Author Archives: Ann Z

Little Four Eyes for Kids: Taking care of your glasses

This is second installment in the Little Four Eyes for Kids series.  The series is targeted at kids in preschool through kindergarten.  I’d love your feedback! How do I take care of my glasses? You’re glasses help you to see better, and they look pretty great, too.  But there are things you can do toContinue reading “Little Four Eyes for Kids: Taking care of your glasses”

mini-rant: pictures of babies or toddlers wearing adult glasses

All right, I’ll admit that this is kind of a minor pet peeve, but I’ve noticed it recently and it’s starting to really bug me.  I’m not a fan of pictures of babies and young kids wearing what are clearly adult glasses.  I get that a lot of parents take those pictures as a joke,Continue reading “mini-rant: pictures of babies or toddlers wearing adult glasses”

Little Four Eyes for Kids: How do glasses work?

This is my first attempt in the Little Four Eyes for Kids series.  The series is targeted at kids in preschool through kindergarten.  I’d love your feedback! How do glasses work? Glasses help people to see better.  Just like some people use a cane or crutches to walk better, and some people wear hearing aidsContinue reading “Little Four Eyes for Kids: How do glasses work?”

Little Four Eyes for Kids

Stacy left a comment asking about ways to explain glasses to kids, and it reminding me of something I’d been meaning to try.  There are quite a few sites out there that explain vision to kids (Marie’s last post talks about one of them from Prevent Blindness Ohio), but I’ve had a really hard timeContinue reading “Little Four Eyes for Kids”

More ways to help your child wear a patch

Patching is hard.  It a topic that shows up over an over on the facebook group, as parents try to figure out the best way to encourage their kids to keep the patch on.  And the stakes are high: one of the biggest predictors of success with patching is how well your child does atContinue reading “More ways to help your child wear a patch”

Open thread: Signs your young child needed glasses

It’s a question that all of us with a young child in glasses have heard over and over: “How did you even know your child needed glasses?”  It’s hard when your son or daughter isn’t reading, might not even be talking, to have any sense of whether they’re seeing well.  And if you look forContinue reading “Open thread: Signs your young child needed glasses”

Books about patching: Reviews of “The Pirate of Kindergarten” and “PatchLand Adventures: Fishing with Grandpa”

I’ve noted before that while there are quite a few books for kids about wearing glasses, there are even fewer that talk about wearing an eye patch.  I thought I’d review two of the books that are out there, “The Pirate of Kindergarten” by George Ella Lyon and “Patchland Adventures: Fishing with Grandpa” by CarmenContinue reading “Books about patching: Reviews of “The Pirate of Kindergarten” and “PatchLand Adventures: Fishing with Grandpa””

Happy Great Glasses Play Day!

The day has arrived.  I hope you’ll celebrate the Great Glasses Play Day with us!  Celebrate our children who wear glasses, their unique style,  and the advances in eyewear  that help our children to see!  (I feel like I’m saying “celebrate” a lot, but heck, it’s the Great Glasses Play Day, let’s celebrate!) Please feel free toContinue reading “Happy Great Glasses Play Day!”

Interview with Kristin Ellsworth on giving back

I’ve been talking a lot about the Great Glasses Play Day that’s happening this Sunday.  And it would not have happened at all without Kristin Ellsworth, the founder of Peeps Eyewear and the author of “Princesses Wear Glasses.”  She is the Program Chair for Prevent Blindness Wisconsin and was recently appointed to its Board.  SheContinue reading “Interview with Kristin Ellsworth on giving back”

link round up – taking photos, patching kits, and the Great Glasses Play Day

I thought I’d do a quick link round-up, since it seems like there’s a whole lot going on right now: Celebrate the Great Glasses Play Day with me on Sunday! – I know I’ve been talking about it a lot, and the day is nearly here!  Check out the list of all the different waysContinue reading “link round up – taking photos, patching kits, and the Great Glasses Play Day”

Great Glasses Play Day update and request for help

I’ve been behind on posting – I apologize!  I’ve been busy working with Kristin Ellsworth on the first annual Great Glasses Play Day.  It’s been a lot of work so far, but I’m getting very excited about how it’s shaping up.  We have events lined up in 7 locations across the world  for families toContinue reading “Great Glasses Play Day update and request for help”

Book review: Arlo Needs Glasses

I mentioned in my last post that there’s a photo contest for the new book, Arlo Needs Glasses, and I promised to provide a review.  The contest runs through July 31, so be sure to check that post out – it also has the very cute trailer for the book, featuring the author’s dog, ArloContinue reading “Book review: Arlo Needs Glasses”

“Arlo Needs Glasses” photo contest

There’s a new book for kids who need glasses, Arlo Needs Glasses, by Barney Salzberg.  You can see the extremely adorable trailer video below: I’ll be posting my own review in the next post.  (I’ve posted it – 6/27/2012) To celebrate the release of the book, the publisher, Workman, is holding a photo contest onContinue reading ““Arlo Needs Glasses” photo contest”

Your stories: Has it been a year?

June is Cataract Awareness Month, so we’re featuring stories about families dealing with pediatric cataracts.  Thank you so much to Crystal, for sharing her son Grant’s story. You can read more of Crystal’s writing and more about Grant at her blog, Sight Restored. – Ann Z Has it been a year? A year since I toldContinue reading “Your stories: Has it been a year?”