L.R.
My daughter started patching when she was 4yrs. We used the over the glasses patch. The eye doctor has cute ones with flowers, rainbows, etc for her to choose from. We did try the pirate patch too, but she didn't like, and it was harder to get her to do it. We at first had to patch for 2 hrs everyday, then down to 1hr. We tried to do fun things while she patched, like play games or watch a movie in order to motivate her. She had to patch for about a year and a half. Now she is almost 7 and we haven't had to patch in about a year.She still has to wear glasses and actually has bifocals, but her eye is now straight and has no vision problems. Hope it helps and good luck.