Modern parental responsibility nowadays is concerned more sharply with safeguarding a child’s health and now that the sun is more destructive than ever before, many parents are beginning to understand the importance of introducing their children to wearing sunglasses as a matter of habit.
A great many of today’s adults were raised without ever owning a pair of sunglasses until they reached their late teens. At one time, the only people who wore sunglasses religiously were pilots; train drivers; truck drivers and Elvis Presley. Now it has become accepted that to protect the eyes against the damaging affects of UV rays is to limit the possibility of a number of debilitating eye diseases and prolong eye health indefinitely.
Children who live in a cooler climate are in some ways at a greater risk than those who live constantly in the glare of the sun. Being unaccustomed to the sunshine, a child on holiday in the sun will refuse to wear eye protection and enjoys the strong light as an alternative to the gray skies at home. Take no notice of it and insist on eye protection for young children.
Children are notoriously unreliable. They lose things; break stuff and generally behave irresponsibly with things like mobile phones, cameras and sunglasses. Buying a child a pair of sunglasses that are fragile is asking for trouble. However, the good news is that a toughened frame is now available. They are not entirely indestructible but will probably last a Summer if they are not left on the school bus and the alternative, which includes long term eye damage, is far less palatable.
Taking your child to the optician to buy a pair of good quality sunglasses might be a good opportunity for testing his (or her) eyes and making sure that they are developing properly. Ask your eye care practitioner to recommend a pair of sturdy sunglasses, preferably with wraparound protection and persevere with insisting your child wears them for a few days. After a while, the habit will become second nature and you will not often have to remind your child to wear sunglasses. Also, invest in a wide brimmed hat for your child to wear in strong sunlight.
Try to avoid the quirky, fashion glasses that kids like, such as ‘Venetian Blinds’ that feature slatted plastic that shades the eyes but provides no UV protection whatever. If your child wears spectacles, invest in a pair of prescription sunglasses to afford maximum UV protection.
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