When Zoe first got glasses, I expected lots of questions from strangers, I worried that people would just focus on her glasses, and even make rude or unkind comments, I believed that most reactions would in any case, be well-intentioned. What I hadn’t expected was the number of people who have said that they hadContinue reading “dancing eyes”
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CNN story on glasses and eye patches for kids
I just found this story on CNN via the Bright Eyes blog. It’s about glasses and eye patches for kids. They talk about the Bjort & Company’s “Eye Patch Kid” video. I love the story about how the video came to be – their 2 year old son was resisting eye patches until he sawContinue reading “CNN story on glasses and eye patches for kids”
your wisdom, collected and compiled
There’s been some good advice shared here, in the posts, but also a lot in the comments. Since it can be kind of hard to find all of that, I’ve compiled the more practical hints and tips and helpful advice on this blog and put it on a page on it’s own (I’ve left allContinue reading “your wisdom, collected and compiled”
my new favorite response to the questions
I just received the following in an email from Sarah Braunstein whose son, Asa (nearly 12 months) wears glasses: Many, many comments from strangers, and sometimes this is wearisome. People have no boundaries when it comes to babies! They positively gush over him, comment endlessly about how adorable he is in the glasses, how “smart”Continue reading “my new favorite response to the questions”
ordering glasses online
We’re starting to think about what we’ll do for Zoe’s next pair of glasses, especially if it turns out that she needs a new prescription. Even if she doesn’t, I expect that she’ll outgrow her glasses soon enough. Kids and their fast growing heads. Though I’m happy with Zoe’s glasses in terms of how theyContinue reading “ordering glasses online”
the look
Still working on the look of the blog. I agree with Chris’s comment that having the authors of the posts is important. I think it makes it easier on the readers if they know who’s doing the writing, and I think it’s important to give credit to the authors. I don’t like the current themeContinue reading “the look”
scenes from a wedding
Apparently the bride and groom only invited kids with glasses. Other than Zoe, the only other kid at the wedding was a girl, probably about 6 or 7 (I’m horrible guessing ages), with super stylish purple Hanna Montana glasses. She was really shy when I complimented her on the frames, but they were really cute.Continue reading “scenes from a wedding”
new look and call for pictures
I’m playing around a bit with the look of this blog. I think I’m pretty happy with it now – it highlights the different pages we put together a better, and I like having a picture in the header. Speaking of pictures, one of the more common searches that lands people on this blog isContinue reading “new look and call for pictures”
good news for kids with glasses
Found via Blogging Parent, who found this through Boing Boing. Apparently a recent study in the journal Ophthalmic and Physiological Optics has found that kids think that other kids who wear glasses are smarter and more honest, and that the glasses don’t affect their perceived appearance. The study was done on kids aged 6-10, soContinue reading “good news for kids with glasses”
very little four eyes
I was back at the eye glasses store with Zoe today (she’d lost a screw from her glasses and we didn’t have any small enough for her frames), seriously, I feel like we’re there all the time. While we were waiting for her glasses to get repaired, another family came in with a little babyContinue reading “very little four eyes”
More Costco love
This morning we were heading to Costco to pick up a few things, when Zoe exclaimed “uh-oh!” in a bit of a concerned manner. There’s rarely anything good that comes accompanied by the concerned “uh-oh.” I looked back to see her holding her glasses in one hand, and the little plastic nose piece in theContinue reading “More Costco love”
random collection of links
I’ve been collecting a pretty random list of links to articles, websites and blogs about children and vision and vision problems and other related topics, with the intent to post and share them, but I keep getting distracted by other things – like trips to the eye glasses store, or just how cute it isContinue reading “random collection of links”
Weren’t we just here?
The eyeglasses store is rapidly becoming one of our most frequent trips. Between adjustments, prescription changes, and scratched lens replacements, I think I visit the place as often as I visit to Target. I did a quick count and came up with at least 8 trips since the start of 2008. Luckily, they have aContinue reading “Weren’t we just here?”
Don’t know what you’ve got ’til it’s gone
Earlier this week, while we were on a walk, Zoe pulled off her glasses and threw them out of the stroller. Neither Chris nor I noticed until we’d gotten home. At which point, both of us saw her without her glasses and asked the other if they had them. Cue ominous music and that badContinue reading “Don’t know what you’ve got ’til it’s gone”
Depictions of glasses
At Zoe’s daycare, they decorate the different rooms with cut-outs and pictures for each kid (for instance, last summer, they made construction paper picnic items, and put one kid’s name on each item – Zoe’s name was on the hot dogs, I think). Every few months they change the theme of the decoration and weContinue reading “Depictions of glasses”
For Little Eyes 