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My 2 yr old son has been using mobile since almost a year.

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sarahhoping · 02/02/2022 16:50

My concern is how much is his eyesight affected due to this.
My husband has strongly suggested and I too feel we stop him access to Mobile phone and TV. Even when watching tv he goes very close to it . We had to use mobile phones to get him to it 😢 but now i wonder if we have already done harm to his eyesight. My son having glasses in his childhood is last thing I would want

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Are your children’s vaccines up to date?
Holothane · 04/02/2022 16:53

They are experts at this especially Moorfields places like this they see people from tiny to old age. Any good optician as well should see if a problem then refer to nearest eye hospital.

Workconundrummergirl · 04/02/2022 16:58

My two year olds have the telly on to eat OP because that's the only way to get the 6 yo to sit still(Ish) but I sit them at the table with telly on so they're not so close. Can you move hi mtl the living room for meals and get a little table for him and use the telly. With phones on YouTube etc it's much more active as you have to swipe and pick stuff which isn't great if he's eating. On telly it's easier for them to switch off a bit.

BHX3000 · 04/02/2022 19:47

@sarahhoping

When our son was born and they did the newborns ear test they suspected some things i guess and they suggested to do BERA test for hearing . But my baby never had issues of hearing. He even got alert at sound of a motorcycle running across the street at times.. he's scared of whistles of the pressure cooker or mixer grinder in kitchen too and covers his ears lol Could he really have hearing issues
Did you do the BERA test? If a doctor or other health professional advised me to get my child tested for something I'm not an expert on, I would do it without hesitation. Especially a hearing test which is not invasive.

'Could he really have hearing issues' - well, perhaps a qualified professional might be able to answer that. I don't think we can.

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