Keeping 1St Time Glasses on an 18 Month Old

This is probably a ridiculous answer, but medically, does she absolutely need glasses, at such a young age? If you wait even a few more months, she may enjoy the contrast between blurry and clear, and she'll be able to see -- literally -- the advantages of being able to see. But an 18-month-old, neurologically, is a super-mobile, super-dexterous, (and super-cute) infant. And there's nothing they love more in the world than removing things -- hats, mittens, socks, all clothes, other people's glasses, let alone their own glasses. I'm just not sure this is a winnable battle, at this age.

Time and patience. One day she will realize, wow I can see, and it will not be an issue. Until then, no magic trick to it at 18 months. Trust me. Been there. As she gets older if it is still an issue, rewards might work. As my son got older like around 4, he used to hide them outside. I would pay the lucky neighborhood kid who found them lol. I am sure she looks adorable. Good luck. It is a tough age.

she's awfully tiny. i'm not sure it's a winnable battle at this age.
khairete
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Do you wear glasses? If not, maybe you could get a pair of "fashion only" frames to set an example?

Start with a couple of short glasses-wearing sessions a day and slowly build. Maybe she can wear them while you read a book together and then letting her have some time without them. She could start by wearing them at meal times when her hands will naturally be busy feeding herself. Or get her a new toy that requires 2 hands and have her wear them while playing with it. Keep the toy off limits except for when she is wearing the glasses.

Are they comfortable and do they fit her well? We used these glasses in one of my past jobs but I don't have experience with my own kids wearing them. http://www.solobambini.com/index.php

Good luck!

A little different but I did not want my daughter to have bangs at around that age. I would put a little pony tail rubber band in her hair and she would pull it out. It took about 2 days for her to learn that every time she took it out, I would put it in. If I saw her attempting to reach for her hair I would gently take her hands and guide her to something else telling her " leave your pony tail holder in your hair"

I can also say that I believe my girls were exceptionally well behaved. I believe this may have been because I stopped my kids from doing undesirable behavior before that actually did it. (Ie. I would see them start to stand on the couch and I would immediately pick them up and tell them "feet on the floor". I learned to do this from watching other parents repeatedly saying then yelling "no Suzie, Susie I said don't do that, Susie stop this right now, Susie did you hear me? ". Mean while their child would go on to do whatever it is they wanted. Drove me crazy!!!

Positive reinforcement for wearing them. Also put an elastic headband on her head this giving her another barrier to taking off her glasses.
If vision is like hearing, she needs the glasses to keep her eyes stimulated.

My DD was 3 when she got hers. For us, it was showing her that she could see better with them on. 18mos is tough, since you can't do much reasoning with her. But if she's near or far sighted, maybe try to show her something that she couldn't see well without her glasses, and then tell her to put her glasses on so she can see.

If you can help her associate better vision/seeing things with her glasses, that will help.