Anyone's child wear glasses?

[Posey]

Took dd who's 9 to get her eyes tested as I noticed she was reading with the book pretty close and also couldn't read the questions on Who wants to be a Millionnaire.
Anyway she has to wear glasses and it was quite amazing how she reacted when she could see clearly. I think she'd got used to fuzzovision

So for those who have children with glasses, do they take them on and off, lose them, where do they put them if they don't need them say in the playground etc. Just practicalities as dh and I don't wear them so this is new ground for us.

I have a dd who has worn glasses since she was about 2. She is now 4 and still takes them off and leaves them wherever she feels like. She has just started school and is fab with them at school but not at home.

DS is 7 and has had glasses since he was 3 1/2. He has always been quite good with them.

I think it depends on the child. I have had them since I was 7 and have never lost or broken a pair.

I give mine a glasses case to take to school and they put them in there for p.e or playtime and then put them back on when they go back in the classroom.

hi posey, my dd is 5 and has been wearing glasses since she was nearly 4, she never takes them off, they go on and the morning and stay there until bedtime - it's never been a problem.

I don't think taking them off when they're not acutely needed is such a good idea - it encourages taking them off and losing them really.

my dd has them and has worn them since she was 6.

She breaks more than she has lost.

I had them at the same age. I lost one pair and broke one pair

Dd1 has been wearing glasses since she was 4, and it's never been a problem. She puts them on in the morning and takes them off at night. She has a glasses case for visits to friends' houses etc.

I think loss/damage is more likely to be an issue if she only has to wear them sometimes and can actually function without them, which dd1 can't, as she has -6.5 in each eye.

What were the optician's instructions wrt wearing glasses? If she's meant to take them off for PE etc, then invest in some decent cases, and prepare for glasses to get lost/sat on etc.

Btw the very very best places for kids eye tests locally (you are in N1, aren't you?) is the City University clinic in Bath Place or Bath Street near Old Street roundabout. Can dig out the number for you if you ever need it. The appointments are quite long as they use them to teach student optometrists, but can't be bettered for thoroughness and child-friendliness (apart from Moorfields Eye Hospital, where the staff are all so lovely you want to kidnap them and take them home with you).

We have them for DD1 but she will NOT wear them.
I'm given them to the school now and asked them to try and get her to wear them there.
She's quite longsighted.

All 4 of mine have had glasses, all starting at different ages, some have been on-and-off to start with and some permanent - I can't remember any major disasters. 9 is a reasonably sensible age for taking care of them but even if DD will be wearing them all the time I would suggest getting 2 pairs to begin with; they will be repaired/replaced free on the NHS but then she would be without them for however long it takes.

If her prescription changes in due course you can keep the old pair as an emergency spare (better than nothing!)

We haven't had any major playground disasters, even with boys; and DS2 plays football in his and has only had a couple of crashes (he plays in goal. Ideally now he's 13 he would use a pair of daily disposable contact lenses to play in but his tear film is almost non-existent so he can't )

Thanks all of you for that help.
Frogs, thanks yes I'm in N1. Went to an independent optician on Upper Street, recommended by 2 or 3 people. Very nice, very age appropriate (he quickly caught on to dd's temperament, understanding etc, and as quickly altered when ds who's 3 chipped in!)
Anyway what he said was that she should be wearing them in the classroom, for reading, TV, cinema etc and would probably find she wanted to wear them out and about too, but may be a bit nervous of running around the playground etc in them to start with.
Anyway, she's pretty sensible and I think will enjoy seeing the world clearly, so I guess it may be pretty mucha full time thing.

And as for Moorfields - totally brill. Few years ago got a tiny bit of grit under my upper eyelid. Tried eyebath etc and couldn't get it out. They had it out in a second - instant relief after an hour of agony.