3 year old boy starting blinking ALOT - any experience?

[Beccarolloveragain]

We have noticed (as have others) that DS seems to have developed a tic. He does lots of double really exagerated blinking.

Is this common?

Is there anything I need to get checked out?

[canadianmum]

My ds2 did double blinking for a couple of months at the same age. He is almost 4 now and hasn't done it for about 6 months. I didn't take him to the doctor as it seemed to mainly happen when he was tired. By the time I got worried enough he had stopped .

Does your DS do it all the time?

[ballbaby]

My ds has also done this but grew out of it after a couple of months. (did it when he was c. 3yo) Sometimes seems to do it again if he is more tired than normal. Wouldn't worry too much about it.

[Beccarolloveragain]

He is doing it ALOT at the moment. Seems to do it mroe when watching TV or talking to someone. Im wondering if its something to do with focussing?

[melpomene]

My dd1, also 3, started doing the same thing a couple of months ago(not double, but exaggerated tic-like blinking). I was quite worried and started a thread here.

Someone posted that she would grow out of it, and sure enough, she grew out of it within a few weeks.

[beegee]

So interested to read this. We had same problem with our 2.5 yo ds (now 3 yo). He started blinking rapidly particularly when concentrating. We'd just had a baby dd join the family and we put it down to that as a new stress for him.

We spoke to hv - she said it can be quite a common habit and not to mention it at all to him. He'll grow out of it - and a few weeks later it was happening a lot less and now it doesn't happen at all.

She said it has something to do with them comforting themselves as it feels good to them...??

I wouldn't worry about it unless it continues for a while.

[BudaBeast]

Mine did it too at about the same age - usually when tired.

Hasn't done it for ages but did it again today - he's now 5.