I was talking to a grandmother recently who was so happy to read a story about a real princess who had to go through the process of getting eyeglasses. She recounted how she felt as a young child when she had to get glasses and wished there had been a story that expressed how you can still be a beautiful princess while wearing glasses.
Reading or hearing a story that matches
our experience either in how we feel or in a situation we are going through is
such a wonderful way to feel understood. We often hope we can gain some key to
give us confidence or assurance that everything is going to be okay. Princess Liana doesn’t just get eyeglasses, she
gets “magic” eyeglasses that help her to see everything in glorious detail. She realizes its a gift to have magic glasses that can help her see her girlfriends, the birds, the stars in the night sky, and the beautiful buttercups that her father planted just for her.
For parents, this story will help them be thoughtful and enjoy the
process of helping and watching their daughter through the transition to
wearing eyeglasses. We have a lot of influence over how children can transition through the process of getting glasses. The eye exam, picking out glasses, and wearing them an unknown process, and its our gift to help them feel confident along the way, If we are knowledgeable and encouraging about the
process, our children will likely feel more comfortable every step of the way. I say to get excited about your daughter’s eye
exam. Your daughter is going see her
world more clearly!
