Patching Your Toddler Full Time: Yes It Is Possible!
Before my son Joel’s first Strabismus surgery earlier this year, we were patching four hours a day. I could do four hours a day. We’d start patching first thing in […]
Category Archives: tips and tricks
link round up – taking photos, patching kits, and the Great Glasses Play Day
I thought I’d do a quick link round-up, since it seems like there’s a whole lot going on right now: Celebrate the Great Glasses Play Day with me on Sunday! […]
Patching Primer
This is a companion piece to the post about just starting out with glasses. I’m hoping to pull together information for parents who have just learned that they need to […]
Child care and glasses
One of my biggest worries when Zoe got her glasses was how she would do with her glasses when she was at daycare. While they’ve always been wonderful with Zoe, […]
Patching a Toddler
Many, many thanks to Melissa Glover who gives us some hard-won advice on patching a very young toddler. To follow her chronicle of “the patch”, check out her blog http://thegloverfamilyblog.blogspot.com/ […]
open thread – introductions
It’s been a while since we’ve had an introductions thread and I love learning more about who you all are, so this seems like an easy way to celebrate our […]
bribes?
I see a lot of comments and questions from parents with kids just starting out with glasses wondering if they should use bribery to get their child to wear their […]
Playing Air Traffic Controller
This is one activity we play to help Elliana with tracking. It is a super difficult task for her and we try to make it a game – air traffic controller! […]
Another look at full occlusion, and why we patch with tape instead.
They’re not easy to spot, but if you look closely, you’ll find little ovals of Magic Tape jutting out from just about every surface in our home. Like an infestation […]
The Dizzying Menu of Choices and Add-ons When Purchasing Glasses
Many thanks to our newest contributor, Nikki, for writing this – Ann Z I just spent $1115.00 on lenses and frames for three members of our family and expect to […]
Free Eye Patch Tutorial
For all you parents who lovingly patch your little ones. Make these, give them away, but just don’t sell them! These are inexpensive, light weight, covering, re-usable, and have a smooth […]
Reader question: patching 24/7
Nicole just posted this question on the facebook group, and I thought I would post it here in hopes that someone else may have experience or thoughts for her. I […]
When to take your child in to get their glasses adjusted
After my last post about our latest trip to the glasses shop to get all of Zoe’s glasses adjusted, Darlene left a comment asking for more information about my comment […]
New patches – Make your own, Elly style
There are benefits to being awake nursing a baby at 3:00 in the morning, one of which that I have time to think by myself (well, without a chatty 3 […]
How to get eye drops in a 3 year olds eyes
It has been a while since we have had to atropine drop. Last week, the ophthalmologist had us use the drops in both eyes for 3 days to get the […]
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