tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32916951.post1033306204662458579..comments2024-03-19T03:27:24.068-04:00Comments on I SAW YOUR NANNY: Did Magnifying Glass Mar Child's Eyesight?Leigh Raymerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18210572527823459842noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32916951.post-33408967356588880062012-08-02T18:16:05.577-04:002012-08-02T18:16:05.577-04:00As others have said the lady meant well but she w...As others have said the lady meant well but she was misinformed.<br /><br />I don't think it would be a good idea for your friend to go out of the way and correct her.<br /><br />If the lady mentions it to your friend again your friend can kindly tell her that after her previous comments she wanted to be sure she was not harming her charge and did a little research and found that it is not dangerous.Bethanynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32916951.post-2882714919753723112012-08-01T21:33:12.100-04:002012-08-01T21:33:12.100-04:00Oh god, I HATE busy bodies like that! Some moms fe...Oh god, I HATE busy bodies like that! Some moms feel the need to tell everyone else what they are doing wrong. I'm glad you told her to mind her own business. <br /><br />That sounds like a total load of crap anyway. Kids play with magnifying glasses all the time. As long as she isn't using it to look at everything, all day long,or at the sun, I don't see how it could hurt her.Tnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32916951.post-20359191118141571942012-08-01T20:33:39.261-04:002012-08-01T20:33:39.261-04:00I've never heard of that. However, there are l...I've never heard of that. However, there are little 1 and 2 year-olds wearing glasses, which in essence, are a pair of miniature magnifying (or demagnifying) glasses. So, I don't think it does not harm unless you use them incorrectly as other posters have stated.I could use 100 bucksnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32916951.post-53925200471194033662012-08-01T17:25:28.161-04:002012-08-01T17:25:28.161-04:00There are the only two ways to damage a kid's ...There are the only two ways to damage a kid's vision with a magnifying glass: using it to look into the sun, and poking themselves or each other in the eye with the handle :-) <br /><br />I'm sure that woman meant well, but how annoying for you!Logical Skepticnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32916951.post-6989985448283187502012-08-01T11:31:45.333-04:002012-08-01T11:31:45.333-04:00I think most of us in our childhoods played with a...I think most of us in our childhoods played with a magnifying glass at some point and it did no harm. Don't worry :-)Flicknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32916951.post-28781184601098836672012-08-01T10:37:25.573-04:002012-08-01T10:37:25.573-04:00Not true one bit.
But yeah be careful about not l...Not true one bit.<br /><br />But yeah be careful about not looking directly into the sun with them.BrooklynMommanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32916951.post-42668799070991697032012-08-01T08:10:13.273-04:002012-08-01T08:10:13.273-04:00The only damage would be if the child, or anyone, ...The only damage would be if the child, or anyone, focused the glass directly at the sun. People don''t damage their eyes permanently by using them. Old wives tale!Scttygrrlnoreply@blogger.com