glasses

[mumoff 2]

Can anyone please tell me how i can make my daughter wear her glasses, which she does need. The optician told me that she has a significant error in her ability to focus, and the glasses will help her, and stop the headaches she complains of. Both my husband and myself have tried to make her see this is for the best, but its not making any difference to her. She is 11 years old. and the optician did say it was important that she wore them while her eyes were developing.. Anyone got any ideas please

[dee5]

Bribery. Try offering her 50p a day if she wears them all day!! I know its not very good but it works. Or if she is not money orientated try offering her something she wants!

[Kristal]

Having had no experience of this ''problem' and off the top of my head, (1) ask your optician for input and see if he might put you in contact with other children of the same age to chat with your daughter. If she or you use a computer and can find a reputable chatline, you could put out a message. Possibly, if contemporaries give a positive view, it will help. Maybe your daughter is getting teased about it at school. Teachers here could help. Could have the lenses slightly tinted and she can pretend they're sunglasses!

[nic2006]

tell her she will go blind if she doesnt

[emx384]

Get her some 'trendy' glasees - there are loads of designer brands out there -not all as expensive as you may imagine!

Have a word with her teachers and ask them to check she is wearing them in lessons without making it obvious to the other kids.

[pixie_woo]

If she's a girly-girl you could try finding pictures of movie stars/pop princesses wearing glasses and show her how cool they look. Or you could explain that she only has to wear them for a couple of years and then she can try contact lenses. It a bit drastic but you could try getting her some prescription sunglasses; with summer round the corner its likely that she'll wear them more often that clear lenses anyway.
Good luck

[mumoff 2]

Thanks for all the helpful replies. I seem to be having some luck by finding sites where well known people need glasses and showing these to her. I have also asked her teacher to ensure she wears tham at school, the teacher did not even know she had glasses. I have to get there in the end because my optician has told me its very likely that she will always need a correction for her eyes, so she really must accept that she has to wear them.
Again thanks to all for taking the time to reply

[Reverandfunk]

Tell her she will go blind and if she does ever pull a bloke he may be really ugly lol

[Loz_82uk]

If she doesn't want to wear them as she's worried how she'll look, can you not see about wearing contact lenses? You can get some reasonably cheap deals. I've been wearing them since I was 15 and they're a godsend. At secondary school, I was friendly with a girl who'd been wearng them since she was 8, so I don't think her age would be a problem.

[WendyS]

Perhaps if you can do some internet research about being blind and show it to her, she might start to understand how valuable her eyesight is, and learn that if she does not take care of it now, by the time she gets to become an adult she may well already have caused serious damage that will not be capable of being undone. As a lighthearted exercise, try and get her to wear a blindfold in the house for a couple of hours (with no cheating) and ask her to tell you how it feels. She's a little young to start thinking about such serious issues, but it may help her to understand why you are so anxious that she protects her health now.
Also, try and ensure that she has some really fashionable glasses rather some of the rather dreadful NHS frames which are available. This may be an expensive option, but if it encourages her to wear them, it will be worth it.