I own several Fiskars products and never had an issue, so I bought these Fiskars for my 4 year old daughter after she misplaced a pair of Melissa and Doug scissors. My daughter has been using scissors for over 2 years now and never had an issue, but has had nothing but problems with these. My daughter found it awkward to find a proper finger placement and then couldn't hold a consistent amount of pressure to successfully complete her assignment. Will be scrapping these pre-school scissors and buying another pair of Melissa and Doug.