Category Archives: Children’s vision
P.A.V.E. — Parents Active for Vision Education
The P.A.V.E. website says: “P.A.V.E. is a national non-profit education, resource and support organization whose mission is to raise public awareness of the crucial relationship between vision and achievement.” I’ll be turning 60 this year, and I’m only now beginning … Continue reading
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‘The Eye Patch Kids’ DVD
A few weeks ago I wrote about a DVD called ‘The Eye Patch Kids’. Since then, my 7 year old grandson and I have had a chance to watch the DVD together several times. It’s full of humor that appeals … Continue reading
Posted in Children's vision, Education, Just for fun, Vision therapy
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What children with vision difficulties need to know
“A child accepts the way he or she sees as being the way everyone else sees the world.” That quote is from an item published at the United Kingdom’s Royal National Institute of the Blind. This was certainly true for … Continue reading
DVD helps kids want to wear eye patch
After struggling with her two year old son for over an hour, Kelly finally gave up getting him to wear his new eye patch. Then she came up with an innovative idea. She produced a video of puppets wearing eye … Continue reading
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Punished for drifting eyes
I once read a comment from an adult who said she was punished as child every time her eye drifted. Her parents thought by punishing her they would force her to learn keep her eyes fused. Those who don’t have … Continue reading