How To Pick Eyeglasses For Your Kids

Parenthood is difficult enough already, but when it turns out your kid might need glasses, you end up with a whole set of new challenges. It is, of course, better for your kid to see properly than to skip glasses, but getting used to glasses can be a huge adjustment for a kid who has never had to wear them before. Kids may be sensitive to teasing or bullying based on the glasses, or they might not really register how to properly maintain their glasses. Wearing the right glasses can help protect your childagainst a wide variety of vision issues, including myopia, hyperopia, astigmatism, and anisometropia.

Talk To Your Child About The Importance Of Eyeglasses

Communication is key - if your child does not understand the importance of wearing and maintaining their eyeglasses, then you will be spending a lot of money replacing them. Speak to them gently and age-appropriately about the necessity of wearing glasses, taking care not to lose them, and cleaning them properly so that they can see what everybody else around them does. Help them to take care of their glasses by giving them a cleaning kit to take care of their glasses and a sturdy glass case to prevent breakage. Also, make sure to purchase a backup pair. Stores like Zenni Optical make it easy and affordable to obtain multiple pairs with a prescription.

Make Sure The Glasses Fit Properly

As kids grow, their face shapes, nose bridges, and heads will change in size, which makes it more than a little difficult to find frames that will fit properly. When ordering eyeglasses for kids, make sure that the frame will fit your child’s nose in a way that will not allow sliding off. Confirm that the frames are not too big in anticipation of your child “growing” into the frames. Eyeglasses are not like clothes and cannot be grown into. The frames should fit perfectly, with no sliding.

Invest in Durable Material

Children are rough on everything, including eyeglasses. In order to lessen the chances of broken lenses, look into polycarbonate lenses, which are shatter-proof. Plastic frames are also more desirable for younger children, as they are lighter weight, and less fragile than frames made from other materials.

Don’t Forget Prescription Sunglasses

In addition to everyday eyeglasses, purchase a pair of prescription sunglasses for your kid. Prescription sunglasses can help protect your child’s eyes from harsh UV rays, and make it easier to see on bright, sunny days. If you don’t want to purchase a separate pair, you could always look into getting your child’s glasses tinted for sunglass wear. Sunglasses can be found cheaply at a variety of outlets.

Let Your Kids Pick The Frames They Want

Your child will be the one wearing and living with the eyeglasses every day, so let them have the fun of picking out the style of frames they want. Luckily, frames come in a wide variety of styles these days, and you can find something to fit any style, whether it’s serious, playful, bold, or understated.

#Giveaway Be Prepared For Baby with Philips Avent (3 Winners!)

As parents, we find that when it comes to time to be prepared for a new baby, there are so many things that we need to have in place. The list that we start from the time we first find out we are going to be adding to the family, grows as the time for bringing baby home gets closer. And by the time we are ready to bring baby home, we find that the list that we had thought would be a simple little list, becomes one that can be somewhat overwhelming. So knowing that I can turn to companies like Philips Avent, when it comes to having the items in place that will help with caring for baby, helps to make bringing home baby a little easier on everyone! Recently I was sent a great care pack of products from Philips Avent, that are ideal for having in place when you are ready to bring baby home.

To get started, I found the selection of bottles from the Philips Avent Natural line to be a great selection of bottles to go with, especially for those who are wanting to both breast feed and bottle feed! For me, I have always found that having both options available for feeding helps to not only allow me to get a break in between breastfeeding, but also helps so other family members can have the chance to bond with baby by feeding with a bottle. I like that with the Avent Natural Bottles, they have a innovative petal design on the nipples, which are designed to mimic the breast, giving baby a natural latch and making the transition from breast to bottle and back a easy one for everyone!

With the Philips Avent Comfort Double Electric Breast Pump, you get a breast pump that is comfortable to use, which in hand helps to relax mom and allows the milk to flow easier. I like that with this pump that you do not need to lean forward, instead you can relax while it is pumping. As it pumps, the soft massaging cushion helps to gently stimulate the milk flow. There are 3 settings on this pump, that allow you to choose the right setting, which helps to make pumping more comfortable as well. Another plus that I like about the Philips Avent Comfort Double Electric Breast Pump is that I can use the Avent Natural bottles on this pump, allowing me to pump into the bottles making them ready to feed baby with!

Then when it comes to putting parents at ease when it comes to a sleeping baby, I was sent the Philips Avent DECT Baby Monitor. With this baby monitor you get to stay connected and not only listen and use the talk back mode when baby is in their room, but you can also monitor the room temperature as baby sleeps. The temperature sensor allows parents to monitor the temperature in their babies room, so if the temperature changes, parents can go in and adjust the temperature since babies can not regulate their own body temps and can become restless if the temperature changes.

Other great features of this monitor include the Smart ECO mode, which allows the monitor to automatically minimize the power it is using when you are closer to baby, which helps to increase the battery life. There are lights on the monitor that are activated when sound is detected in your babies room, and the lights continue to detect sound even when the parental unit is muted. Then when baby wakes up and needs to be lulled back to sleep, you can turn on the comforting night light and lullabies! In all making these products from the Philips Avent line, a great selection to have on hand when you are preparing to bring baby home! And to help with preparing for the baby in your home, the wonderful people from Philips Avent would like to give 3 of my amazing readers their own pack of Avent products for baby!

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Product received, thank you to Philips as well as the PR for supplying me with a product for this review, all opinions are my own.

Be Protected this Fall with Aflac

The Fall season is upon us, and aside from the hoodies, pumpkin everything, and cooler weather, we also have those Fall sports for the kids. In my house, we try to encourage our kids to find sports that they enjoy and when it comes to our kids, football seems to be the sport everyone can agree on. The thing is, when the kids are on the field training, just like other parents who have their kids on the team, we are aware that accidents can happen. They can occur during a practice or a game, or even when we are off the field and the kids are horsing around and playing. So as a parent, I know that when accidents happen, it is best to have insurance in place and best to look over our options during the Fall open enrollment season.

We have found that when it comes to selecting the plan that is right for our family during open enrollment, we need to find a plan that offers the benefits that not only give us the medical insurance we need, but also give us options if and when an accident happens, like what we can get from Aflac. In fact, when it comes to finding the policy that is right for myself and my family, I have found that there is a lot of research that needs to be done on mine and my husbands part when selecting the policy that is right for us.

The options that I have found that need to be considered during open enrollment are ones that many of us overlook when it comes to the voluntary insurance, like the Accident Insurance we can get when we go with Aflac. When it comes to those accidents that can happen at any given time, especially when you have kids who are daring and or are in sports, opting for a Accident Insurance is something that can really come in handy if the need comes about.

The reason for having Accident Insurance in place is because when accidents happen, the average cost in medical expenses alone is about $5,500, and with Accident Insurance, you can get everyday financial protection in the event of a covered accident. The benefits that are paid for include the x-rays, physical therapy, appliances and more. Making Accident Insurance along with other Voluntary Insurances that are available through Aflac, something that those with families with accident prone children, as well as adults who are athletes and adventure seekers, a great choice to add during this Fall's Open Enrollment!

I was selected for this opportunity as a member of Clever Girls and the content and opinions expressed here are all my own.