My son, a little angry with writing, dreading the move to fountain pen. Comments on this prompted me to order it. I did well! The three notches provided for the passage of the fingers make the obvious gripping and allow the child to position the pen over the paper, the pen is soft and does not hook, line, a little thick, incites well form his letters. Within days, writing my son has improved significantly.
If the pen comes with a long cartridge, you can reload it with small standard cartridges (1 up, 1 troubleshooting in the handle).