As a kid, getting glasses usually meant getting picked on at school and hearing names like “nerd” and “dork.” But a recent survey done by Ohio State University shows that the majority of kids (between 6-10 years old) thought that kids wearing glasses looked smarter and more honest than their non-spectacled peers. Which is great news to me, since without my glasses I would walk around like Mr. Magoo - which only leads me to believe that at some point my son will need glasses as well.

The only thing left to deal with then is to convince your child that glasses are “cool,” as most kids are usually sensitive about what they’re going to look like. Or they might simply refuse to wear glasses because they think they will look ugly.

Although I suppose when it comes time for my little boy to get glasses, I’ll just run through the standard list of benefits to calm his concerns: he’ll be able to see better, he’ll look smarter, run faster, jump higher and have x-ray vision. You know, all the important stuff.