Blinking Eyes In Children

About 4 months ago, I noticed my son blinking his eyes more than normal. It looked like he had tired eyes and just itchy. It seemed to get worse during the evening time, so I assumed he was not getting the rest he needed. It was getting pretty bad and my dad noticed as well. He, being a "concerned Grandpa", did a bit of research on the internet and from what he had found, suggested to me that it may be a lack of Magnesium. There is this great article about it. This lady had seen her pediatrician and eye doctor for her son who was the same age as my son- 4 soon to be 5.She had had the same problem and had done extensive research. She found that there are additives in the "children's vitamins" that actual block the absorption of the magnesium. So she tried giving he son some everyday in his yogurt. After about 4 days she saw an improvement.

I tried the pill form and would sprinkle a little in my son's yogart, but after a few days, I saw little change. Then.... I remembered I had some Ovelteen. I fixed him a shake every morning for a week and the blinking went away.

It's a sad thing when the doctors can't figure this out, but then again, I guess they don't know everything.

Apparently it's a pretty common problem.