Three Tips for Getting Your Kids to Wear Their Glasses

This is the time of year when many children, formerly glasses-free, are found to need some vision help. After a few weeks in the classroom trying to see the blackboard or complaining of reading strain, many vision problems are discovered during the early part of the school year.

And for those who need glasses this means one change: going from the kid who didn’t wear glasses to being the child who needs to wear them.

Now, the good news is, glasses are stylish. Many kids out there are actually wearing glasses just as a fashion accessory. This may make the transition for your child a little easier.

But, if he or she still isn’t so keen on the idea, here are three tips to encourage donning those frames:

  1. Allow the glasses wearer a lot of freedom in choosing her frame. You can rest assured that, if you are shopping at a reputable retailer like America’s Best, all of the children’s frame options are going to have a warranty and be well-made. So don’t stress over the quality of the frame, and allow your son or daughter to choose the one that he or she likes best. Finding a frame that she feels looks good on her will make a big difference in her desire to wear them.
  2. Explain to your child the important role they play in his or her learning. One of the trickiest parts of getting your child to wear glasses may be getting him or her to understand that they’re necessary. He or she may not assign much importance to what’s being taught in school right now, so show your child how reading and vision play a role in your adult life. Demonstrate to your kids that the ability to read is not just important at school, but in all aspects of life. Demonstrate how, if you couldn’t see that exit sign on the freeway, it’d be hard to find the way home. Or how, if you can’t read the words on the back of the direction box, you can’t follow the recipe to bake those brownies.
  3. Reward for the first month. If it’s a really tough sell to get your child to wear glasses, then reward him or her for diligence until it becomes a habit. You can talk to the teacher about letting you know if they stay on during school and then set up an incentive for the end of the first week or month until your child realizes that wearing them really does help.

Need more ideas for getting your child to wear those glasses? Ask your closest America’s Best optometrist.

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