23 Sep
Baby/ toddler squints: how to keep an eye patch on
Babies and toddlers often dislike wearing eye patches when they have a squint, and of course there’s no reasoning with them at that age. Here are some ideas how to help them keep it on:
- [put gloves on them
- put a T-shirt or jumper on them that has sleeves that are too long for them
- put arm bands/ water wing on them - the advantage of these over gloves is that they can still use their hands somewhat
- decorate the patch with stickers etc or pretend it is part of a pirate costume
- distract the child with an interesting activity