Vision Health

Your preschooler’s eyes are the expressive windows to their souls, but they’re also responsible for your child’s sense of sight and all that good sight offers. Your preschooler’s visual health has a profound effect on their educational and recreational activities. When should your preschoolers’ eyes be checked? What are some vision disorders that affect preschoolers? These and more questions are answered here.

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Preschoolers and Lazy Eye (Amblyopia)
Your preschooler may not realize that how they see may not be the way they should see, and so many will never complain. Parents should be alert for the symptoms and signs of lazy eye because, in its most insidious form, it is undetectable without an eye exam. Left untreated, lazy eye can cause a lifetime of visual problems.

Strabismus and your Preschooler
Strabismus is the technical term for misaligned eyes that can occur in your preschooler and cause various degrees of problems. If you’ve noticed that your preschooler’s eye strays, even occasionally, it’s well to know what symptoms this may cause the importance of having even the tiniest of misalignments checked out. Read more about that here…

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Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? 40th Anniversary Edition
This classic book written by Bill Martin Jr. and illustrated by Eric Carle celebrates 40 years of educating and delighting children and parents alike. Written and illustrated in a style that has captured generations of audiences, this book is a must for your preschooler's bookshelf. An audio CD is included in this 40th Anniversary Edition package.

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Color Collage Activity to Help Color Perception
With a little glue, some paper and scissors your preschooler will be well on the way to learning colors by sight. Everyday objects such as magazines, craft supplies, and even some foods can be used to make a collage representing a color your preschooler will learn. Start with a color he/she is familiar with then move on to ones that are a bit more challenging.

Ten Tips to Get Your Preschooler Reading
Although your preschooler may not learn to read until kindergarten or first grade, their love of reading and enjoyment of books is learned early on. There's no better way to prepare your child for preschool and kindergarten then to develop that love of reading. Here are ten tips to help you teach your preschooler to love books and reading

Preschoolers, Eat Your Vegetables - Simple Ideas and Recipes
Vegetables are the ideal health food for the your whole body, including your eyes! Not only are carrots good for your eye health, most vegetables are! Try these great ideas so your preschooler will have their full share of healthy, nutritious veggies.