looking for a font that could help children to learn to write their alaphbet correctly, any suggestions?

You mean something like School Oblique Lined?

Close but not with the curly ends, thanks for the thought if you have any other ideas let me know

Maybe penmanship Print can do the job?

Had a similar request at the ... other forum. So, have a look at these webpages:

http://desktoppub.about.com/od/fonts/p/schoolfree.htm

http://www.fonts4teachers.com/

This does upper and lower case it also show the starting point and the ditection
You should have a look at the write kids its a great little font cales teach me 2 write, you can create your own worksheets with your child on the computer then print them out my daughter uses it she loves it.

Here is the web address www.write-kids.co.uk