bear has been patched. what this means is, his right eye is not getting stronger so our optometrist recommended patching up bear’s left eye. my heart crashed to the floor when dr.B told us. all i saw was fighting and tears in my future. augh. she was so great about it, giving pointers and encouraging bribery if necessary to get our ferociously opinionated three year old to wear the patch. 

argh, matey!

he has to wear it for two hours each weekday while involved in a task that requires him to really use his right eyes muscles. activities like reading books, making necklaces with beads, discussing tiny stickers or colouring small, detailed pictures are ideal. but, bear is not keen on wearing the darn thing. i promised him a surprise if he wore just at tonight’s bedtime stories. the temptation of a surprise had him wearing it for about 10 seconds and then he eventually said “i don’t want a surprise”. really?


augh… i feel like this is a battle like nothing we’ve seen before. how am i going to get him to wear this unsightly, uncomfortable thing?!?! bear has really been into pirates and tonight when dear hubby tried to set a pirate scene to encourage the patch wearing for stories, bear said “i don’t want to be a pirate”. what? are you kidding me?

with pirate patch and what we call his pirate hat at story time. shiver-me-timbers!

i need to get creative with my maternal scheming and my mama bribery ways. i mean, he’s no two-and-a-half-year old being potty trained any more. no amount of stickers is going to do the trick this time. bear is an articulate, sensitive little guy who will see right through my usual tricks. i also don’t want to introduce candy or food as part of the bribery, as i have no idea how long he will need to wear the patch.


i need help. if you have any suggestions, please share your ideas with me.
thanks.