General Eye Protection... Who knew?

I recently took my kids to the optometry clinic on base for their yearly eye exams. I sat in the waiting room reading a brochure called "Your School-Age Child's Eyes," sponsored by the American Optometric Association, as the boys had their vision checked. There were some very important safety rules listed on this brochure, and thank goodness I read each and every one of them, otherwise I might not have known to tell my children...

1. to keep away from targets of darts, bows-and-arrows, BB guns and missile-throwing toys;

2) not to run with or throw sharp objects;

3) to wear appropriate eye protection in activities at school and at play in which there is a risk of eye injury, especially when using chemistry sets, powers tools, fireworks and household and yard chemicals.

DUH! What's sad is the fact that there are people who have to be warned against these various dangers. There must be documented cases where children have been injured doing the very things mentioned here, consequently, the need to include this information on the brochure in the first place. Can you imagine someone not realizing these things are dangerous?