{"id":1028,"date":"2020-04-07T10:45:44","date_gmt":"2020-04-07T10:45:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/wordpress\/behaviour-checklist-for-parents-and-teachers\/"},"modified":"2021-07-13T07:27:48","modified_gmt":"2021-07-13T07:27:48","slug":"checklist-for-parents-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/vision-therapy\/vision-therapy-for-children\/checklist-for-parents-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Parent&#8217;s Checklist to Identify a Vision Problem"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><strong>Is a vision problem impacting your child&#8217;s academic success or athletic performance?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Did you know that vision problems affect up to 25 in every 100 children\u2014 that&#8217;s at least six students in every class.<\/p>\n<p><em>This checklist can be a useful tool for your eye doctor to understand all of the behavioral and physical symptoms that your child is experiencing, and may help to facilitate the identification of a vision problem.<\/em><\/p>\n<h3>Does your child display any of the common <strong>behaviors <\/strong>associated with a vision problem?<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">One eye drifts or turns in a different direction than the other<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Turns or tilts head while reading or during other visual activities<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Head is frequently tilted to one side or one shoulder is noticeably higher<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Squinting or closing of one eye<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Excessive blinking or squinting<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Poor visual\/motor coordination skills (hand-eye coordination)<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Problems judging distances while moving in space<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Frequently bumps into objects or drops things<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Frequently loses items<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Does your child display any of the 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