I must confess that I haven&#x27;t read the whole site, but there doesn&#x27;t seem to be any mention of the possible effect on the child&#x27;s eyesight.
There is <i>probably</i> some causative link between the amount of close work you do and your chance of developing myopia.<p>As someone with myopia myself, I know there&#x27;s already a genetic risk. I&#x27;m not sure whether I&#x27;d want to exacerbate that risk by pushing the child to do lots of close work from a very young age.<p>Getting a kid into adulthood with perfect or near-perfect eyesight could well be a greater gift than helping them be an academic superstar. But who knows? When you have kids, do you lie awake at night thinking about this stuff? I guess if this thread is teaching me anything, it&#x27;s that my indecisiveness would make me a pretty terrible parent.