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OT Tip Sheet: Light Pencil Pressure

Three young girls focused on writing in notebooks with pencils at a table with stationery items.

Light pencil pressure means pressing too softly when writing, making work hard to see. Strengthening hands and improving grasp helps increase pressure for clearer, more confident writing.