Health Tip: When Your Child Needs Glasses

Make sure they're worn

June 29, 2009 RSS Feed Print

(HealthDay News) -- Some children may resist wearing eyeglasses, despite the resulting improvement in vision, school work and even extracurricular sports.

The Cleveland Clinic offers these suggestions to help your child accept a new pair of glasses:

Choose frames that fit well, and don't pinch, slip or feel too heavy.
Ensure that your child's lenses are the right prescription.
Encourage your child to wear the new glasses a little bit at a time, gradually wearing them for longer periods.
Ultimately, make putting on and taking off glasses a part of your child's daily morning and bedtime routines.
Encourage your child with praise every time he or she is wearing the glasses.