Eye Exam Awareness Month #ThinkAboutYourEyes

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This post was sponsored by Think About Your Eyes as part of an Influencer Activation for Influence Central. All thoughts and opinions are completely my own.

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The month of August is Eye Exam Awareness Month. There is  no better way to make sure that your kids have a great year than making sure that they can see. Catching eye issues and catching them early is imperative to your child’s success in school and even life, because some issues, if not caught early enough could cause permanent eye issues. Vision problems in school, especially early education will hinder the learning process and sometimes are the result of attention and behavior problems (trust me, I’ve been there).

Over the years of being parent, some things I have learned the hard way. My oldest son (who is 11 years older than the youngest) got is first pair of glasses and lost them almost immediately. Me being stubborn refused to buy him another pair, his dad also refused, it has been a downhill battle every since, because he couldn’t see.

Think About Your Eyes is a national campaign that encourages people to get annual eye exams and promotes the benefits of eye Exams. This year for Eye Exam Awareness Month set your kids up for a healthy future, by getting them an eye exam. Even if you take your kids this year and they don’t need glasses, it is still important for you to take them every year for an exam. I didn’t need glasses until 6th grade but went yearly for an exam.

My 6-year-old started the 2015/2016 school year as a kindergartener last year. They went to Christmas break and she started in on first-grade work. She ended the school year as a kindergartener going into the second grade! To continue on this success path, I want to make sure that her eyes are as good as they were last school year. So we will be taking a visit to the Eye Doctor a couple of days before school starts. Making sure they get into the eye doctor before school starts, allows them to catch and correct any problems that may cause issue with learning. 

Lots of parents are waiting on their child to say that they are having problems seeing, and reality is, you just can’t wait for them to tell you.

For more info on the Think About Your Eyes Campaign you can find their website here, and also check out the fact sheet below.

 

She doesn’t display any signs of needing glasses, but because her father and I both need glasses, I just want to be safe and take the precautionary measures to know for sure. The success of her future depends on it.

 

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