From Tablets to Treehouses: Encouraging Outdoor Time for Better Children’s Vision
A child can spend an entire Saturday moving from a tablet to a television to a handheld game without ever seeming bored. The day feels quiet, the parent gets a few things done, and nobody has to negotiate muddy shoes or sunscreen. Then Monday arrives, and that same child is rubbing their eyes during homework, leaning closer to a book, or complaining that the whiteboard at school looks blurry. Not every vision problem comes from screens, and not every child who loves Mine
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A child can spend an entire Saturday moving from a tablet to a television to a handheld game without ever seeming bored. The day feels quiet, the parent gets a few things done, and nobody has to negotiate muddy shoes or sunscreen. Then Monday arrives, and that same child is rubbing their eyes during homework, leaning closer to a book, or complaining that the whiteboard at school looks blurry. Not every vision problem comes from screens, and not every child who loves Mine
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