I’ve been practicing the ABCs and 123s with my son and notice that certain letters (J N P S Z) and numbers (4 6) he always writes backwards/mirror imaged. I’ve seen other kids, and even my own writings as a child, have the same quirk. Is this pretty much universal?
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When children are very little, they learn that objects are still the same objects even if you turn or mirror them. A teacup with a handle on the left is just as much of a teacup as one with the handle on the right – it might even be the same teacup, just rotated!
This does not work with letters, as b and d for example have a different meanings. The children have to learn to understand this first. This is something that most children learn without having it explained to them – it’s usually enough just to practice writing and look at examples of letters.
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