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title: '2-minute tutorial: Pencil grips for kids'
description: What are the best pencil grips for kids? Watch as an expert explains pencil grip types, like triangle pencil grips, and which may work for your child.
slug: pencil-grips-occupational-therapy
author: The Understood Team
published: '2019-08-05T15:38:28.835Z'
thumbnail: https://cdn-images.understood.org/p0qf7j048i0q/79A44C286DCE40D9A51238761F68FA0E/089d15d0d897fd253abe65be12849d6c/090717_2Minute_Tutorial_Pencil_Grips_for_Kids_With_Writing_Issues.jpg
source_url: https://www.understood.org/en/articles/pencil-grips-occupational-therapy
lang: en
---

# 2-minute tutorial: Pencil grips for kids

Does your child have [messy handwriting](https://www.understood.org/en/articles/why-is-my-childs-handwriting-so-bad)? Trouble holding a pencil correctly? Or maybe your child’s hand gets tired when writing. These are all common writing challenges for kids. One possible solution: pencil grips.

Hear from expert Keri Wilmot on different types of pencil grips, like the triangle grip, Stetro grip, HandiWriter, and more.

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