How do you convince an 11yo boy glasses are cool??

nursie said:
I made my kids wait until high school. Mean old lady I know..but no eye infections either.
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MEANIE!!

Glasses hold you back from doing a lot of fun stuff at that age. With contacts you don't have to worry about breaking them when youre roughhousing with friends, you can play every sport without having to worry about your glasses (i played baseball with glasses for a bit and it was HELL), your peripheral vision is way better yada yada yada,

I got them when i was 12 and i was way happier than with glasses. I never got any eye infections, but i bet they could easily be avoided given you wash your hands at the appropriate times.
 
I think I got my glasses when I was in the 5th grade. I don't remember having a problem with other kids making fun of me. Maybe just a little at the beginning. I had the most trouble keeping em in one piece. lol
I don't know if i an add anymore advice to whats been given. I think you have some great ideas here.

BTW, I was in 5th grade in 1995. I'm sure it has gotten better now.
 
I got glasses in the third grade and I still remember how embarresed I was when I had to put them on. I kept them hidden for weeks but eventually I got over them. Now I consider them a status symbol. Take a look at some of the wealthiest and smartest people in the world. They all wear glasses. Just look at Bill Gates to your local college professor phD to engineers, medical doctors ... Most highly educated people end up wearing glasses. Ask him if he wants to be rich. When he says yes, point to the glasses on Bill Gates picture.
 
spartan said:
MEANIE!!
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LOL...just doing my job. My kids played softball..soccer...didn't seem to slow them down any. I've seen kids get frequent eye infections because they are not as careful about cleanliness, and that can lead to eye damage.

I'll certainly second getting the break resistant-scratch resistant lenses and if they offer insurance regarding replacement of broken glasses get that too. I had a child that went out of the house with her new glasses and managed to break them before she was out of the driveway. I generally got that stuff on Amy's...she was the accident prone one. There are some really trendy glasses out there. My kids..who have had contacts for years now are going back and getting glasses...
 
He'll get used to them. Just make sure he keeps them on.

It may be a strange analogy, but, just like clothing, eventually you don't realize you are wearing it.

When I was 10, I was so near-sighted, the first time I put my glasses on and walked outside it was total sensory overload. I was like "wow..... look at all the stuff out there!" Took a couple weeks to get used to the things hanging on my face though.
 
if he still has time now before he gets them .. why not tell him to announce to his friends that he is getting glasses and mayb by the time he has to wear them .. the teaseing wont be so bad . you know kinda prepare his friends..instead of the one day showing up at school with them on ..and you know how all the kids can be when that happens ... and tell him to say it with confidence to his friends.. just thought mayb that will help ..

Marn
 
wesleydnunder said:
I would try to find a photo of a really hot model wearing glasses and give it to him. One way or another, it may help...

Mark
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Show him the mad blimpers avatar, that's cool. :idea2:

Then show him patoloco's avatar, that's what happens if you don't wear your glasses. :D
 
Anytime my kids have to deal with an issue similar to that.....I make sure not to make a big deal about it....just talk to them matter of fact about it and I've never had a problem up to this point with my kids having issues with.....glass OR braces...(they ALL have the braces..the older two have glasses and the youngest MAY have to get them as well)

I had my youngest stay back a year in school...in the first grade.....a decision I will NEVER regret making...........Now THAT'S a hard thing !!!!

I approached it with a non chellant attitude......at the end of his FIRST first grade year....he made mention about who he would have for a teacher the next year...I told him..."Well, we have to wait and see if you'll be going to second or not, sometimes you have to stay in first another year" He looked at me funny, but left it at that.

When he got his report card I looked to see who his teacher was and I said.."OH LOOK ! You have Mrs Soandso...you get to do first grade again !!!" (note the happy excitment in my voice when I said that!) He, again, looked at me funny and asked about second....I told him..."Well, sometimes if a kid isn't quite ready for second they get to do first again...I guess they decided you weren't ready for second yet...and that's ok....look ! You have Mrs. Soandso...she's a GREAT teacher and you're going to really like her ! (happy excitement again...without overdoing it)

He accepted the situation VERY well....because I didn't agonize over how to tell him or how he would react or anything....Kids pick up on that stuff !! I just was very matter of fact and acted like it was no big deal. (of course, inside...my guts were twisted in knots !!)

He's in 4th now and doing VERY well in school. That would not have been the case if I hadn't kept him back....one of those "Mom's just know" situations.
 
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