“Is my child old enough to wear contact lenses?”. The real question is, “Is my child mature enough to wear contact lenses?”
Eye care practitioners can offer guidelines, but only a parent can really answer that question.
Children usually adapt well to wearing contact lenses and they can be great for sport and building self esteem and can sometimes be a safer vision option than glasses for recreation use.
Keep in mind that it isn’t usually glasses or contacts but glasses and contacts, frequently glasses in school and contacts for sports and social wear.