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Should Parents Teach Their Kids Cursive Writing?

by Kevyn Gohu
September 2, 2025

Here are reasons why parents should teach their kids cursive writing

It may feel like a dying art, but cursive writing was something many of us did back in the day. Commonly and colloquially known as “script” writing, we often learned how to write like this when we graduated to the higher grades. Some learned it as early as first grade, others learned it in Grade 3. We even had a “penmanship” class, which was a subject under English.

In the era of keyboards and tablets, should we still teach our kids cursive writing? Here’s why we would!

Here are reasons why parents should teach their kids cursive writing

1. It practices micromotor skills

Tapping on screens and keyboards sits between macro and micro motor skills. Cursive writing requires control of the wrist and also pressure on the pen, which trains kids to know how much pressure to apply. It’s why some of us can handle more delicate projects; we learned early on that pressing the pen down tired us out faster when we wrote in cursive.

2. They’ll remember notes better

Studies have shown that writing our notes down helps us remember them better. Not only do we remember hearing it, but we also remember writing the words down. Muscle memory isn’t limited to sports; it can also be used in academic pursuits!

We even knew some kids who literally had the time to switch pens mid-note-taking. They would color-code the heading, the quotes of the teacher, their analysis, and even the questions.

3. It looks prettier and more personal

Nothing beats the charm of a handwritten letter. Especially when the kids get older, they’ll discover that most romance stories didn’t start from a DM. It all started from a sneaky note slipped into the locker or book, written in cursive asking for a date or to meet.

4. It helps them read all sorts of writing

Especially if our kids are planning to enter medicine, they will need to understand cursive. It’s no secret how notorious doctors and nurses are for their handwriting. Because they’re constantly moving, most of their writing looks like a bunch of scribbles.

Teaching the kids cursive writing allows them to recognize certain strokes that they can use to interpret the words.

5. They’ll need it for signing documents

Cursive writing is a long-term skill. Especially when our kids start handling their own government or banking documents, they’ll need to devise their own signatures, which are often in cursive. Some people even get annoyed when signatures are too long!

Besides, cursive writing is pretty to look at!

Cursive writing, script, or calligraphy, as many call it, shouldn’t be a dying art. If anything, some people get paid big money because they can consistently write in such a way. Especially if the kids become wedding planners or event planners, having an eye for beauty and cursive writing is a plus. It just makes things look more elegant; even if the word scrawled across is just “RSVP” or “paracetamol.”

So, time to break out those “blue-red-blue” or “purple-lined” notebooks when we can. Teaching our kids cursive writing may give us some scary flashbacks (i.e., if our teachers were so strict with it), but trust us: it’ll improve their micromotor skills in the long run!