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Vision Therapy Visual Development

Back to School! Are You Ready?

School is just around the corner and many families are headed to the store in search of school supplies.  But do you know the one “supply” that your child may be missing?  An efficient visual system!   Did you know that 85% of everything learned in the classroom comes through visual pathways? We often rely […]

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Vision Therapy Visual Development

Is the “Handwriting” on the Wall? The Importance of Cursive

Is the future of cursive writing doomed?  In this modern age of using keyboards and moving our thumbs on smart phones to write cryptic notes in our attempts to communicate, are we losing something important?  Students no longer have teachers peering over their shoulders to make sure they are holding their pencil correctly and forming […]

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Visual Development

My, What Big Eyes They Had!

Did Neanderthals become extinct because of the size of their eyes?  A new study suggests that could very well be the case.  According to the study published in Proceedings of the Royal Society, a Neanderthal’s eyes were approximately 6mm larger than modern day humans.  I know this seems like a small amount, but it was […]

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Reflexes Visual Development

To Crawl or Not to Crawl? That is the Question.

How important is crawling on hands and knees to a child’s motor development and learning skills? There is some controversy over whether it plays a role in future cognitive and motor development, with some pediatricians telling concerned mothers not to worry if their child never crawled.  Pediatric physical therapists will tell you that crawling helps […]

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Visual Development

Why Visual Development in Children Is Important

  Vision development in children involves not only the development of good eyesight such as 20/20 vision but also fine motor development, gross motor development, and visual perceptual development.  A large part of visual development in children takes place when they are preschoolers, and proper vision development in children closely follows the cognitive stages for […]

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Visual Development

How to Know if Your Three-Year-Old is Behind in Visual Development

Visual development in children is extremely important in producing good gross motor development, fine motor development, and to achieve the proper cognitive stages for child development.  Children with poor vision development will often exhibit learning problems when they start grade school and may tend to be clumsy and disorganized. So it’s important to know if […]

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Visual Development

5 Reasons For Delayed Vision Development in Children

Visual development in children is a very important part of child development including fine motor development, gross motor development, and visual perceptual development. Without good vision development in children, many cognitive stages of child development may be delayed and learning problems could occur once the child enters kindergarten and grade school. So why is visual […]

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Visual Development

Encouraging Good Visual Development in Children

Vision development in children is a very important part of child development which influences fine motor development, gross motor development, and visual perceptual development.  Good visual development in children is necessary for proper brain maturation, and, many cognitive stages of child development may be delayed and learning problems could arise if proper vision development has […]