Mommy, I really, really, really don't like my glasses!!!
But Jack, Monkey loves glasses!!
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- The Waggoner Family
- Jack was born on September 16, 2006 with CHARGE syndrome, a rare genetic condition. He was born with multiple serious birth defects. After a lengthy hospital stay Jack came home and has far surpassed any doctors diagnosis. He is an amazing child!
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Eva has had glasses for 2 years now and we still have a hard time keeping them on all day. She is doing better but we have our moments. I always worry when we are out that she will throw them and I will not notice and we will lose them.
All we can do it keep trying.
Hugs,
Crystal and Eva
Jack does look so cute in his glasses, but my guess is he doesn't care much about that. Good luck keeping them on. Would one of those little elastic bands to go around the back help? We are still having the same kind of fun with Luke's hearing aid.
I'm an optometrist and I still can't get my kid to wear his glasses! Let's just say that I actually can identify with how much easier it is to say the glasses need to be worn "all the time" than it is to do it. I'm a big proponent of some is better than none now, too.
The only way we could get Evan to keep his on were to put "no-nos" (the stiff restraints) on his arms so he couldn't reach his face. Obviously, we couldn't do this all the time. The problem with Evan (I don't know if this is the case for Jack) is that he has one eye that sees really well, so he doesn't notice a difference with the glasses on. He just knows he has something on his face that gets in his way. If we patch the good eye, then he probably notices some improvement but he's so worked up by that time there's no way to keep them on.
Some tips I have (they didn't work for us, but they do for some kiddos): start with short time periods and work up from there, try to do special activities during glasses time (like a video or a book) that will help him notice that the glasses allow him to see better, and if all else fails ask his eye doctor about cutting the prescription (if it's a strong Rx, it can be harder to get used to, and they can always increase to the full Rx later--remember "some is better than none"). Cable temples (the kind that wrap around the ears) help keep them on, and make sure the glasses are adjusted so the lenses aren't pushing up against his eyelashes (plastic frames with no nosepads can be challenging in this respect).
Contact lenses can be an option (I know--I have lots of experience putting them in and taking them off other people, and for Evan I was like "no way"!).
Hang in there!
Hugs,
Sarah (mom to Evan, 2 1/2, CHARGE, and a glasses drop-out--but he does do patching)
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