INDEX

L

letters, lower case, 58

anatomy of, 58

three zones of, 58

loops, 58, 59

determining age by how made, 62

lower loop, 20, 23,25,61

meaning of various, 59-61

sex drive and, 60

M

Magic Margins, 13. See also margins

ADHD and, 90, 92-96

grapho-exercise, 8, 20, 28

learning to stay within, 18

questions to ask, 18

Release Exercise and, 105-107

ruler, ordering information, vi

margins, 12, 14-18. See also Magic Margins

boundaries and, 12-13, 17-18,73-77

calculating age using, 9

current life, 9

deep pressure in handwriting, 16

excessively wide, 15

handwriting that fills up entire page, 14

how you fill up, 5

interpreting your handwriting from, 8-18

learning to write within, 18

left margin, what it represents, 8-9, 11, 74

life problems and, 11, 16-17

questions to ask, 18

raising self-worth by changing, 17

respect for person you're writing to, 10

right margin, what it represents, 9-10, 12, 74

space between and edge of paper, 9

teaching students about proper, 72-79

testimonial letters from teachers, 84-88

that start left of the left margin, 16

that start right of the left margin, 12, 16

top margin, what it represents, 10, 73-74

writing past right margin, 17-18

Michon, Jean, developed the term graphology, 1-2

O-P

O'Reilly, Bill (talk show host/author), 119

on dealing with parents, 31-32

parents

improving relationship with teenagers, 80-88

lack of discipline at home, 69-70

making peace with, 31-42,112

penmanship, teaching children proper, 71-75

personality traits. See emotions

psychotherapy, role of traditional, xii

R

reading, recommended, 119

relaxation, using Fabulous Figure 8 exercise, 112-118

Release Exercise, 101-109

example, 108

how it works, 105-108

Magic Margins and, 107

printing, why important, 105-107

questions to ask, 108

why doing exercise for 21 days is necessary, 107

respect, gaining in the classroom, 69

Rosemond, John (Affirmative Parenting), 51