How do I teach my 2 year old son to care for his glasses? He just got them last week. We didn't realize he was half blind without them (always extremely clumsy but we thought that it was maybe because he started walking REALLY early), until his older brother had to get glasses so we got him checked. Our 4 year old began taking care of his glasses from the very first day, but our 2 year old rips them off his face, throws them across the room, bends them, etc. and we cannot convince him that he needs to take care of them. They were VERY expensive and my insurance through my office won't come into effect until after the first of the year so I do not want to have to buy another pair before then. What can I do to make him understand?
2006-11-18 04:24:44 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Toddler & Preschooler
My son was also 2 years old when he had to get glasses. He has strombismis, which has to do with the muscles in his eyes. Without his glasses, his eyes do not work together, and cross. He would keep his glasses on becuase he would be able to see better, HOWEVER, when he threw a tantrum (which, as every mom knows is quite often between the ages of 2 and 3), he'd throw them, bend them into a pretzel. It got to the point that we'd yell "Get his glasses! Get his glasses!" when he started to have a meltdown. As I recall, the best advice I have for you is to just keep enforcing how important and expensive the glasses are, and also remind him that he will be able to see so much better with them. With Christmas here, you can let him know that Santa is watching this extra job your son has, and if he does a good job (wearing his glasses, taking care of them) he'll leave a little something extra for him. (Bribery, I know.) Hopefully, it'll only take a week or so more for him to realize that he CAN see better with the glasses. I remember my son realizing that he'd rather have them on.
Good luck!!!!
2006-11-18 04:39:24 · answer #1 · answered by misskenjr 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My son had to wear glasses since he was two also, I just told him that he needed to take care of them if he wanted to see better, and he has pretty much taken care of them. When they get older is when they really start not taking care of them. Might I suggest next time that you look into the glasses that bend and twist, I think they are called flexi frames... but they are a good investment. Once your son sees that he can actually benifit from the glasses he will mess with them a lot less, they are just new right now, and he isn't used to them, but he will, just give it time.... Good luck!
2006-11-18 04:28:41 · answer #2 · answered by pumpkin_spice 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Maybe wait till he is a bit older. Just tell him if he wants to see better he needs to wear them. He just thinks that they are toys when he gets older though old enough to understand tell him that glasses are not a toy to be played with. And that there will be consequences for doing that and put him in a time out.
2006-11-18 04:28:10 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
ttry talking to your eye care specialist, I think that there is something you can put on his glasses that goes over his head to keep them in place. He is only 2 years of age, and trying to explain to him that glasses are very expensive, and he needs to take very good care of them is one hard thing to do. try putting them on his face for short period at a time during the day and keep a close eye him. Hopefully in a short time he will get use to having to wear something on his face.
2006-11-18 04:32:23 · answer #4 · answered by Cas 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Tell him the glasses don't like to be thrown/broken. Tell him that his glasses told you that they like helping him see better and it hurts their feelings (yes, the glasses) when your kid won't let them do that.
Hey, you tell him fairy tales don't you? Why not make up one of your own, to help you over this point in his life?
2006-11-18 14:01:19 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I did get mad suited away whilst my daughter grew to become into 2 and broke something. i understand my daughter did no longer mean to break something so i might cool off approximately it speedy, yet i grew to become into disillusioned-extra pissed off. After a pair of cases I discovered to place something of fee up and out of attain. no remember how close you watch them, a baby can by threat injury something. whilst my daughter broke issues on purpose at age 3 and four i might get mad and make her take a time out, yet whilst it grew to become into an twist of destiny i would not get mad. The extra matured mom I grew to become the less I cared approximately broken issues.
2016-10-22 07:38:13 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋