Not for Children, a Jumbo Pen for the Adults

The Thixotropic brand pen in not for children. Although kinds find a big pen easier to hold, like jumbo crayons, easier to hold, parents, teachers, and other professionals must encourage children to develop fine motor skills like handwriting. As they gain skill, children naturally adopt increasingly mature grip styles, culminating in their using the dynamic tripod.

The dynamic tripod is generally considered the ideal grip for handwriting. So-called ergonomic grips are designed to force fingers into the ideal dynamic tripod position. The problem is that not everybody's hands are ideal. Rather than adapt the hand to the pen, the better option is to have a pen that adapts to the user. Rheumatoid arthritis and other injury can leave joints damaged, prone to inflammation, and easily fatigued. Using the thumb and index finger to pinch a pen into place isn't comfortable for them. Out of necessity, many revert to a less mature grip styles, like the four-finger or lateral quadrupod (see previous posts for image).

Less mature grip styles do not significantly affect legibility but they can provide great relief and comfort for writers. Super big fat pens like like these commodity pens or the Thixotropic brand pen that I am developing, work better than narrow ones when using less mature grip styles.