How do kids decide between being right-handed or left-handed?

The dominant hand is the one with which we use tools and direct fine and grapho motor skills. The less dominant hand will accompany it by external support by stabilising or making it comfortable. read more

For example, the majority of children choose their right hand for writing. The skill develops over time and becomes consistently right-handed as children progress from using a “fisted” grip, to make their first marks on a page, to the delicate “tripod” grip required for fine motor actions like forming and joining letters. read more

The C gene is less likely to occur within the gene pool, but when it is present, the hand preference of the individual with the C gene is determined randomly. Individuals with the C gene will have a 50 percent chance of being right-handed and a 50 percent chance of being left-handed. read more