handed parents?  I feel like I had a hard time learning to do lots of fine-motor activities (writing included).  There are lots of examples of me learning how to do things completely bass-ackwards.

The only other leftie in my family is my grandfather, who forced himself to become a rightie during childhood (1930s-40s), partially due to pressure from teachers and partially due to an accident that injured his left arm.

I am! IT was frustrating, but I ended up writing left handed and doing everything else like a righty - it's more comfortable for me to play sports, cut food, etc like a righty. But if I try to write with my right hand I've always felt awkward, they tried really hard in kindergarden to make me a righty when I broke my left elbow and had a full arm cast. I learned to right with my arm stuck in a right angle haha. 

Now to answer the question....

My mom did. But I never learned one of those rhymes for it, like bunny ears. It was just, loop this, pull this around, tuck it through, etc. Like an instruction manual.

SSM&JLM

I think my dad did b/c my mom ties her shoes left handed.  Which worked well b/c my sister is left handed and my mom ended up teaching her.

moviesprincess

My mom tried for months but it finally clicked when I was on vacation with my grandparents visiting some cousins and my cousin showed me. The first day of school when I came back my mom came downstairs to tie my shoes and I had already done it.

weddingcaketaster

my grandma taught me while my mom was at a dr.'s appt lol i remember sitting in the waiting room practicing

jpfeifer

I really don't remember.  The only thing I remember is a tying your shoes book that had big fluffy yellow laces to use for practice, but then again that book could have been my younger sisters. 

FutureMrsNAH

I don't have the faintest clue or memory of this.

shyntrue

I remember learning in preschool.  I loved that teacher, she sang Puff the Magic Dragon to us while playing it on her guitar.

My parents & brother are right handed, my sister & I are lefty's.  But, I learned to do many things right handed.  Like using scissors, I can't cut left handed LOL.  But I do most sports either handed, it throws people off.  It helps A LOT while playing pool. 

I think my dad would have been left handed except that his teachers made him use his right like PP's stated.

mrsbaecker101108

I had a wooden shoe that we made in kindergarten shop class that I learned to tie my shoes with.  I know there was a song that went with it, but I don't remember what it was.  I don't hink it had anything to do with bunny ears though becasue I don't make two bunny ears to start, only one (if that makes any sense).

I'm sure my parents help me practice too. But all I remember is that shoe.

pila78

shelley1002:

Probably a combination of my mom, nursery school teacher, and kindergarten teacher.  I honestly don't remember.

This! I don't remember. I might include my brother in there also.

Mitzzi23

My mom taught me bunny ears which I started out using. My sister taught me the loop around way which I eventually learned and use now.

katenney

oreille:

I do remember it taking a while for me to "get it", though.  Anybody else a left-handed child of right handed parents?  I feel like I had a hard time learning to do lots of fine-motor activities (writing included).  There are lots of examples of me learning how to do things completely bass-ackwards..

I am!!! I am the only leftie in my family.. I ended up being able to do most things with both hands, but I'm still left dominant. Jim is a leftie too!!! I SO love that about him. Both of us hope Dunc will be a leftie too, but who knows.

My mom and Ms. Bea (who lived with us and helped my mom with us kids, house, cooking, etc) taught me.

 

waysidemommy

My uncle, using the bunny ears method

crows1920

i taught myself and then taught my brother who is 2.5 years older than me :P