We recognize it may be difficult at times to persevere with glasses for young children. It is important you encourage your child to wear the glasses, as treatment is more effective the earlier it begins. So make it fun, reward good behavior and enlist support from others to encourage, and distract your child, to wear the glasses as much as possible. If your child is old enough, let him/her choose their own frame. But be sure to follow your optometrist's advice about the proper size and fit because these are often more important than appearance of the frame. Be positive about the glasses and your child's appearance in them. Children's glasses can frequently be damaged and bent out of shape, which can make them uncomfortable to wear. If the glasses appear to be out of alignment, or poorly fitting, take your child and the glasses back to the optometrist.
