Comments for Time For Life http://www.time4life.com ...redeeming the time, because the days are evil. -- Ephesians 5:16 (NKJV) Wed, 01 Apr 2009 20:04:11 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 Comment on Concerned about Kari — Amblyopia (Lazy Eye) in Children by patricia http://www.time4life.com/2005/01/08/concerned-about-kari-amblyopia-lazy-eye-in-children/#comment-49786 patricia Wed, 01 Apr 2009 20:04:11 +0000 /?p=32#comment-49786 dear will and lucy ... i just came across your family site .. there is not much info on these drops .. i started my 3 year old girl zoe on these drops anhour before her bed time today .  and with in that hour my heart sank seeing my child struggle to look at her bed time book .i do not know what the next few weeks will be like i just wish i could see what she could so i know what she is going trough.  night time wont be so bad but its play time i worrie about .. please keep in touch and let me know how you get on with you child so i do not feel alone and afraid thanks dear will and lucy … i just came across your family site .. there is not much info on these drops .. i started my 3 year old girl zoe on these drops anhour before her bed time today .  and with in that hour my heart sank seeing my child struggle to look at her bed time book .i do not know what the next few weeks will be like i just wish i could see what she could so i know what she is going trough.  night time wont be so bad but its play time i worrie about .. please keep in touch and let me know how you get on with you child so i do not feel alone and afraid thanks

]]> Comment on Concerned about Kari — Amblyopia (Lazy Eye) in Children by Will http://www.time4life.com/2005/01/08/concerned-about-kari-amblyopia-lazy-eye-in-children/#comment-242 Will Wed, 11 Jan 2006 20:10:11 +0000 /?p=32#comment-242 There is no intrusion whatsoever. This is a public blog that we use for our family, but we invite useful and applicable comments from anyone on the planet. It is the Internet you know. We have not done a good job of updating as of late, but hope to improve over time. My daughter is still dealing with the problem, but we have close supervision of her treatment by a great doctor. Every childs condition is different, therefore the treatment will vary. You experience may be very different from ours. Our doctor so far has only prescribed glasses and occasional patching (once a day for an hour so far). However, we are about to do some drops, but for the sole reason of increasing the accuracy of her eyeglass prescription. My daughter has not had any resistive issues with patching for an hour at a time, but I know that three days of drops and dialation will be more difficult. It sounds like you have your hands full with your child. Thanks for the kind comments and you are free to write more if you like. That's what this blog is for, so we can all share experiences without geographic boundaries. -Will Roberts There is no intrusion whatsoever. This is a public blog that we use for our family, but we invite useful and applicable comments from anyone on the planet. It is the Internet you know. We have not done a good job of updating as of late, but hope to improve over time.

My daughter is still dealing with the problem, but we have close supervision of her treatment by a great doctor. Every childs condition is different, therefore the treatment will vary. You experience may be very different from ours. Our doctor so far has only prescribed glasses and occasional patching (once a day for an hour so far). However, we are about to do some drops, but for the sole reason of increasing the accuracy of her eyeglass prescription.

My daughter has not had any resistive issues with patching for an hour at a time, but I know that three days of drops and dialation will be more difficult.

It sounds like you have your hands full with your child. Thanks for the kind comments and you are free to write more if you like. That’s what this blog is for, so we can all share experiences without geographic boundaries.

-Will Roberts

]]> Comment on Concerned about Kari — Amblyopia (Lazy Eye) in Children by susan http://www.time4life.com/2005/01/08/concerned-about-kari-amblyopia-lazy-eye-in-children/#comment-241 susan Wed, 11 Jan 2006 19:44:12 +0000 /?p=32#comment-241 Dear Will & Lucy I don’t know how this whole blog thin g works & I am sorry if I am intruding on your family website, but I stumbled across it when I was looking up information on amblyopia as well. I thought you might want to hear some information from a fellow parent whose child is under-going such treatment. My one-year-old daughter has amblyopia and is currently under treatment using the atropine drops.. Out of concern I wanted to get more information on it just to educate myself on its effects & possible side-effects. She started out with the patch at about 10 months old, but as she got older she became privy to the fact that we were putting this big band-aid on her eye, resulting in either her refusal to let us put it on or ripping it off when she discovered it.. So we have resorted to using the drops. The doctor said that her eye would remain dilated for 5 days, but when it was still dilated after 11 days I became concerned and did not want to give her another dose of the medication. He said the prolonged dilation may have occurred due to her light eye color. It is good that you are becoming informed & I would recommend getting treatment as soon as possible since it is easier to reverse (in less time) when they are younger. Just as some added information to you, this treatment does come with it’s challenges – both to you and your child. She will become irritable, cranky & tired since she is being forced to use an eye that is weak. It is also difficult to see your child with the patch on (if that is the route you go). The protective instincts kick in when you see your child in an almost wounded state – so be prepared. I cried several times & had to reassure myself that was doing it for her benefit. It truly is a test of patience. The only advise I can give is to try to keep her occupied and be available as much as possible (this is difficult sometimes, I know). After all, it must be a scary thing for a child to not be able to see properly and to not know why. I hope this helps. Good luck to all of you! Susan Ps. Again, sorry for the intrusion Dear Will & Lucy
I don’t know how this whole blog thin g works & I am sorry if I am intruding on your family website, but I stumbled across it when I was looking up information on amblyopia as well. I thought you might want to hear some information from a fellow parent whose child is under-going such treatment. My one-year-old daughter has amblyopia and is currently under treatment using the atropine drops.. Out of concern I wanted to get more information on it just to educate myself on its effects & possible side-effects. She started out with the patch at about 10 months old, but as she got older she became privy to the fact that we were putting this big band-aid on her eye, resulting in either her refusal to let us put it on or ripping it off when she discovered it.. So we have resorted to using the drops. The doctor said that her eye would remain dilated for 5 days, but when it was still dilated after 11 days I became concerned and did not want to give her another dose of the medication. He said the prolonged dilation may have occurred due to her light eye color.
It is good that you are becoming informed & I would recommend getting treatment as soon as possible since it is easier to reverse (in less time) when they are younger.
Just as some added information to you, this treatment does come with it’s challenges – both to you and your child. She will become irritable, cranky & tired since she is being forced to use an eye that is weak. It is also difficult to see your child with the patch on (if that is the route you go). The protective instincts kick in when you see your child in an almost wounded state – so be prepared. I cried several times & had to reassure myself that was doing it for her benefit. It truly is a test of patience. The only advise I can give is to try to keep her occupied and be available as much as possible (this is difficult sometimes, I know). After all, it must be a scary thing for a child to not be able to see properly and to not know why.
I hope this helps. Good luck to all of you!
Susan
Ps. Again, sorry for the intrusion

]]> Comment on kids coloring on-line by Phebe http://www.time4life.com/2005/01/19/kids-coloring-on-line/#comment-35 Phebe Thu, 20 Jan 2005 21:59:31 +0000 /?p=34#comment-35 Wow! I love the coloring books on-line, Lucy. Mom Wow! I love the coloring books on-line, Lucy.

Mom

]]> Comment on kid computer games, 2 by Phebe http://www.time4life.com/2004/12/21/kid-computer-games-2/#comment-9 Phebe Tue, 21 Dec 2004 18:08:10 +0000 /?p=23#comment-9 Hi, Lucy --- My friends at work are very impressed how early the girls are learning to be proficient with computers. Mom Hi, Lucy — My friends at work are very impressed how early the girls are learning to be proficient with computers.

Mom

]]> Comment on Trade your time for life not money by Will http://www.time4life.com/2004/12/09/trade-your-time-for-life-not-money/#comment-8 Will Mon, 13 Dec 2004 16:46:37 +0000 /?p=17#comment-8 Phebe, the comments are moderated by myself to prevent the spamming of this blog. This is one of the biggest problems with blogs, but there is various software plug-ins to help with this. Every time you post a comment, I must approve it first. Pretty soon I will be adding some software so I don't have to do this anymore. Stay tuned! Phebe, the comments are moderated by myself to prevent the spamming of this blog. This is one of the biggest problems with blogs, but there is various software plug-ins to help with this. Every time you post a comment, I must approve it first. Pretty soon I will be adding some software so I don’t have to do this anymore. Stay tuned!

]]> Comment on Trade your time for life not money by Will http://www.time4life.com/2004/12/09/trade-your-time-for-life-not-money/#comment-7 Will Mon, 13 Dec 2004 16:37:20 +0000 /?p=17#comment-7 I know. Google has not updated their index yet. I'm surprised it hasn't happened already, but it will. At least I was able to bomb Yahoo though. Check it out: search Yahoo.com using the same phrase and we are the only site listed. There ya go. I know. Google has not updated their index yet. I’m surprised it hasn’t happened already, but it will. At least I was able to bomb Yahoo though. Check it out: search Yahoo.com using the same phrase and we are the only site listed. There ya go.

]]> Comment on Little People having fun on the Web by Phebe http://www.time4life.com/2004/12/09/little-people-having-fun-on-the-web/#comment-6 Phebe Mon, 13 Dec 2004 16:35:23 +0000 /?p=20#comment-6 This is great, Lucy! I watched the first story. Wow. Mom This is great, Lucy! I watched the first story. Wow.

Mom

]]> Comment on Jasmine — The Vampire Princess! by Phebe http://www.time4life.com/2004/12/09/jasmine-the-vampire-princess/#comment-5 Phebe Mon, 13 Dec 2004 16:29:35 +0000 /?p=18#comment-5 Just wanted you to know, Paul and I think your makeup job was GREAT! Jasmine the Vampire Princess. Just wanted you to know, Paul and I think your makeup job was GREAT! Jasmine the Vampire Princess.

]]> Comment on Trade your time for life not money by Phebe http://www.time4life.com/2004/12/09/trade-your-time-for-life-not-money/#comment-4 Phebe Mon, 13 Dec 2004 16:28:31 +0000 /?p=17#comment-4 Hi, Will --- I clicked on the link "trade your time for life not money" and also copied it to the Google seach engine page, but didn't get any listings. Problem? On the other hand, my earlier comment IS now listed, so that works! Hi, Will — I clicked on the link “trade your time for life not money”
and also copied it to the Google seach engine page, but didn’t get any listings. Problem? On the other hand, my earlier comment IS now listed, so that works!

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