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While some kids take to wearing sunglasses like ducks to water, others …. not so much! Our Miss 2 has been wearing sunnies for most of her life and LOVES to wear them, but Miss 5 was a late starter, and while she puts them on occasionally they come off again just as quickly. Getting kids to wear sunglasses can be a challenge. Challenge accepted!!
Kids eyes need protecting, even more so than adults. As adults most of us wear sunnies as a comfort thing to protect our eyes from glare. But what many of us don’t realise as parents is that our kids eyes are generally getting 3 times more sun exposure than ours, and their ocular lenses don’t cope with UV radiation as well as an adults do (more info here).
Awesome parent that you are, you have bought your little one their first pair of kids sunglasses. Hoorah! You legend! But for the life of you you can’t work out how to get them to keep them on. So we asked our Instagram and Facebook community for some input and here are some great tips for getting kids to wear sunglasses:
“We have put wee glasses on Sam since he was tiny so he was used to having things on his face.”
There is no such thing as too young when it comes to getting kids to wear sunglasses. The younger the better seems to be most people’s experience. Not just because the younger they are the more vulnerable their eyes are, but because wearing baby sunglasses becomes just a natural part of the going outside routine.
“Frogs and Toadstools were great helping us find a great fit!”
Having the right size makes all the difference. If they are too loose they will fall off, too small and they might feel uncomfortable or look awkward. You can try Babiators on at your local stockist (like this customer did), or check out our sizing guide.
“He does like to take them on and off sometimes (dont we all ! ) so the strap in your accessories pack means he does not loose them !”.
We also have a new silicone baby sunglasses strap sold seperately!
“We also praise him each time he puts them on by saying ‘hey coooool duuude !!!”
“letting him see himself in the mirror with them on quite a lot also helps him realise what is going on ! Less mystery as he can see himself !”
“we always made sure we never pushed him to wear them and were happy with only a few minutes at a time.. it slowly got longer..”
“Having the glasses on a coffee table to play with to take the mystery away. Putting them on each time in the pushchair so they seemed to go together.”
Another tip was “asking Sam to put our glasses on us to show we liked them.. and always having ours on at the same time”
Monkey see, Monkey do after all 
If you wear yours it is great modelling for little eyes xo
Thank you so much to Nicole Bolton from the @boltonbunch on Instagram and her funky son Sam for all their awesome tips!! Super legends! And to Frogs and Toadstools, one of our awesome NZ Stockists for getting them hooked on Babiators
We’d love to hear your tips on keeping sunglasses on kids!! We getting lots of questions from customers all the time, and we understand that every kid and every parent is different.. So we’d love your tips so we have lots of ideas for new parents who really want to protect their kids eyes.
Comment with your tips below! Can’t wait to read them
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A good fit is an important part of getting kids to wear their sunglasses. Check out the guide below for the recommendations and measurements of our different Babiators sunglasses sizes:
Junior Babiators sunglasses fit most babies 6 months to 2 years. Babiators are made of a soft material that is comfortable and lightweight. They are designed to fit kids’ faces and don’t pinch the temples or nose.
Fit will vary by child depending on head size.
If you’re between sizes, we recommend ordering your child’s sunglasses a size up.
Classic Babiators sunglasses fit most children 3 to 5 years. Babiators are made of a soft material that is comfortable and lightweight. They are designed to fit kids’ faces and don’t pinch the temples or nose.
Fit will vary by child depending on head size.
If you’re between sizes, we recommend ordering your child’s sunglasses a size up.
Our 6+ Blue Series sunglasses fit most school age children 6 years and up. Aces are made of a soft material that is comfortable and lightweight. They are designed to fit kids’ faces and don’t pinch the temples or nose. Fit will vary by child depending on head size.
If you are not sure if the sunglasses fit well we suggest checking out "The Babiators Sizing Guide" blog post we wrote that shows our wonderful little model who was in between sizes. It has some great pics show how to get the best fit.