3 years ago my son only needed to use reading glasses now his eyes are real bad legally blind at a distance but has no astigmatism he thinks he doesn't have to wear them all the time.
i want him to get contacts but he is not at all comfortable with the thought of putting something in his eyes plus he doesn't have any patience . any advice?
2006-10-11 07:24:18 · 26 answers · asked by sparkles05 2 in Health ➔ Other - Health
Tell him to wear his glasses or you will take away privledges, such as no TV, phone, internet, being with friends, etc. And then, you MUST FOLLOW THROUGH. The problem with so many parents is that they are quick on the threats but they never follow through.
2006-10-11 07:25:49 · answer #1 · answered by TrainerMan 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
At 14 everything makes you feel self conscious - I hated wearing my glasses then too. Maybe you could go and sit with him while he tries contacts for the first time, or even try some on in front of him so he will feel more comfortable putting them in. Or as others have said, let him pick out his own frames if he hasn't already. Also tell him that if he doesn't wear them, he looks ridiculous squinting to see things - my parents had to tell me that a couple of times. It sucked, but it worked.
2006-10-11 07:39:11 · answer #2 · answered by SLR 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You might see if your doctor's office has free sample contacts (usually one pair of disposables) with an eye exam. That way he can try them out before you purchase them. He might not mind taking them in and out once he tries it.
Otherwise, I would tell him he must wear them and set up a punishment system for if he doesn't. I would give him one "free" reminder a day and after that any appearance without glasses would result in an appropriate punishment. You could do the whole withholding privledges thing (like no phone, tv, etc) but my favorite is assigning chores. That way he gets punished and you get a cleaner house.
2006-10-11 07:35:33 · answer #3 · answered by Jennifer J 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I started wearing glasses at age 12. I started wearing contacts at around age 14 as well. I also was uncomfortable with putting something in my eyes, but at the same time I was tired of wearing heavy glasses on my face.
Tell him the benefits of contacts over glasses: they won't break, they feel a lot more comfortable on your face, you can see better, they won't make you dizzy, you look better, etc. Tell him that millions of people around the world wear contacts every day and that it's no problem to them. Tell him that there's no way on earth that he would poke out or injure his own eyes in any way since he is in control of his hands.
Take him to the eye doctor so he can learn the proper way to put them on and how to care for them. It can take some time though for some people. My friend's dad was so squemish about touching his eye that it took him about 6 hours to put on his contacts!
In my case, it only took me maybe 5 minutes the first time to put them on. Soon after, it would only take me seconds to put them on. He has no patience in putting on contacts? When he gets the hang of it, it takes mere seconds! Hell, I can put mine on without looking in the mirror.
2006-10-11 07:34:51 · answer #4 · answered by Kaonashi 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I started wearing glasses when I was nine and rarely wore them. Truth is at 14 you can not make him wear them. The leverage you might have is that when he turns 16 he might want to drive and you suffer many more consequences of not wearing your glasses when driving then by what a parent might do.
2006-10-11 07:32:54 · answer #5 · answered by freemansfox 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Get a load of photos with his favorite film stars that also wear glasses, try sneaking in a few cartoon characters (if you are good with a pen you can draw them on).
Please don't try to frighten him into wearing them as this can cause problems later.
I think he may be a bit young for contacts, have a word with your optician.
Good Luck.
2006-10-11 07:31:27 · answer #6 · answered by Bladerunner (Dave) 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
this is a tough one. you just need to be patient and show the 3 year old the difference. You may want to try getting glasses with a restraint on the back so they don't fall off as easily.
2006-10-11 07:26:21 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yeah that should be fine, although you could always get the coloured contacts with your prescription so you wouldnt have to wear glasses with them, that way, people would see them better, I'm wearing my green prescription contacts right now! Plus, theyre usually cheaper to get them from your optitians, whereas if you buy non-prescription coloured contacts from someplace online, they usually cost a LOT more =]
2016-03-28 05:10:09 · answer #8 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
childs in this age always love to do same things as adults do, and dady do is the best for him, try to make his dad wear a glass also and the boy shall try to wear one also, or u try to wear and show him that it is so nice thing, and if u do good things u shall got him a new glass as a gift, but never try force to let him wear it, i wear glasses from 15 years and know well
2006-10-11 07:39:24 · answer #9 · answered by chemistman 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My 13 year old couldn't even handle putting drops in her eyes or getting anything near her eyes. She decided to try contacts for sports, and hasn't regretted it once. I NEVER thought I'd see the day she could even touch her eye. Maybe just see if he wants to try one pair of them(disposables) he might change his mind after that.
2006-10-11 07:34:24 · answer #10 · answered by CoralMist 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋