Kids & Glasses - Justin,TX

my advice is to buy from walmart they guarantee their frames for one year so if they get broken (my daughter typically goes through 2+ frames per year!) then they will replace them :)) they have frames that are below $10 & a lot of selections under $25...even if you already bought glasses if he breaks them & you have no warranty, if the lenses are fine take them to walmart because they can most likely fit the lenses into new frames & those frames will be under warranty for a year. (I wish I had known this 2 years ago!!)

Our son had to get glasses at age 5. We also bought the nearly indestructible frames because...well he is a boy. But for him we also got the strap that holds them in place. But if his eye sight is as bad as you are saying, you may not have to hound him about wearing his glasses. He may realize that he can see better with them on than without and that will make a world of difference. We always try and make it postive by letting our son pick out his own frames (with in reason though) and then they usually come with a cool case to put them in at night. But you may want to set up an awards system (working with his ADHD) and reward him for every time he wears them without having to be reminded or something. Use that till he gets used to wearing them and the you shouldn't have a problem.
J.--SAHM of 7

Walmart warranties them for a year no matter what. Buy two cheap pairs :)

Not sure how long my oldest needed glasses. My older daughter and I were watching TV with him. He was squinting to read a phone number that was six inches tall on the screen. We both looked at each other and said glasses. He had just awful vision when we brought him in.

He really didn't mind once he got them. He also couldn't take care of anything, lost everything but managed to never lose his glasses or destroy them.

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www.zennioptical.com sells glasses for $10 - $25. Several of my friends wear glasses purchased there and love them. You just need the prescription from your eye doctor and one measurement, that your eye doctor also has.

I was 13 when I began wearing glasses....an easy transition for me!

Both of my sons wore glasses at a younger age: older son was about 8 - & again no problems. Younger son was about 10 & only required them for reading. He was in a computer lab classroom that year...& it was the direct result of having a desktop fulltime. The next year, he was able to dump the glasses when he went back to a traditional classroom! He also adapted very easily.

Don't make a big deal out of it....plan for repairs & WalMart has always been my go-to-store for my sons' glasses!

One word of caution: I would get a 2nd opinion on the need for bifocals. We had a dr in our small town putting kids in bifocals when they really didn't need them. Never hurts to double check!

My daughter started wearing her glasses at 9 or 10. My best advice would be to get a copy of the Rx from the Dr, take advantage of the sales, and get him multiple pairs. Also my daughter was much more amicable about wearing them when I let her pick her own frames. Of course she's a girl and fashion is a big deal. Sears and JC Penny both have 2 for $88 or 2 for $99 a couple of times a year, at least in my neck of the woods. And Walmart has some good sales as well.

My daughter went straight into contacts at 10 yo and loves them! My 8 yo wears glasses and I can't wait for her to wear contacts because they get bent and beat up pretty regularly. Contacts are just so much easier IMO.

Buy every possible available extended warranty!

:)

My son wears glasses,too. You say none of his peers wear glasses. I'll bet if you look around his school, you will see that many children do. Since our son was so young when he began wearing glasses, K, we said he should take them off for p.e. and recess and leave them in a case in his desk. He didn't need them to play and I was afraid they may get broken. He's never had a problem. Good luck!

My oldest has been wearing glasses since she was three, and the place where we get them offers free replacements...up to three a year. I'd check the policy where you go, to see what it is...many places offer something like this for children.

You can also use this as a good example to others...school eye screenings are pretty much worthless. I had one done on my children when she turned three, they said she was fine...took her in, and her vision is actually terrible. She has very strong prescription, and yet the school screening said she was okay.