Help, How Can I Get My 4 Year Old to Wear His Glasses

First of all I want to say I hope things are getting better! I just ordered my 4 year old's first pair of glasses last night. I let him help pick them out and made a huge deal out of how they had to be sent off to a special place where they make the glasses one of a kind just for him. He has asked a dozen times today when he can wear his new glasses that make him look smart. I believe though he will love them for a day and then be done with them as well. My plan is to do exactly what some of the others have said, that being keep putting them back on and to let him know he may not read or watch tv if he cannot leave them on. I hope that he will get used to them or he too will end up with an eye patch. I would love to hear if you came up with any other tricks!

Good luck

My daughter is 7 and just got glasses for the first time at the end of last year. She too was very persistent that they did not look pretty and she did not wear them so we went and picked out matching because of course at younger ages, they want to look like us. It worked like a charm...she is soooo happy to look like mommy and I eventually got her to pick out a second pair that did not resemble mine for a back-up that oddly enough she wears more than the first now. (They sell real cheap reading glasses at Wal-mart that have no script to them if you dont already need scripted.)

my daughter was almost 5 when she got her glasses.. she didnt want to wear them, and was afraid that kids would make fun of her.. i let her pick out her glass'es on her own.. and reasured her that she looked pretty and kids would think they were cool.. then i went and bought a cheap pair at walgreens just for reading, and told her that mommy had to wear them too.. that made her feel better.. also told her that the dr said she had to wear them when she watched tv, or colored in her books... and if she didnt want to wear them she couldnt do any of those..now that shes 6.. she treats them like gold..

My daughter got glasses at 22 months old. At first, she hated them. She used to take them off and throw them down on the floor...not so good with expensive toddler glasses! AFter about 2 weeks, she realized how much better she could see with them. Now she even asks for them occasionally after her naps or in the morning when I don't put them on her right away. She still takes them off on occasion to play, but she'll always come back and get them.
Be persistent and he will learn. When he sees that he can see so much better with them, he'll want to wear them.
Do make sure that they fit right though. If you didn't get them from a place that specializes in pediatric eyewear, I recommend you take him in to one just to get them fit properly. I checked out several places before we got these glasses, hoping my insurance would cover the cost, but I found that most places just didn't have the right size for a toddler and didn't know how to fit her right!
I highly recommend Craig Scott Opticians in Wilmette...they are fabulous and specialize in pediatrics. (they are expensive though!) Take your son in there for a fitting at least, so you can be sure they aren't hurting him!
Good luck!

I would say just keep putting them back on. My niece wore glasses at a young age and when she watched tv she would take them off. We would turn the tv off until she put them back on. After awhile she just got used to them. Or trying taking alot of pics with them on and printing them and making a big deal about how good they look and mabye point out when you see someone in glasses.