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Some of you may remember that I've mentioned my ds and his absolute, total dislike for reading. I've worried so much about this...he would actually break down and cry...

Well we went to the eye dr. today and found out that he is farsighted! He cannot focus "close-up"! I am actually relieved to find this out and my dh and I are so hoping that this will do the trick for him. He is such a smart and sweet little guy and it would just tear at my heart when he would cry about reading.

He gets his new glasses next week! Maybe we actually will make it to the emergent readers soon!! Just wanted to share my excitement!

Well I'm glad you found a possible reason for him not liking to read. It's a wonder he didn't say something. Well I hope this leads to a much easier time in the reading department.

I'm so glad you were able to get him what he needs to be able to see better. Please keep us posted on how he is doing.

Gina

oo i'm so glad. My dd had lazy eye and it really did effect her ablity to read. She just had both her eyes operated on in November and The diffrence in her balance is amazing. she is also not holding the book 2 inches from her good eye anymore. I'm So glad we could finally get it corrected.

I think this happens a lot. I bet you will notice a difference. Glad you found something you can easily fix. I have two in glasses.

wow, That's wonderful that you may have it solved. It can be so hard to identify vision issues in children. That reminds me I need to get my own dear ones checked.

Aha! I forgot-my own daughter at age 5 had so much trouble with any close work, and it turned out she also needed reading glasses! Not very strong, just a slight prescription. Funny thing-now at age almost 10, she doesn't need them anyore, according to the eye doctor.

Lourdes...the eye dr. told me that same thing...that he will probably outgrow this by about 9 or 10. He also said that most children go through a phase of farsightedness around 6-9, but most can do fine without glasses. It's just a few that have trouble and actually need the reading glasses.

I wish I would have thought to take him sooner. He never said a word about it. He would rub his eyes often, but I didn't know if his eyes hurt, or it was just to wipe away the tears.

I just hope I'm not getting my hopes up to high...ya know, put on the glasses and instantly love to read..

A lot of times kids don't realize they are having trouble seeing-they've always seen that way, so what would they compare it too? All they know is they feel frustrated for some reason when trying to do close work Both my hubby and I wear glasses (me since age 4, him since age 14), so we just automatically have always had our kids eyes checked by an ophthalmologist every year since they were babies-not waiting until when they could read the eye chart in the optometrist's office Ophthalmogists can detect eye problems in babies with special equipment. Parents who don't wear glasses ought to do the same, because you never know what recessive genes your kids might get. By the way, my 3 other kids are nearsighted-this one is the only one who came out like my dad, farsighted.
I'm sure, by the way, that your son will instantly feel relief, if not love of reading

I just wanted to add my dh eye problems were not caught until an old fashioned teacher had him read aloud. He read every word twice. Why? Because it was written twice according to him. This was in 1st/2nd grade. He never told his parents because he thought this was how everyone saw things.

Sarah

Melanie, I'm so glad you found that out! I remember when I was in about 2nd. grade, and I first got glasses. I told my mom, "Isn't the pastor's new suit neat?" My mom said, "He has worn that suit almost every Sunday for at least a year." I said, "Oh no, mom, this new one has stripes." She said, "It always had stripes!" Don't we remember the strangest things clearly sometimes? Anyway, I bet your son will have some fun moments to remember too, and the best moment will be when he begins to read... and he will... probably when you are least expecting it. I've always been surprised when my children are suddenly reading after some frustrating times with it, it still takes me by surprise!

Melanie,

I am so glad you found this out. I bet he is going to be very happy once he gets those glasses! Emergent readers here he comes, Amen?!

I'm so glad you've discovered the problem! It is a relief when you find out there's something you can do, or have done, to help. Our daughter got glasses in the Spring of her K year-she's now in 2nd. She was not reading well, and didn't recognize some of her letters even though she'd been in Pre-k since she was 3. She didn't like to read books with me, but I always thought she was just different from my son. I can now see, looking back, the signs that were there. Now she has glasses, and she is reading so well. She is not one to just read on her own often, although I do occasionally find her doing that. But she truly loves to be read aloud to now, and comprehends very well. Strangely, we just had our oldest son, 10, to the eye doctor on Saturday and he is near sighted. He has never said anything about things being blurry. However, when we picked his glasses up Tuesday evening, and he tried them on, he said, "Wow, it is better. I thought that was how it was supposed to look." (blurry) I just wish I had known this much sooner. It hasn't affected his close work, but now I can "see" things he used to do, too, that were signs of a vision problem. After having two who've needed glasses and we didn't know, I highly recommend yearly eye exams for all your children. I feel certain we'll do this with my youngest. Good luck with the new glasses, I feel sure reading will improve immensely!