2 year old blinking hard
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Last post: 10/01/2024 at 3:14 pm
My son does this aswell! He will be four next week, & has done it for just over a year now.
I took him for an eye test as I was worried, but they don't think its a problem with his sight - just a habit that he has got into, kind of a tic.
I've noticed that for my son, it gets alot worse when he is tired. Sometimes he will not do it for a few days, and then it will be constant for a couple of days, and then slow up again.
The opticians did put my mind at rest, but once he starts school next year, and recognises some more letters, I will take him back (just to double check) as he will be able to do a normal eye test. Hope that helps a bit
Claire xx
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It came back again about 3 months later & we we're reffered to eye clinic at the hospital, he had tests which included dilating his eyes which was awful 😐 but all was fine and they couldn't see any issues. The blinking stopped again after a few weeks & hasn't returned.
I did a lot of research & children at this age can develop a tic that usually goes on its own. If there's been any changes etc in his routine sometimes that's how they develop but I'd say get a gp appointment 1st for piece of mind and just try your best to not draw attention to it.
Good luck x
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Hi there,
My 3 year old does this a lot and I am wondering if you saw it resolved for your little one? It has been on and off for 2.5 weeks now and she also just started school which really doesn't help. Any advice would be much appreciated!
Hi there,
My 3 year old does this a lot and I am wondering if you saw it resolved for your little one? It has been on and off for 2.5 weeks now and she also just started school which really doesn't help. Any advice would be much appreciated!
It came back again about 3 months later & we we're reffered to eye clinic at the hospital, he had tests which included dilating his eyes which was awful 😐 but all was fine and they couldn't see any issues. The blinking stopped again after a few weeks & hasn't returned.
I did a lot of research & children at this age can develop a tic that usually goes on its own. If there's been any changes etc in his routine sometimes that's how they develop but I'd say get a gp appointment 1st for piece of mind and just try your best to not draw attention to it.
Good luck x
Hi Sarah,
This happened to my daughter as well.
If your kids eye test is normal then this can be due to side effect of below scenario.
My daughter used to sleep near window.
In the summer season we switch on fan with full speed to keep the room cool.
Now due to fan the curtain keeps waving like a flag, in the nigh it doesn't causes any issue but once sun is out the torture to the eyes starts.
Sun and then shade falls on the kids face and this switch multiple times because of curtain movement.
Once I found this I changed my daughter's sleeping place and soon the blinking issue was gone.
Just find out if anything similar is happening with your kid.
I too went to various doctors but no luck :(
Sometimes you need to find the root cause to solve the issue.
Thank you
Hi there,
My 3 year old does this a lot and I am wondering if you saw it resolved for your little one? It has been on and off for 2.5 weeks now and she also just started school which really doesn't help. Any advice would be much appreciated!
This happened to my daughter as well.
If your kids eye test is normal then this can be due to side effect of below scenario.
My daughter used to sleep near window.
In the summer season we switch on fan with full speed to keep the room cool.
Now due to fan the curtain keeps waving like a flag, in the nigh it doesn't causes any issue but once sun is out the torture to the eyes starts.
Sun and then shade falls on the kids face and this switch multiple times because of curtain movement.
Once I found this I changed my daughter's sleeping place and soon the blinking issue was gone.
Just find out if anything similar is happening with your kid.
I too went to various doctors but no luck :(
Sometimes you need to find the root cause to solve the issue.
Thank you
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Hi there,
My 3 year old does this a lot and I am wondering if you saw it resolved for your little one? It has been on and off for 2.5 weeks now and she also just started school which really doesn't help. Any advice would be much appreciated!
This happened to my daughter as well.
If your kids eye test is normal then this can be due to side effect of below scenario.
My daughter used to sleep near window.
In the summer season we switch on fan with full speed to keep the room cool.
Now due to fan the curtain keeps waving like a flag, in the nigh it doesn't causes any issue but once sun is out the torture to the eyes starts.
Sun and then shade falls on the kids face and this switch multiple times because of curtain movement.
Once I found this I changed my daughter's sleeping place and soon the blinking issue was gone.
Just find out if anything similar is happening with your kid.
I too went to various doctors but no luck :(
Sometimes you need to find the root cause to solve the issue.
Thank you
This happened to my daughter as well.
If your kids eye test is normal then this can be due to side effect of below scenario.
My daughter used to sleep near window.
In the summer season we switch on fan with full speed to keep the room cool.
Now due to fan the curtain keeps waving like a flag, in the nigh it doesn't causes any issue but once sun is out the torture to the eyes starts.
Sun and then shade falls on the kids face and this switch multiple times because of curtain movement.
Once I found this I changed my daughter's sleeping place and soon the blinking issue was gone.
Just find out if anything similar is happening with your kid.
I too went to various doctors but no luck :(
Sometimes you need to find the root cause to solve the issue.
Thank you
