Print out this certificate to congratulate your child for writing her name for the first time!

This article lists the factors that can affect a child's handwriting skills.

Advice from a homeschooling expert on teaching handwriting.

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Learn how you can empower your child to start and keep writing.

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Developing a paper topic is a tough gig. Find out how to make it easier for your child.

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Help your child get better grades with the five-paragraph essay approach to writing.

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Learn what principles you should keep in mind when thinking about writing.

If your fourth-grader is having trouble putting more than four words together in a sentence, it's time to have a teacher conference.

Find information about the dysfunction called dysgraphia.

Gifted children often have skills that are out of sync with their measured intellectual ability.

A mother complains that an OT evaluation did not pick up on her child's handwriting difficulty.

Learn what you can do to encourage a young creative writer.

Five is very young for a child to practice writing skills. Consider having your child work on the alphabet (memorization, letter recognition, and later sounds and combinations), instead.

Despite the trend toward computer-based learning, an aversion to writing by hand still needs to be overcome.

Illegible writing is a common problem for young, gifted boys. Here's what a concerned parent should do.

If you had to be a character from The Vile Village, who would you be? Would it be more fun to be the miserable Count Olaf, or one of the brave Baudelaire children?

This article describes how to get your child ready to start writing.

Find out what to do when your bright child dislikes writing.