Raising two young children has both rewards and challenges. Along with the laughs and hugs, we have had our share of bumps and bruises.

When we found out, like so many parents do, that one of our children needed glasses, we had to break the news. Let’s just say that we were not the favorite parents that day.

Wanting to be Mom The Hero once more, I looked for some way to erase the stigma so often associated with children who wear glasses and in doing so, I discovered a similar need for hearing aids. From this, the ideas for both Frame Riders and Tube Riders were born.

My son loved the idea that he could personalize his glasses, and my husband (a recent recipient of hearing aids) thought the idea could easily transfer to hearing aids as well. We decided to share these ideas and the resulting products with other parents and their children.