We’re all over here celebrating the start of a new school year (because summers can be LONG) but you know what comes along with the back to school? Extracurricular activities. Soccer practice, piano lessons, dance team, and on and on and on. From the minute the work day ends, parents move on to their second job as a kid-chauffeur with everything that goes into it.

In a viral TikTok video, mom @rexandmo went on a rant about the struggle of being a working mom with kids of different ages in extracurriculars and what a logistical nightmare that can be.

@rexandmo

S/O to my husband cause he work too & coaches but when i get home these HIS KIDS 😂😂😂 #rexandmo #fyp

♬ original sound – Rex & Mo 🥰

“Being a working mom with kids in extracurricular activities is unrealistic. It is so hard. It doesn’t even make sense. If feels unsustainable. Like how long am I going to be able to do this? I’m going to work, I’m getting off work, and I gotta round everybody up. I got a school-age child. I got babies at daycare. I got to make sure I got his stuff for football. I gotta make sure I got their snacks. I gotta make sure I got a portable potty. When I’m done doing that, sitting there trying to entertain the little ones while the big one is practicing, I then have to go home, wash everybody up, feed everybody, get everybody down for bed, and do it again the next day.”

We’re exhausted just reading all that and can only imagine what this schedule is going to look like once the little ones have their own activities. The comments section made it clear just how many parents are in the same predicament.

@rexandmo does show some appreciation for her partner in her caption: “s/o to my husband cause he work too & coaches but when he gets home these HIS KIDS.” We support this.

Our only recommendation: don’t feel like you have to do everything. It’s okay if your kids aren’t in every activity. It’s okay if you don’t do home-cooked meals every night. Many successful working moms find that the only way they can get through the day is by giving up on things like that.

My husband and I decided long ago that we wouldn’t let our lives be ruled by extracurriculars. Yet my four kids, who range in age from kindergartener to teen, still come home with plenty of flyers—and oh the e-mails we get—about “opportunities” to make their lives better. They will become smarter, more athletic, or more creative if we will simply pay (usually a hefty) fee and enroll them in adult-orchestrated activities.

These include sports, clubs, classes, organizations, and even junior committees. They can learn a new language, build robots, code, earn badges, and much more. There’s no shortage of possibilities when you live in suburbia—and parents take a lot of pride in rattling off how “busy” they are every single night of the week and all weekend long, too.

I have no doubt that each of these can teach kids valuable lessons and provide parents with some respite. Teamwork, for example, is best taught in a team (duh) environment. Many of these opportunities encourage kids to be more giving, patient, and open-minded. Of course, these traits are important—but let’s not pretend that the only way kids will grow up to be wholesome, respectful adults is if they are in nonstop extracurriculars.

Our decision to limit our children’s participation is based on our belief that our health should be our number one priority. We see family dinners, which have been proven to do wonders for mental health, as a time to catch up with one another, problem-solve, and enjoy a meal together. They don’t work out every night, but they do happen most evenings. Then there are the general benefits of downtime and a great night’s rest. Plus, every evening, we spend one-on-one time with our kids at bedtime: playing games, reading books, and talking.

We also want them to have the opportunity to simply be bored! Boredom fosters creativity—and kids (and adults) need time to just chill out and think. Because every waking minute of their day isn’t filled with activities, my kids actually have time to read a book, draw, build with Legos, or hang out with one another.

Related: Letting Your Kids Be Bored Is Actually Good for Them

That doesn’t mean we’re against them altogether. We attempt to strike a balance between not too much and not too little. We don’t have hard-and-fast rules about how many extracurriculars our kids can be in, though we tend to rotate based on interest. One of my kids loves basketball—a winter sport—whereas in spring, we prioritize track. My son’s martial arts takes place immediately after school, two days a week. My youngest, desperate to play soccer, took a short class over the summer.

Limiting their options just teaches them to prioritize: What do they truly want to do versus what’s sort-of-maybe interesting and fleeting? What needs to be an extracurricular, and what can be learned through a book, online class, or video? We encourage our kids to try new things, but we never push them to make a youth career out of one activity. Variety is the spice of life, right?

They’ve also learned to prioritize themselves, at times, and one another, at others. Sometimes their job is to show up to their sibling’s game and cheer them on. Each kid isn’t always the star of the show—an important lesson.

I’m also ever-mindful that enrolling kids in many extracurriculars, or even one, is steeped in privilege. After all, there’s the cost of signing up, plus transportation, time, and (almost always) extra gear or supplies they need to participate. It’s a suburban belief that “good kids” have enrichment activities, when, in truth, they’re for those who can afford it.

We have given ourselves parental permission to enjoy the time we have with our kids and not make extracurriculars the dictators of our lives. They can be absolutely wonderful, and if an activity is doable and affordable, we say “yes.” But there are plenty of reasons to say no to overscheduling our family. Extracurriculars are just that: extra. They should be bonuses, not obligations.

Working parents don’t get enough time with their families as it is

I’m a mom who has been managing work and office culture alongside my own family’s needs and schedule for the last decade. Never in my life have I thought, I’m not spending enough time with my co-workers. The idea that there needs to be a culture of “fun” at work is the absolute last thing any working parent wants.

A French high court ruled in 2022 that workers can’t be forced to have “fun” at work after a man was fired in 2015 for what his employer’s called “professional incompetence” for not participating in work-sponsored extracurricular activities. These included things like weekend excursions and happy hours. The man claimed he was once made to share a bed with a colleague during a retreat.

No, thank you.

Every company I’ve worked for has hosted regular happy hours and events that are supposed to be enjoyable, like escape room excursions. Not even the pandemic could put a stop to it: mandated fun suddenly came in the form of virtual trivia, magic shows, and—you guessed it—more happy hours. I am not anti-fun. I love fun. I just don’t need to be forced to have it at work, and I’m guessing there are a lot of people who agree with me, parents and non-parents alike.

For one, there is a basic tone-deafness to using work time for “fun.” If you have a high-output job, you essentially need all your hours during your workday to complete that job. Expectations for building culture during company time inadvertently take precious time away from employees who need to be, well, working. A parent may desperately need to leave at 5 p.m. on the dot to make it to aftercare pickup. Or they may need to dip out during the day to make it to a school event, doctor’s appointment, or teacher conference. There are already so many things a working parent is juggling; adding another thing to that pile—even one that’s meant to be a good time—is just another thing added to the pile.

Companies love to talk about “culture,” but so many misinterpret it as how much measured “fun” their employees are having while working. That’s not what culture is. “Culture is the tacit social order of an organization: it shapes attitudes and behaviors in wide-ranging and durable ways,” explains Harvard Business Review. “Cultural norms define what is encouraged, discouraged, accepted, or rejected within a group.”

Keep your happy hour and give employees a manager who puts their school pick-ups on their work calendar. Keep the escape room excursion and give employees a workplace that lets them apply sick days to taking care of sick kids. Keep your weekend retreat and create a work culture that doesn’t advertise “endless vacation time” without actually pushing employees to take it. Foster a culture that understands that individuals may not want or have the ability to spend any time outside of work with their colleagues.

We spend approximately one-third of our life at work and most of our waking weekday hours there. We don’t need more time to build relationships with our colleagues; we’re communicating all day long. Rather than leaning into things like happy hours, employers should be cognizant of the transactional nature of employment and celebrate those boundaries.

“For managers, make sure to start the trend by taking your own time away from work to recharge and spend time on hobbies or interests. Employees will see you starting this trend and will feel comfortable to do so for themselves,” explains Harvard Business Review.

There are plenty of studies focused on working parent burnout, and although employers probably aren’t keen on regarding their “fun” events as extra stressors, they can be. Parents are already operating from a space where their attention is divided; missing out on extra events, even if they’re meant to be extracurricular, can add more expectations to an already full plate. No one wants to be regarded as not as committed to their job because they didn’t show up for a cocktail.

So maybe it’s time to really unpack what company culture is and realize its foundation isn’t built in a bar—especially for parents.

Moms are feeling the heat of back-to-school prep

Getting everything done in time for the start of the school year is no easy task, and one a new survey found often lands squarely on moms’ shoulders.

Evernote, a productivity app, surveyed 1,083 adults who identify as a mother to see just how much this season—and it does feel like an entire season—stressed them out. Surprising no one, the bulk of back-to-school responsibilities, including haircuts, shopping, school supplies, and appointment scheduling, are tackled by (exhausted) moms.

More than a third (34%) said they handle everything related to preparing for the upcoming school year. Just over one-fifth (21%) of moms said they handled it by themselves “most” of the time, and just over one out of ten get equal help from a partner, which is sobering.

Over half (58%) of moms said that budgeting was one of the biggest concerns about back-to-school, spurred by the pandemic and inflation, and 57% reported that COVID safety concerns were also weighing on them.

Additional stressors included organizing drop-off/pickup schedules (54%), managing extracurricular activities (52%) managing school apps (44%), and finding/arranging childcare (35%). But we’re not done with the to-dos yet! More than half (58%) said they are solely responsible for meal-prep, including school lunches, and 39% are the sole support for homework.

Related: Viral Tweet Perfectly Captures the Invisible Load of Motherhood

Education and getting ready for school, like many things in our kid’s lives, seem to be ‘mom’s domain,’ regardless of whether we also have work outside the home. That, in addition to the always-present invisible mental load, means we often feel overwhelmed and in it alone.

Unfortunately, this often comes at the cost of our well-being. A quarter of moms surveyed said don’t have the time in a day to decompress. For those that do, 62% use it to have much-needed alone time, 52% spend time with friends and family, and 34% use it to enjoy their own activities. Let’s all tap our partners to get in the mix more, yeah? We all deserve less on our plates.

And that doesn’t include college

New estimates show that inflation isn’t just jacking up the cost of groceries and gasoline, but childrearing, too. The cost to raise a child for a two-parent, married family with two kids on a middle income? Over $310,000.

The Brookings Institution‘s estimate addresses children born in 2015 and spans all the costs through the age of 17. And spoiler alert: it doesn’t include any costs for sending your kids to college.

That $310K price tag has jumped $80,000 from 2017, which equals out to be over $18K per year.  Expenses that fit into the increase are plentiful and include child care, healthcare, housing, food clothing, haircuts, diapers and other must-haves like sports and lessons.

Related: 16 Ways to Shop Smart & Save Money on Groceries

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So how did experts arrive at that number? It came down to using an average inflation rate of 2.23% (2015-2020), plus another 1.77% for the last two years. Thank you, recession!

“The new estimate only crunches numbers for middle-income, married parents, and doesn’t include projections for single parent households, or consider how race factors into cost challenges” reports The Hill. The cost for those family dynamics are even more bleak.

“Rising expenses for raising a family could disproportionately affect lower-income families. For a single parent earning $20,000 or $30,000 a year, shelling out the extra funds for a child might be difficult,” says said Dr. Isabel Sawhill, a senior fellow at Brookings.

For Black families, the Opportunity & Inclusive Growth Institute found that “that Black households are more exposed to inflation fluctuations than White households.” The Wall Street Journals says that “can make it difficult for households to determine how much the money they earn will buy.”

At the end of the day, no one enters parenthood thinking they are going to get off cheap. But for the next generation, we’re betting they’ll think long and hard about opening the purse strings before having kids.

Joe Goldberg is back and better than ever—with a whole new persona for a new country

Hello, You. Fans of the creepy Netflix series are rejoicing, because Netflix just dropped the first extended trailer for the upcoming fourth season.

Here, just settle in and watch for yourself, because Season 4 already looks incredible.

In the trailer, we see Joe, who now goes by Jonathan Moore, living in France, stalking Mariann (and maybe his neighbor?), and finding himself at the center of a series of murders that have captivated the public. Oh, and to turn the tables a bit, it appears that this season, someone will be stalking Joe.

Netflix already got our You-loving hearts beating when it announced that season four is coming even earlier than we thought. After previously announcing a Feb. 10 release, the first part of season four is now scheduled to hit the streaming platform a day early, on Feb. 9. It’s officially time to start the countdown (and place your bets on how many victims Joe Goldberg will have in the next installment).

A teaser for the upcoming season was released during Tudum: A Netflix Global Fan Event earlier this year, showing us a little of what Joe’s been up to since season three. “Allow me to introduce myself,” declares Penn Badgley, who plays Joe. “I’ve gone through a bit of refinement. I’m not the lovable bookstore manager in New York, or the shop clerk in L.A., or the doting husband in the suburbs,” he continues in the voiceover narration. “No. Not anymore.” (Weeps silently from excitement.)

 

The hit drama, based on Caroline Kepnes’ best-selling novels, debuted in 2018, at which point Joe lived in New York City and became obsessed with aspiring writer Guinevere Beck (Elizabeth Lail). The next season followed him to Los Angeles, and we watched with bated breath as he fell for Love Quinn (Victoria Pedretti), who subsequently had his child. He also learned he wasn’t the only murderer in the family.

Season three followed Joe, Love, and baby as they desperately tried to fit into their California suburb. Unfortunately, things didn’t end well for Love, and we were all left hanging after her death and his sudden fascination with fellow book lover Marienne (Tati Gabrielle).

Now, Joe lives in the U.K. under the pseudonym of Jonathan Moore. “Living in London has allowed me to bury the past, if you will,” he continues in the trailer. “No, this time around, I’m focusing on academia and instruction while keeping my typical extracurricular activities strictly professional. One must make time to exchange ideas with like-minded colleagues.”

 

We’re also introduced to some new cast members, including Nadia (Amy-Leigh Hickman), Kate (Charlotte Ritchie), and Rhys (Ed Speleers), who holds the book: “Good Man in a Cruel World,” which is telling.

 

“The tone is similar, but it’s shifting in that there is a different format,” Badgley told Entertainment Tonight earlier this year of the upcoming season. “It’s almost like we’re shifting the genre slightly. And I think it works.”

As we watch him lurk in the background, Joe says ominously, “Unfortunately, with friends in high places, there usually come others attempting to climb that social ladder. Some may end up falling—or, shall I say, pushed—to their social death. The question is: by whom?”

Unfortunately for us, we will have to wait and see. Part one of season four drops on Feb. 9, followed by part two on March 10.

As parents, we highly value education. While on the hunt for a school with exceptional academics it can be easy to forget one crucial component: emotional learning, otherwise known as “EQ”. For 145 years, Sacred Heart Schools has been instilling a love of learning in students, while shaping them to achieve their best and be their best selves. With the support of exceptional teachers and staff, their approach to education combines a challenging curriculum within a nurturing environment.

Want to get to know Sacred Heart? Tour the campus, attend a virtual information session, meet virtually with the leaders of their grade-level groupings, and apply for admission!

All Faiths Are Welcome

Sacred Heart is a Catholic, independent, PK-8 school that welcomes students of all faiths, races, and socio-economic backgrounds. In fact, 40% of the students are not Catholic; all major faiths are represented in a wide range of learners. As an independent school, Sacred Heart benefits from their relationship with the Chicago Archdiocese, but is self-governing and free to craft their own unique vision and innovative curriculum. As one parent says, “The school does an excellent job, regardless of your religious affiliation, of teaching children how to create and navigate their own moral compass.”

Sacred Heart Education Is Accessible to All Students

The tuition assistance program helps make Sacred Heart education accessible to children from all backgrounds, regardless of their financial means. Varying awards are made based upon demonstrated need, up to 95% of tuition. Nearly 30% of Sacred Heart students receive some level of tuition assistance.

Want to get to know Sacred Heart? Tour the campus, attend a virtual information session, meet virtually with the leaders of their grade-level groupings, and apply for admission!

 

Students of All Ages Thrive

In this welcoming, diverse school community, students feel valued, cared for, respected, and celebrated. Sacred Heart Schools serves children in pre-kindergarten through 8th grade in three academic groups: Primary School (grades PK-2), Lower School (grades 3-5) and Middle School (grades 6-8). Preschool and senior kindergarten are coed, and grade level classrooms are organized by gender—giving children an opportunity to develop their own voice and build confidence within themselves. However, many elements of campus life are coeducational. 

Students Are Enriched Beyond the Classroom

With 40 different after-school clubs and classes and 50 competitive sports teams, there’s no shortage of extracurricular activities to pique your child’s interests and continue their learning when the school day is done. (FYI: It’s one of the largest elementary school athletic programs in Illinois!) From dance to music lessons, Science Olympiad to basketball, students can choose from a range of offerings to solidify friendships and be involved. Families can also choose to enroll their children in Before and After School Care. (Before School Care is free for students in PK-8 and After School Care is free for SK-8 students.)

Students Are Committed to Social Justice and Making the World a Better Place

Sacred Heart is guided by five principles— faith, intellect, service, community, and personal growth. Social justice is woven into the curriculum at Sacred Heart Schools—providing students the chance to give back and see the meaningful impact of their actions. Instilling strong values shapes students into active and informed members of the local community and responsible global citizens. 

Want to get to know Sacred Heart? Tour the campus, attend a virtual information session, meet virtually with the leaders of their grade-level groupings, and apply for admission!

 

Graduates Attend Chicago’s Best High Schools

Approximately 95% of Sacred Heart’s students are accepted to their first-choice high school. Students are thoughtfully guided through a high school counseling program where emphasis is placed on helping students find a secondary school that’s the best fit for their learning styles and interests. 8th graders leave well prepared for high school—quickly becoming leaders in academics, extracurriculars, and their new school community.  

Want to get to know Sacred Heart? Tour the campus, attend a virtual information session, meet online the leaders of each grade-level groupings, and apply for admission!

This year’s back-to-school season is once again shaping up to be another uniquely-COVID experience for teens and parents. With schools finally moving back to in-person after over a year of remote school, online extracurriculars, hybrid partial-return-to-school models, and constant uncertainty, we don’t have to tell you that this transition might be tough.

In-person learning has so many social and academic advantages…but it also includes all of the social anxiety of peer interactions, the combined demands of balancing school work with extracurricular activities, and for many a dramatic increase in overall time spent in activities. With the current rise in COVID cases, your child might also be stressed about their health or the uncertainty of what yet another atypical fall may look like. This year’s back-to-school season is likely to bring a great deal of uncertainty, stress, and anxiety to students and families.

Anxiety has been one of the most common health impacts related to COVID for teens, with 19-36% of teens showing new or worsening anxiety during the pandemic. Unfortunately, anxiety tends to intensify in periods of stress and in uncertain or unfamiliar situations. This year’s back-to-school anxiety may look different for everyone. It could be stress about meeting new people and making new friends for a student’s first time on campus despite having “attended” the school virtually last year. It could be rising juniors’ or seniors’ fears that online learning did not adequately prepare them for the rigors of these important years. 

Back-to-school stress is typical. However, it is important to recognize it and address it. Look for ways back-to-school stress could be presenting itself in your child. Some ways stress tends to manifest itself includes:

  • Physical symptoms such as headaches, stomachaches, and difficulty sleeping.

  • Negative thoughts such as “I’m not going to make any friends”, “I’ll never get into college/get a good job if I don’t do well”, and “My parents will be disappointed in me.”

  • Anxious or depressed mood including agitation, difficulty focusing, and low motivation.

  • Unhealthy coping behaviors such as oversleeping, over or under-eating, substance use, or self-injury.

​If your teen is experiencing anxiety about the transition back to school, encourage them to talk about it with you, or with a trusted support such as their school counselor or therapist. When these worries come up at home, our natural parenting instinct is usually to try to reduce our child’s distress, often by trying to convince our teens not to worry. For example, we might say things like ‘If you work hard in all your classes you will be fine’ or ‘Everybody is feeling nervous about going back!’ While this is fine for occasional worries, if you find yourself reassuring your teen about similar topics multiple times per day, it might be time to switch tactics. Instead of reassuring, validate their emotions such as ‘You sound pretty worried about not getting to be with your friend group at lunch’ and then ask your teen to come up with a possible solution, or to use therapy skills for coping with their anxiety (like ‘riding the wave’ of anxiety, using coping skills, or practicing an exposure). 

As you start to shift back to typical routines, also make sure that you schedule in extra downtime for your teen. Uncertainty is exhausting, and there is a lot of it right now. Let your teen know that you understand they are probably feeling overwhelmed or tired and that you want to give them space for self-care.

Your student might not be experiencing any of the symptoms above; however, they could still be feeling worried and anxious about going back to school. Try starting a conversation with them. Ask, “How are you feeling about going back to in-person school? What are you excited about? What are you least looking forward to?” Or, “You’ve already been through so much change this year, how can I make the transition back to in-person learning easier for you?”

For most students, their schedule is about to be the busiest it has been in over a year. Recognize that and work with them to help address their fears and chart a schedule so they can be successful and manage the stress that comes with returning to school. 

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This post originally appeared on Joon Care.

Amy Mezulis, PhD, is a licensed clinical psychologist, mother of two teens, and Co-Founder and Chief Clinical Officer at Joon Care, a teletherapy practice for teens and young adults. Dr. Mezulis specializes in youth mental health and her research has been funded by the NIMH and the APA.

You’ve picked out a new backpack and finally got them to sit still for that back-to-school haircut. Whether your children are taking on the 2021-22 school year in person, online or both, they’re going to need a comprehensive eye exam. Read on to find out why you shouldn’t skip this critical step in getting your little scholars ready for the new school year.

Did you know that myopia, whose primary symptom is blurred distance vision, is on the rise—in its frequency and its severity?1 As your child grows, their myopia is likely to get worse over time, and can further impact their future eye health. Help is now available. MiSight® 1 day soft contact lenses are specifically designed for myopia control and are FDA approved* to slow myopia progression in children, aged 8-12 at the initiation of treatment!†2

Good Vision Is Vital for Learning

Children who suffer from vision problems will often struggle in school. Sometimes you’ll notice they avoid reading or have trouble seeing the whiteboard or materials the teacher uses. Sometimes, their vision issues can even interfere with their extracurricular activities, like sports. So frustrating—imagine if you couldn’t see what everyone else could and you didn’t even realize it! Diagnosing a child with a vision condition early on is critical to their overall developmental success.

Early Diagnosis Is Key

Myopia, often referred to as nearsightedness, can result in the inability to see objects clearly at a distance, like the whiteboard at school. It often worsens during a child's growing years. But myopia is more than just not being able to see well. It can increase the risk of serious eye health complications and sight-threatening conditions later in life, such as risk for retinal detachment, myopic maculopathy, and glaucoma.3-4

Prescriptions Can Change Year to Year

There’s a reason your child’s eye exam should be a yearly event: Children’s bodies can change quickly and so can their eyesight. Plus, children's eyes often show clinical signs of myopia even before the child experiences blurry vision, making the annual eye exam that much more important for early detection.5 Even children who did not exhibit any signs of decreased vision last year might need a prescription by the following school year. It’s important to compare changes year over year.

Increased Screen Time and Digital Devices Can Lead to Myopia

With the use of more computer screens in school, not to mention the increase in digital learning, children are online and on screens more than ever before. This can cause eye strain and can even affect their eye development, so getting those eyes checked at the beginning of the school year will help set them up for success.6

If You Have Myopia, Your Kids Might, Too

Studies show that children have a 1 in 2 chance of developing myopia if both parents have it; a 1 in 3 chance if one parent has it; and a 1 in 4 chance even if neither parent has myopia.3, 7-8 Other lifestyle factors, such as not enough outdoor time, poor lighting and increased digital screen time can influence myopia development in children.9-11

 

There Are Now More Options for Myopia

Like us, you probably didn't think contact lenses are an option for children. Through rigorous multi-year study, MiSight® 1 day soft contact lenses on average slowed the progression of myopia by 59% in age-appropriate children. §2, 12 And after six years, nearly one in four eyes originally fit with MiSight® 1 day had no progression of myopia.¶13 These stunning results make MiSight® 1 day the breakthrough technology that was the first and only FDA approved* product for myopia control in children, aged 8-12 at the initiation of treatment.†2

Learn more about MiSight® 1 day soft contact lenses and myopia!

Be sure to check this important item off your to-do list and get your child scheduled for an annual, comprehensive eye exam to make sure their school year is off to a brilliant start.

Indications and Important Safety Information.

Rx only
Results may vary.
ATTENTION: Reference the Patient Information Booklet for a complete listing of Indications and Important Safety Information. *Indication: MiSight® 1 day (omafilcon A) so! (hydrophilic) contact lenses for daily wear are indicated for the correction of myopic ametropia and for slowing the progression of myopia in children with non-diseased eyes, who at the initiation of treatment are 8-12 years of age and have refraction of -0.75 to -4.00 diopters(spherical equivalent) with à 0.75 diopters of astigmatism. The lens is to be discarded a!er each removal. Warnings: Problems with contact lenses could result in serious injury to the eye. Do not expose contact lenses to water while wearing them. Under certain circumstances MiSight® lenses optical design can cause reduced image contrast/ghosting/halo/glare in some patients that may cause difficulties with certain visually demanding tasks. Precautions: Daily wear single use only. Patient should always dispose when lenses are removed. No overnight wear. Patients should exercise extra care if performing potentially hazardous activities. Adverse events: Including but not limited to infection/inflammation/ulceration/abrasion of the cornea, other parts of the eye or eyelids. Some of these adverse reactions can cause permanent or temporary loss of vision. If you notice any of the stated in your child, immediately have your child remove the lenses and contact your eye care professional.
Compared to a single vision 1 day lens over a 3 year period.

§ Children aged 8-12 at the initiation of treatment.
¶ -0.25D or less of change. Lenses fitted between the ages of 8-12 at initiation of treatment.

 

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