I came across this on one of my listserv’s and thought it was useful information for some of you.
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Do you have any tips to getting kids to wear glasses? My Devin will be 3 this August and has glasses for 4 months now. He won’t wear them longer than 3 or 4 minutes at a time. Please help!
Jamie,
Acutally that’s not a problem we’ve encountered. My daughter is disappointed on a regular basis that she doesn’t need glasses although both her father and I and all her grandparents wear them.
I have however seen a great article on Kids Growth located here:
http://www.kidsgrowth.com/resources/articledetail.cfm?id=1169
Not only does it have some good, reasonable ideas about getting the glasses to be worn, it has a number of suggested reading titles in a variety of age ranges.
I also found a really interesting blog called little four eyes….located here:
http://toddlerglasses.wordpress.com/
They seem to have some GREAT pictures of other kids – maybe seeing your child is not the only one could help? They also have multiple resources listed.
Hope you find this helpful!
~Kyron
Hello Jamie,
has Devon got any better with his glasses?
I think I have a solution. InconSPECuous eyeglasses retainer:
An inconspicuous strap that joins in the middle by a small but strong magnetic clasp. You can buy it online for about $10.
http://www.inconspecuous.com.au
All the best,
Megan Inge
most children fit in the standard frames have problems with fit and comfort causing them to take them off , even hide them. if the child is fit with a better fitting light weight pair of glasses you will have better success with wearing time.
Hi – my son has been wearing glasses since he was 15 months. The best advise is to have an activity that your child loves ready to go & only play it when he wears the glasses. Pretty soon he’s figure out he can see better with them on and the fight will be over.
i have a special needs child that requires a minumum of 24 mmm bridge size
My son is 28 and has worn glasses since he was 2. We found that gettting the glasses with a stem that has a bendable ear piece kept the glasses in place and he found that he could see his favorite show (Sesame Street) better.