Why do children want to wear glasses?

A big danger is when kids who do not physically need glasses start wearing them. The reason could be that the child simply craves attention and as a result complains of his or her vision. Another reason kids want to wear glasses can be the desire to look like an adult or possibly to get people to feel sorry for them. These could be reasons for kids to feel the need to get glasses.

Glasses can make people feel as if they are able to hide from the world and, therefore, glasses might be viewed by some as a sort of safe haven. If the family has many members who wear glasses, the child may simply want to fit in with the family and not to stick out like a "sore thumb." Children want to belong; they do not like to be different - that is an obsession of adults. If children get glasses for one of these above-mentioned reasons, their vision will deteriorate needlessly.

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