J.B.
A.,
My son has amblioplia, though we didn't catch it until he was 7 and he was learning to read. We never did a patch, as his doctor felt the drops would be a better route. If it works to do drops only-do it. He will probably fuss about putting them in, but once they are in-arguement over and he will be getting all day eye strengthening. As far as wearing glasses, I thought my son would battle me about those, but once he saw how clear and bright the world was with them on, he wouldn't take them off (accept to sleep, wrestle with sister, or swim.)
Whatever route you take, you must be consistant and firm. Once kids are 12 their brain will not do much changing in that area. Now is the time!!! The more progress you make now, the better.
If you have to patch, let him pretend to be a pirate oe something and really play around with that. Maybe you could wera a patch, too if you are just hanging around the house anyway! I don't know how long each day he has to wear it or how many times a day, but maybe reserve special favored activities for "patch time".
Jen