How to Get Your Child to Wear Glasses

Sometimes it's difficult for children to understand why they have to wear glasses when most of their friends don't. Here's how to help keep those glasses where they belong ' on your child's face!

Difficulty: Moderate

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Eyeglasses
• Stickers

1. Do your best to help your child understand why she needs to wear glasses; even some toddlers can understand when you explain that the glasses will help them see better.

2. Let your child help to choose her own frames by offering a selection of frames within your price range. Children won't wear glasses they hate.

3. Avoid buying glasses for your child to grow into ' these will be uncomfortable, as well as less effective than glasses that fit properly.

4. Resort to bribery if necessary. Offer pretty stickers as an incentive to wear glasses, or as a reward for keeping them on for a certain amount of time.

5. Make it clear to your child that certain activities require glasses: If your toddler or preschooler brings you a book, insist that she put her glasses on before you read it.

6. Find some stories or picture books that show children wearing glasses or that deal with the issue of getting glasses.

7. Try to avoid conflicts and battles of will; if your toddler takes her glasses off after half an hour, wait for a while before putting them back on her.

8. Clean the lenses regularly ' your child is more likely to keep them on if she can actually see through them. Show her how to clean them herself if she's old enough.

Tips & Warnings

• If possible, get polycarbonate lenses ' they are scratch-resistant and durable.
• If you don't wear glasses regularly, consider getting some empty frames to wear around your child, just to show that you will willingly wear glasses too.
• If redness or sore patches appear on your child's nose or temples, take the glasses in for readjustment.
• If you need to bribe your child to keep her glasses on, don't use food. This could lead to food-related emotional issues later in life.
• Don't forget to check screws and other fittings regularly to make sure the glasses don't fall apart.

[Wedgeemizer]

on 9/3/2008 I didn't realize until recently what a big problem wearing eyeglasses for children truly is. I developed a miniature eyeglass retainer 20 years ago for sports that work on all kinds of eye wear an recently one of my eye doctor clients started using them on his young patients with wonderful results. It is great alternative to straps and cords and kids really like them and they come in many colors. Take a look at my web site www.wedgees.com Keeping eyeglasses in place for 20 years.

[meganinge]

on 6/4/2008 Hi,

In the past couple of months I have been through the process of getting prescription glasses for my daughter 2 year old daughter. The biggest issue my daughter and I have faced through this tough time has been keeping the glasses on, and in the correct position on her little head.

I have visited several optometrist and sunglass shops, wasted money on rubbers and ugly straps that didn’t work, and scoured the internet for a solution. I have been unable to find a product to satisfy my daughters need.

They say “necessity is the mother of all invention” and in my situation this has certainly proved true. I have developed a new product called the InconSPECuous eyeglass retainer. The product is designed for children. It is inconspicuous. It is easy to secure and detach. It is strong, and it is safe.

These claims I know to be true and I whole heartedly believe in them, bec

[meganinge]

on 6/4/2008 Hi,

In the past couple of months I have been through the process of getting prescription glasses for my daughter 2 year old daughter. The biggest issue my daughter and I have faced through this tough time has been keeping the glasses on, and in the correct position on her little head.

I have visited several optometrist and sunglass shops, wasted money on rubbers and ugly straps that didn’t work, and scoured the internet for a solution. I have been unable to find a product to satisfy my daughters need.

They say “necessity is the mother of all invention” and in my situation this has certainly proved true. I have developed a new product called the InconSPECuous eyeglass retainer. The product is designed for children. It is inconspicuous. It is easy to secure and detach. It is strong, and it is safe.

These claims I know to be true and I whole heartedly believe in them, bec

[meganinge]

on 5/29/2008 My daughter was 2 yo when strabismus appeared by 2.5 yo she was in a cute pair of specs. Problem was not with her not wanting them on, it was keeping them positioned so she didn't look over the top of them. Occasionally they fell off too (and once got stepped on!). Optometrist told us to get a strap around the back. UGLY and difficult to use is all that was on the market. So I designed something inconspicuous and easy to attach and detach. See my website www.inconspecuous.com.au .
Cheers Megan

[susan8]

on 8/26/2007 I have a great way to get children to wear eyeglasses. Buy Eye-Hugs. They are fun accessories that sit on the glasses at the temple. They have so many cute designs. I got a pair for my child and she loves them and she loves to show them off. Wearing glasses has gotten much easier for her. Check it out...www.eye-hugs.com