kids with glasses – Page 16

reader request – growing out of farsightedness

This comes from a post on the little four eyes facebook group. -Ann Z I am interested in hearing about stories of success..or even progress, on babies who grew out of their significant farsightedness & do not have to wear glasses anymore…I know it happens, but I don’t hear much about it. I think itContinue reading “reader request – growing out of farsightedness”

guilt

There’s been quite a bit of discussion in the Photo Gallery comments sections on the guilt that we parents often feel (myself included), especially when we first learn that our child might have vision problems. I wanted to acknowledge just how common this is. I was floored when I started talking to other parents andContinue reading “guilt”

Children’s Eye Foundation’s photo contest

Update – July 24, 2009 – the winning photos have been announced. Congratulations to Zoe, Braden, and Reid who will appear in the calendar. That means a quarter of the photos in the calendar came from this community! Thank you, thank you, thank you to everyone who submitted a photo and voted! Update – JuneContinue reading “Children’s Eye Foundation’s photo contest”

Monday (now Tuesday) round-up

You know how sometimes things just seem a lot harder than you think they should be? Yeah, I’m having one of those nights, so this is just going to be in bullets (in fact, things took so long it went into the next morning. sigh. All better now). More coloring pages!! I just got 4Continue reading “Monday (now Tuesday) round-up”

open thread: how’s it going?

I try to follow all the comments in different threads, and I know that some people have appointments coming up for their kids or are dealing with getting new glasses or other things. Mostly I’m just curious about how everyone is doing. So, what’s up with you?

Coloring page!

Amomofelly has written before about activities to do with your child to help encourage good visual development. One recommended activity is to color with crayons, markers, pencils, pens and more – encouraging them to stay in the lines of coloring books. And now we have our very first little four eyes coloring page, created byContinue reading “Coloring page!”

when you’ve just found out your young child needs glasses

Our guide pulls together the most important advice and information for parents with young kids in glasses in an easy to read 2 pg guide. Updated November 23, 2015 This post is for anyone who just found out their young child (baby, toddler, or preschooler) will need glasses and did what I did – hitContinue reading “when you’ve just found out your young child needs glasses”

open thread on glasses

There have been quite a few questions in the comments recently asking about what frames people have for their children and whether they like them – and possibly more importantly, if their children like them. So, comment away. What frames have you owned for your kid(s) – do you like them – did they lastContinue reading “open thread on glasses”

Pay attention to light

Learn from my mistake – pay more attention to light. The other night Elliana came running out of our bathroom and into our lowly lit bedroom. She smacked right into the corner of our bed and bruised her arm. I felt SOOOOO bad. The bed has always been there and is big and wood colored. Continue reading “Pay attention to light”

Tips for making the most of your child’s reading experience

I know that the majority of information we take in is done through our eyes and that providing children with literacy-rich environments and activities at an early age has significant benefits. But how can you give children the experiences they need, when they have a vision impairment? Here are some quick tips. Please ad more,Continue reading “Tips for making the most of your child’s reading experience”

Activities to do with your toddler when patching or wearing glasses!

Our Ophthalmologist encouraged us to make sure patching time was active learning time. This encourages both sides of the brain to interact and is better for this age than traditional eye exercises. One-on-one activities will help strengthen our children’s eyes as well as providing a strong educational foundation. We found it also helped keep the patchContinue reading “Activities to do with your toddler when patching or wearing glasses!”

Make it!

I have found if my toddler helps me make it, she is more likely to take more ownership over it and as a result take more care in it. We have made doll beds, doll clothes, skirts and jumpers for her, a bed quilt, wall art, and even a rug for her bedroom. Here areContinue reading “Make it!”

children and glasses and TV shows

Last month, we saw that Zoe’s favorite TV show, Yo Gabba Gabba (warning, the page is a little, um, flashy) was having an episode where one of the main characters gets glasses. I was excited to watch the show with Zoe and see how she reacted to a familiar character getting glasses. She happily pointedContinue reading “children and glasses and TV shows”

Our first Eye appointment- Eek!

I am so happy that I found this site! I need to vent. My daughter’s pediatrician first noticed a crossed eye at her 9 month check up. But, she only saw it once and thought maybe it was pseudo strabismus. Of course then I started to notice it more and more-then at her 12 monthContinue reading “Our first Eye appointment- Eek!”