In the For Little Eyes facebook group, the question of whether glasses fit a child well comes up often, and Melony has become known as one of our experts, based in large part on her own experiences finding glasses that fit on a variety of ages of kids. Melony was gracious enough to write up aContinue reading “Guest post – A parents’ guide to choosing glasses that fit your child”
Category Archives: glasses
Milestones to celebrate when you have a child in glasses
Recently, Zoe had an eye appointment and we heard something we’d never heard before: “come back in a year.” A year?!? Zoe has never in her life gone a full year without an eye appointment (her first was at 9 months old). It’s thrilling and a bit scary all at the same time. Her eyeContinue reading “Milestones to celebrate when you have a child in glasses”
Kickstarter alert! Lenz Frenz
Our community has backed a few Kickstarters already: Eye Power Kids Wear, I See, You See, WE ALL SEE, and of course, my book, Glasses! I think crowdfunding is a great way to encourage new products that can meet the needs of a smallish community like us. And now there’s a new Kickstarter that justContinue reading “Kickstarter alert! Lenz Frenz”
Is it a good thing for glasses to be associated with geeks and nerds?
Recently, UK retailer Tesco had some children’s shirts for sale that had a picture of an animal wearing glasses and the word “geek” or “nerd.” Quite a few parents wrote on Tesco’s wall to complain about the shirts linking glasses with a term that many people still feel is an insult. Tesco decided to removeContinue reading “Is it a good thing for glasses to be associated with geeks and nerds?”
Tutorial – a rubber band loom strap for Miraflex glasses
Pam shared this great idea for a glasses strap on the Little Four Eyes facebook group. I asked her for instructions, and she graciously agreed to write them up and share them! – Ann Z How to Make a Rainbow Loom (or other rubber band loom) Miraflex Strap Disclaimer: Both the rubber bands and theContinue reading “Tutorial – a rubber band loom strap for Miraflex glasses”
Powerful pink Valentine’s giveaway from Peeps Eyewear
I met Kristin from Peeps Eyewear a few years ago through this site. I had no idea when I first met her that we’d come to do so many things together. She and I worked together to create the Great Glasses Play Day, and she’s going to be the publisher of the Glasses! book thatContinue reading “Powerful pink Valentine’s giveaway from Peeps Eyewear”
Round up of some good links (picture tutorial, giveaways, and special offers)
I’ve come across some links recently that I wanted to make sure to share: How to take photos of kids in glasses – Jessica from Eye Power Kids’ Wear has a great post with advice on getting great pictures of your kids in glasses. Take a look! Speaking of Eye Power Kids’ Wear, they areContinue reading “Round up of some good links (picture tutorial, giveaways, and special offers)”
Contests, giveaways, and surveys, oh my!
First, a quick note to say that I have updated the photo galleries with some wonderful new photos of kiddos in glasses and in patches. Thank you to everyone who has shared their photos! They really go a long way to helping other families and young kids in glasses and patches to feel less alone.Continue reading “Contests, giveaways, and surveys, oh my!”
Glasses! a board book – update
The Kickstarter for the Glasses! board book is still running. There are only 9 days left, and we’re almost two-thirds of the way there! I have heard so often from so many of you that seeing pictures of other children in glasses has helped so much. For kids, seeing other kids in glasses helps them feel lessContinue reading “Glasses! a board book – update”
Updates! Great Glasses Play Day, the Glasses book, and a huge giveaway
There’s a lot of recent updates that I haven’t done a good job of keeping up with, so here goes: The 2014 date for the Great Glasses Play Day has been announced. We had a lot of requests to move away from the August date due to weather issues in a lot of locations. AfterContinue reading “Updates! Great Glasses Play Day, the Glasses book, and a huge giveaway”
Glasses: a board book for young ones in glasses
In an earlier post, I mentioned that I had a book that I was working on a board book and would be launching a Kickstarter soon. Well the Kickstarter has launched! And I’d love your support. Glasses: a board book The book is titled Glasses. It will be a board book that features photos ofContinue reading “Glasses: a board book for young ones in glasses”
Princess Peeps package giveaway from Peeps Eyewear and Eye Power Kid’s Wear
Peeps Eyewear was created by Kristin Ellsworth in response to her young daughter saying she didn’t want to wear glasses because “princesses don’t wear glasses.” She designed fun and durable glasses for kids aged 2 – 7, and wrote a book to go along with it, “Princesses wear glasses.” You can customize the book withContinue reading “Princess Peeps package giveaway from Peeps Eyewear and Eye Power Kid’s Wear”
Pie chart responses to questions about kids in glasses and eye patches
Yesterday in our facebook group (if you’re not a member, you should be!), Jessica shared an upsetting story which she gave permission to share here. She was with her son in the waiting room of their eye doctor. Another woman was there with a young boy, and the woman told the boy that if he didn’tContinue reading “Pie chart responses to questions about kids in glasses and eye patches”
thoughts on the Consumer Reports article on buying eyewear
Consumer Reports magazine has a feature in their August, 2013 issue called “Save Big on Eyewear.” The article isn’t free online, but if you don’t have a subscription, you can still read their Eyeglass Store Buying Guide. I’d still recommend seeing if you can find a copy at a library if you’d like a moreContinue reading “thoughts on the Consumer Reports article on buying eyewear”
Finding a great optical shop to get your child’s glasses
Finding the right shop for glasses for your young child can make a huge difference in your child’s experiences with glasses. An good optical shop is far more than just a place to choose frames and lenses. A good shop will have experienced opticians who can help you find frames that fit your child well,Continue reading “Finding a great optical shop to get your child’s glasses”
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