It’s again time for the annual Children’s Eye Foundation photo contest for their calendar. The Children’s Eye Foundation is the foundation of the American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus (AAPOS). The theme for this year’s photo contest is “Best Buddies to See You Through“. Once you submit a photo, people can vote on their favorites.Continue reading “Children’s Eye Foundation 2014 photo contest – Best Buddies to See You Through”
Category Archives: toddlers with glasses
The third annual Great Glasses Play Day!
The third annual Great Glasses Play Day is just around the corner! I’ll be celebrating in Minneapolis, but there’s a whole lot of events this year and even if there are none near you, we have many ways for you to join the celebrations! Many thanks to Jessica Butler of Eye Power Kid’s Wear forContinue reading “The third annual Great Glasses Play Day!”
Great Glasses Play Day 2014 updates!
We’re getting closer to this year’s Great Glasses Play Day – our 3rd annual event will happen the first weekend in May! What’s the Great Glasses Play Day? For anyone unfamiliar with the event, it’s a day to celebrate kids in glasses, patches, and contacts. It’s a chance to meet up and have a goodContinue reading “Great Glasses Play Day 2014 updates!”
Your stories: Growing up with congenital nystagmus
I love sharing stories of people who grew up with glasses, I think it helps me to hear what their childhood were life. I am so pleased that Nitie agreed to write about her experiences growing up with nystagmus. Many, many thanks, Nitie! -Ann Z Growing Up with Congenital Nystagmus Hello my name is NitieContinue reading “Your stories: Growing up with congenital nystagmus”
Book review: I See, You See, We ALL See!
I was thrilled to receive my copy of “I See, You See, We ALL See!” in the mail today. This is a board book written by Allison Joyce and Don McClain, inspired by Allison’s daughter Emma. Allison ran a Kickstarter this fall to raise the money to cover the production of the book, and theContinue reading “Book review: I See, You See, We ALL See!”
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?”
Frequently Asked Questions: how do eye doctors determine the prescription when a child can’t talk or read an eye chart
One of the questions that you run in to a lot when you have a very little one in glasses is how an eye doctor can determine the prescription of kids who can’t read letters yet — and in many cases, aren’t verbal yet. It was one of the things I wondered about when weContinue reading “Frequently Asked Questions: how do eye doctors determine the prescription when a child can’t talk or read an eye chart”
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)”
Book reviews: Three new books written by authors who have been through it! My Bright Blue Glasses, and Jack Wears Glasses and Jack Wears Contact Lenses and Glasses …Just Like You!
I’m excited to be reviewing three new books by Juliette Vignola, and Cynthia Davis and Baby Sue Acree. The authors of these books have all been through glasses either as a parent of a young child in glasses, or as a child who wore glasses themselves. I am giving away the copies of the booksContinue reading “Book reviews: Three new books written by authors who have been through it! My Bright Blue Glasses, and Jack Wears Glasses and Jack Wears Contact Lenses and Glasses …Just Like You!”
Frequently asked question: how will I ever get my child to wear glasses?
The Little Four Eyes facebook group gets quite a few parents who have just learned that their child will need glasses. Many come to the group with the same question: “How on earth am I ever going to convince my wonderful, but strong-willed child to keep glasses on her face?” For many of us, theContinue reading “Frequently asked question: how will I ever get my child to wear glasses?”
Colorblindness (or color vision deficiency) and kids
I don’t write about colorblindness in children much, largely because it is not something that can be corrected with glasses or contacts or patches. But it is certainly a component of vision, and a very important one for children (and adults). Recently, a friend contacted me because his son was recently diagnosed as having moderate-to-severeContinue reading “Colorblindness (or color vision deficiency) and kids”
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!”
Patching giveaway!! Eye patches, books, and a patching bear!
Updated: Thank you everyone who entered! Congratulations to Sheri and Fran, whose names were chosen as winners. Patching is never much fun, but sometimes a little bit can go a long way to making it a bit better. We have a great giveaway with items from Kids’ Bright Eyes and Patch Land Adventures to helpContinue reading “Patching giveaway!! Eye patches, books, and a patching bear!”
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”
For Little Eyes 