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RoutinesAre your routines starting to fall into place? Your baby has now joined in on regular family mealtimes with severalsnacks in between.Your baby%u2019s bedtime routine may be a little more regular now as well. You can enjoy reading a bedtime storytogether. It%u2019s so nice to snuggle up with your baby. This is fantastic bonding time. At this age, yourbaby will enjoy the books with their hands and mouth, as well as their ears. By reading aloud you also give yourbaby the precious gift of language development and a lifetime love of books.First Eye ExamDon%u2019t worry, there%u2019s no need for your baby to study for this test! Theywon%u2019t have to read the eye chart for an accurate and complete eyeexamination to be done. It is important to get your child%u2019s eyes checkedbecause how they see the world around them can affect how they learnand grow.An Optometrist is a doctor who has a degree in optometry. Optometristsare the primary providers of eye health and vision care. Optometrists aremembers of a regulated health profession. They are qualified to providecomprehensive eye exams, diagnose, and treat diseases of the eye, andprescribe and dispense eyeglasses and other visual aids.Your optometrist (eye doctor) will check their eyes for:Sharpness of vision %u2013 How much detail can they see and use?Eye coordination %u2013 Can their eyes see and follow moving objects? Cantheir eyes tell how deep or how high objects are?Physical problems - Do all the parts of their eyes look healthy? Dothey have any problems like a lazy eye, a blocked tear duct orpinkeye?A yearly eye exam is covered by OHIP for children 0 to 19. The best newsis that with early detection and treatment, many vision problems areREVERSIBLE and in some cases PREVENTABLE!Building TrustYour child needs you to help them feel safe and secure. If they are scared, hurt, or upset, they need you to showthem that everything is okay. Feeling safe and secure will help them feel relaxed so they can use their brain forlearning and growing. When you set limits and create a daily routine for your family, this also helps your childtrust you and the world around them.At your child%u2019s age, they do not understand right and wrong. Avoid yelling at them. They don%u2019t know what you%u2019resaying or who you are angry with, but they do understand your tone of voice. Loud and angry voices will frightenthem and cause them to feel stressed. At times when you%u2019re frustrated, take a deep breath and count to 10 ortalk quietly.Do not use physical punishment like slapping hands, swatting, or spanking. It will only teach your child to hit.They trust you to show them right from wrong, but not to hurt them. They will copy everything you do. When itcomes to keeping them out of danger, try to focus on helping them learn. Stay calm and use words such as%u201chot%u201d, %u201cdanger%u201d, %u201cbrrr%u201d, %u201cwet%u201d, instead of %u201cno%u201d. This gives them a larger vocabulary and understanding.