The sooner you practice writing, the better. Don't practice writing until you are 3 years old.
Before the age of 3, the child's fingers and knuckles are immature. If children are required to practice calligraphy, it is easy to cause finger deformation and even deformity. Because it is in the critical period of children's development, deformation is irreversible and will have a bad influence on children's growth. In addition, this is the golden age of parent-child relationship. Parents should chat, tell stories and play games with their children instead of attending various training courses.
4-5 years old preschool: cultivate interest in calligraphy.
4-5 years old is the time when children go to kindergarten. This stage is a critical period to prepare for writing and practicing calligraphy in the future, and it is also the best period to cultivate interest in calligraphy. You can prepare some vivid copybooks for children to start to read, or play Chinese characters games. Older children can train them to write.
6- 12 years old primary school stage: the best time to practice calligraphy.
Primary school, no matter from what aspect, is a critical period of life. If this period is ignored, it will cost more to remedy it. The same is true of learning calligraphy. If you haven't been exposed to calligraphy in primary school, or if you don't learn it very well, it will be very difficult to change it in the future.
Parents are advised to choose a suitable calligraphy teacher for their children and let them learn from the teacher. However, practicing calligraphy is a boring thing after all, and it is difficult for children to persist. Parents had better practice calligraphy with their children to enhance their confidence and motivation.