The Boerne Star (Boerne, Tex.), Vol. 97, No. 97, Ed. 1 Tuesday, December 3, 2002 Page: 3 of 14
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Tuesday, December 3, 2002
The Boerne STAR
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Writing style reveals child’s motivation
Parents and teachers can best
understand and motivate their
children by looking at how they
write.
Look at your children’s hand-
writing/printing. Notice the
spacing between the words.
Several elements in handwriting
give clues to children’s person- 1
alities:
THE WRITE CONNECTION
—ySharon Tschirhart
FORENSIC
HANDWRITING
EXAMINER
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Large initial loops: Willing
to take on extra responsibilities
in order to better themselves or
to feel important. Wants to
achieve big things. Likes to be
part of the group. If given re-
sponsibilities they will grow.
2
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ing a loner.
Ask yourself if he/she is
spending more and more time
in their room and don’t seem to
have friends over like he/she
use to.
Also if you have noticed that
a handwriting/printing that use
to be average or large in size
has now become very tiny. A
child who was more outgoing
is now being more introverted.
Pulling in with emotions and
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—1 - - Final stroke reaches back:
— ----——----.------------Craves recognition. Needs at-
Rounded writing: Careful, tention. May be self-critical.
methodical thinker; does not The farther back the stroke
want to be hurried. Thinks reaches, the deeper the feelings
things through before moving of self-castigation. Appreciates
ahead. He/she will be comfort- activities that give needed atten-
able with known facts and fa- tion (drama, art, public speak-
miliar things, aims to please, ing, for example).
Will learn thoroughly if allowed
to process information at his/her
own pace.
Unusual “i” dots, circles, not able to share how he/she is
etc.: Makes an effort to be feeling.
seen as unique. Wants to be in- If you would like your hand-
dependent and an individual, writing analyzed in this col-
Should be encouraged to ex- ymq, send handwriting sam-
press self creatively through ples to The Write Connection,
arts and crafts, drama or other P.O. Box 820 HP, Boerne, TX
activities. 78006 or attach your handwrit-
NOTE: It is important to ing as a Jpeg and e-mail it to
consider the child’s age. Look sharon@bpilaboratories. com.
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Angular writing: Active, ag-
gressive, mentally busy, curi-
ous. Likes to think for him/her-
self. Interested in discovering
the unknown. Self-motivated,
strong-willed, resistant, may be
thought of as stubborn.
Respect his/her independent
ideas and questioning mind.
When you are repeating for the
rounded writer, you will lose the
interest of this one.
1 High “t” bars: Believes in
himself. Is confident in ability to
achieve long range goals; thinks
about the future. Willing to
reach for the unknown. Self mo-
tivated. Encourage his/her am-
bition.
Long “t” bars: Enthusiastic
about interests. Can influence
others by his/her excitement.
Enjoys activities. May have nat-
ural leadership abilities.
Aromatherapy class
Thursday at YMCA
The Boerne Area Family grasp the function of true aro-
YMCA will hold an aromathera- matherapy and be able to proper-
py class from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Dec. ly combine pure essential oils
5 at the First Baptist Church Fel- with carriers and safely apply
lowship Hall. those blends for everyday house-
f This aromatherapy class is the hold and personal use.
start of the YMCA wellness pro- Participants will also go away
gram. The other programs, with the ability to make simple
‘Stress Busters’ and ‘Marriage personal care products and gifts
Enrichment Couples Massage’ for pennies.
will be offered in January and Along with the safety proce-
February. dures, class attendees will partic-
Tracy Slate, RMT has designed ipate in blending therapeutic Bath
an Aromatherapy class for blos- Salts to rival any leading depart-
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For thousands of years, aro- For more information about the
matherapy has been used for aromatherapy class, the Boerne
many purposes, including clean- Area Family YMCA or any of
liness, health and pleasure, other program, call (830) 815-
After this class, attendees will 1040.
for several writing samples and Any writing should be on a
carefully evaluate all of them. full sheet of unlined paper and
TODAY’S TIDBIT: You at least two paragraphs. Do not
should also check your child’s use a pencil or felt tip pen and
writing for changes. do not copy text from another
It is getting more and more source.
difficult to read handwriting of Sign your writing with an
our children. Some of this is anonymous name to be pub-
due to lack of teaching cursive, lished in this column. I need to
however some of it is due to know your approximate age,
the personality of the child, handedness (what hand you
Red Flags to look for: If the write with) and your gender.
spacing is extremely wide be- Tschirhart is a court qualified
tween the individual words you forensic document examiner
should consider that your child and behavioral profilist with
might for some reason be feel- more than 35 years of profes-
ing more isolated or is becom-1
P sional experience.
BDT auditioning for ‘incorruptable’
Director Carl Rush is to audi-
tion actors Dec. 8 and 9 to fill
eight roles in Back Door The-
atre,s next production, “Incor-
ruptible,” by Michael Hollinger
The show, co-produced by
Roger H. Jenswold and Co. Inc.,
is a PG-rated comedy set in a
13th-century French monastery.
The monks are having a hard
time because their income-gener-
ating saint has stopped granting
miracles. A wandering minstrel
offers a solution that the Pope
might not approve - and he’s on
his way for a visit.
Auditions take place at 7 p.m.
Dec. 8 and 9 at the theatre, 809
N. Main St. in Boerne.
Rush is looking for men and
women to play:
.■ Charles, the abbott, 50-up
■ Martin, No. 2 monk, 40-up
■ Olf, a novice, 20s or younger
Felix, another novice, 20s
Jack, a minstrel/con man, 20s
-30s -
■ Marie, Jack,s partner, 20s
■ Peasant Woman, Marie,s
mother, 40s-50s
■ Agatha, an abbess, Charles,
sister, 50-up
“Incorruptible” is to run Feb. 7-
March 1 on Thursday, Friday,
and Saturday nights and Sunday
matinees.
For more information call the
theatre at (830) 249-9166 or con-
tact the director at (210) 270-
9558.or crush3@famhealth.org
Back Door Theatre is Boerne’s
own community theatre. Visit its
website at www.backdoorthe-
atre.com.
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Cartwright, Brian & Collins, Valerie. The Boerne Star (Boerne, Tex.), Vol. 97, No. 97, Ed. 1 Tuesday, December 3, 2002, newspaper, December 3, 2002; Boerne, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1650562/m1/3/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Patrick Heath Public Library.