{"id":14061,"date":"2021-06-16T07:09:47","date_gmt":"2021-06-16T07:09:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/?page_id=14061"},"modified":"2021-07-20T09:19:38","modified_gmt":"2021-07-20T09:19:38","slug":"building-your-childs-confidence","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/vision-therapy\/guide-vision-and-learning-difficulties\/how-does-vision-therapy-boost-self-confidence\/building-your-childs-confidence\/","title":{"rendered":"Building Your Child’s Confidence"},"content":{"rendered":"

If your child has been struggling in school, they may also be struggling with their confidence and self esteem.\u00a0<\/b><\/h2>\n

Many children who suffer from reduced functional vision, or problems with their visual skills<\/a>, struggle with their academic and athletic success. As a result, these children are often mislabeled as clumsy, lazy, or learning disabled\u2014 stigmas that can significantly impact a child\u2019s confidence<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Fortunately, by strengthening the visual skills with a customized program of vision therapy<\/a>, many of these children can gain the skills and confidence they need to succeed in school<\/a> and on the sports field<\/a>.<\/p>\n

What is vision therapy?\u00a0<\/b><\/h2>\n

Vision therapy<\/a> is a personalized program that helps to develop and strengthen the neural connections between the eyes and brain to improve the visual skills and processing of visual information.<\/p>\n

A vision therapy program<\/a> may also include specific lenses, prisms<\/a> and computer-based games to help strengthen the eye-brain connections.<\/p>\n

Your child’s confidence could be impacted by treating an underlying vision problem, contact an eye doctor<\/b><\/a> near you to have a complete eye exam of their visual skills.<\/p>\n

SEE RELATED:<\/strong> Vision Therapy: Success Stories<\/a><\/p>\n\n\t

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