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How would you get a five year old girl to wear her glasses in her kinder garden class ?

It is hard for some children to adjust to a new setting, they can be shy.With a little five year old girl who is allready shy, how do you make it easier for her to be the only one in her class that wears glasses ?

Update:

I also should have mentioned that this girl is in my daughters class. My daughter is not shy at all.

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  • 1 decade ago
    Favorite Answer

    Actually, you should not make a big deal out of it. Myself, as well as my son and daughter, started wearing glasses in kindergarten. Its important not to point out what is different, rather, what is alike or what they have in common - enjoys stories, playing outside, coloring, etc. Kids really don't notice things like glasses other than "hey - you got glasses". Just reassure your little girl that it is normal to have glasses and thats that. I wish you the best!

  • Kris L
    Lv 7
    1 decade ago

    You don't say whether you are the 'teacher' or the 'parent' of this little girl. I have an 'answer' but it requires the teacher's 'cooperation' and help ...

    Have a 'sit down class' about EYESIGHT ... tell ALL of the kids that while most people 'see everything fine' with NO glasses, that some have 'problems' and need to wear glasses. Have the girl pass her glasses around so that the other kids can 'look through them' and see how 'badly' they see things ... and tell them that is how badly she 'sees things' if she doesn't wear her glasses. This is a 'fun thing' for kids to do, and everyone will suddenly 'want to wear glasses' ... and she'll be 'just one of them' very quickly.

  • ?
    Lv 4
    4 years ago

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  • 1 decade ago

    My little girl was prescribed glasses right before she entered Kindergarten. I let her go pick out her own glasses, and I coughed up extra money to get her the transitions that turn blue in the sun. I complimented her a lot, and I had other people compliment her too.

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  • 1 decade ago

    Have her pick out her own frames. Show her photos of other cute kids in glasses. Have a playdate with a child that wears glasses. I think most 5 year olds think glasses are interesting - like dress-up. Her friends will probably want to try them on. Have her give her friends some "toy " glasses and they can all play 'dress up' at recess.

  • 1 decade ago

    I don't know about five year olds, but when I was thirteen and got glasses for the first time, I yanked them off as soon as I was out of sight of my mother, and put them back on as I was heading up the sidewalk to my house. ;)

    Eventually I discovered it was nice to be able to see, and started wearing them more often.

    Give the kid a chance to get used to them little by little. She will come around.

  • 1 decade ago

    First of all, I would let the teacher know that she needs to wear her glasses. That way, if she takes them off, the teacher can remind her to put them on. Second of all, I would show her all the people you see every day who wear glasses. She can see that lots of people wear them all the time. Third of all, just keep reminding her that the glasses help her see and she needs to wear them.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    This is a tough one. Could you ask your eye doctor for some cute pictures of kids with eye glasses and let her help you make a cute collage including her picture? Do you wear glasses? If not, go buy a cheap pair with clear lenses and take your picture together. Tell her people who wear glasses look smart. Encourage her with many compliments, and of course, make sure the frames are great. Take her to Build-A-Bear and let her make a bear with glasses; that ought to cheer her up.

  • 1 decade ago

    Tell her that it will be easier to see the teacher and what it written on the board so that she can learn more and be really smart. At that age they like to hear that they are learning and knowing so much, telling her that the glasses will help that might work. good luck.

  • 1 decade ago

    Speak to her teacher , who can explain to the little girls classmates why the little girl wears glasses. Could be a greta lesson in empathy for all the children.

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