Every parent knows their child and his or her abilities. When they start performing poorly, or below their average at school, you just know that something is wrong. The very first thing that you should check is your child’s eyesight, to ensure that their eyeglass prescription has not changed or weakened! Any local optometrist at any of the local eyeglass stores will be able to perform a standard eye test, and will also check the health of your child’s eyes – in case of any more serious diseases or infections. The examination will determine whether your child is a candidate for eyeglasses or not.
Often, when children cannot see, or they have to squint to see properly, they will begin to either lose interest in the material being taught OR act up in class out of pure frustration. With a good pair of prescription eyeglasses, your child’s entire personality, outlook and yes, grade average, will improve because their sight will enable them to see things clearly and enjoy the lesson and material being taught to the fullest.
If your child has never worn eyeglasses before and you are worried about the stigma attached, your worries can stop right here and right now! Instead of going into a number of eyeglass stores trying to find the perfect frame – putting your child through undue stress and trauma in the process and setting yourself up to make hundreds of unnecessary dollars; you can simply sit your child down next to your computer and browse the wide variety of colorful, funky and designer frames and sunglasses – sure to set your child up as the next trendsetter in his class.
Use the opportunity as a parent-child bonding session and have fun with the Try It! Virtual Mirror, enabling your child to see a photograph of him/herself with their choice of eyeglass design. Be sure to choose some outrageous and crazy styles too – just for the fun of it! Also constantly assure your child that by buying their new eyeglasses online, you are, in no way, buying them cheap eyeglasses but rather fashion frames fittest with the highest quality prescription lenses.
Once you have chosen the frame that your child likes best and you have worked out your savings on these online options, as opposed to a more expensive offline variety, you make even decide to splurge on a pair of prescription sunglasses – either for yourself or for your child. Make sure that your child’s new glasses have a UV protective coating as well as an anti-glare coating to help their eyes perform their best.
Lastly, once you have received your child’s new eyeglasses, you will need to teach him/her how to take care of his or her new prescription eyeglasses: not to wear them all the time if not needed; always to carry their glasses case with them and to store them in there when not in use; to ONLY clean them with the soft cloth provided with the case; and not to bend them or push them out of shape.
Hillary Glaser is the Director of Marketing and Special Projects for eyeglassespro.com – a company that specializes in the purchase of online prescription glasses and sunglasses. She over sees day-to-day operations for all marketing and promotions for the company.