Distraction can be key to successful introduction to glasses as well as patching. A huge thanks to Shannon for putting together a fantastic list of activities that are a fun way to distract and entertain kids who need to wear glasses or patches. – Ann Z Activities to distract, entertain, or encourage patching and newContinue reading “Guest post: Activities to distract, entertain, or encourage patching and new glasses wearers”
Category Archives: kids with glasses
All those crazy swirling emotions when you find out your child needs glasses
One of the most common things I hear from parents whose child has just gotten glasses is that they’re surprised by the intensity of their emotions, and often they feel bad for feeling bad. I know I was filled with worry and was a bit upset, but more than anything felt guilty for feeling upset. So here’s what I want everyone to know: your feelings are your feelings – they aren’t good or bad or weird, they simply are.
Ask Little Four Eyes: Robust frames for an 8 year old
This question for the Little Four Eyes community comes from Jim. He’s looking for thoughts or recommendations on a robust glasses frame for a child. His 8 year has a tendency to express anger destructively, most recently turning his glasses in to a four piece set.
A 4 year old’s logic and glasses
Becca posted this in the Little Four Eyes facebook group, and it made me laugh, so I had to share (with her permission). I love the logic of 4 year olds! – Ann Z Sophia (4 yrs old): Momma, can I take off my glasses? Momma: No honey, we need to keep them on today.Continue reading “A 4 year old’s logic and glasses”
Your stories: Lucky Duck
Huge thanks to Tarsha for sharing this lovely letter that she wrote to her youngest son. He has albinism, is legally blind with esotropia and nystagmus. As she said, “Sometimes I think it’s harder on us than them.” – Ann Z My Dear Sweet JoJo (or Joseph as you prefer these days), Our days areContinue reading “Your stories: Lucky Duck”
Great Glasses Play Day 2015 coming up soon!
I apologize for not posting much recently. There’s been news recently in understanding some of the underlying causes of the increase in myopia, and in the treatment of amblyopia that I would love to write about some time soon. But I’ve been focused — pun intended — on planning for the 2015 Great Glasses Play Day,Continue reading “Great Glasses Play Day 2015 coming up soon!”
Seven years later
This winter, we hit Zoe’s 7 year glassesversary. In some ways, it seems like only yesterday I was trying desperately to get my young toddler to leave her glasses on, in other ways, all those struggles seem so far away. Here’s a few ways that things have changed since then: There are no more strugglesContinue reading “Seven years later”
Guest post – A parents’ guide to choosing glasses that fit your child
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”
Crowdfunding projects: a children’s book and computer game
Ever since my book project was funded on Kickstarter (almost exactly a year ago now), I try to keep an eye out (pun intended) for other crowdfunded projects that would be of interest to our community. There are two projects that are currently running that I wanted to let you all know about: The BestContinue reading “Crowdfunding projects: a children’s book and computer game”
World Sight Day 2014: No More Avoidable Blindness
Today is World Sight Day 2014. World Sight Day is a day of global awareness of vision issues, the call to action for this year is one that’s near to my heart: No More Avoidable Blindness. I’ve written before about how important it is for children to have their vision checked, and if they haveContinue reading “World Sight Day 2014: No More Avoidable Blindness”
Your stories: The kid in the green glasses
Huge thanks to Melissa for sending in this post, which covers one of my favorite topics: self-portraits of kids in glasses. It ran originally on her blog, A Boy, His Brother, the Mischief they Find. – Ann Z The kid in the green glasses. Just as it always does, the artwork hanging outside the classroomContinue reading “Your stories: The kid in the green 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”
Frequently asked question: what does my child see? A few vision simulators with caveats
There’s a cliche of “looking through your eyes” as a way of trying to see the world as someone else might. It’s usually not meant literally, of course, but it reflects our desire to understand how others see things. That’s certainly true when you learn that your child has a vision problem. It’s very common toContinue reading “Frequently asked question: what does my child see? A few vision simulators with caveats”
Reader request: anyone with a child diagnosed with CHED?
Is there anyone out there with a child diagnosed with CHED (Congenital hereditary endothelial dystrophy), either recessive or dominant? Another parent is really hoping to connect others facing the same thing, as it’s a rare disorder, their having trouble finding others out there. Leave a comment, or drop me an email (ann@shinypebble.com) if youContinue reading “Reader request: anyone with a child diagnosed with CHED?”
Self-portraits of children in glasses
There were some posts in the facebook group recently of pictures that kids had drawn with them in glasses. They were all just too cute. With parents’ permission, I thought I’d share them with you all. I know it was quite a while before Zoe would draw herself with glasses. It felt like a turningContinue reading “Self-portraits of children in glasses”
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