Did you know most kids rack up between 50% and 80% of their lifetime sun exposure before age 18?It's up to parents to make sure kids are protected.
Be sure to:
- Apply sunscreen whenever your child will be in the sun.
- Apply sunscreen about 30 minutes before kids go outside so that a good layer of protection can form. Don't forget about lips, hands, ears, feet, shoulders, and behind the neck. Lift up bathing suit straps and apply sunscreen underneath them (in case the straps shift as a child moves).
- Apply sunscreen generously.
- Reapply sunscreen often, approximately every 2 to 3 hours. Reapply after a child is sweating or swimming.
- Apply a waterproof sunscreen if kids will be around water or swimming. Water reflects and intensifies the sun's rays, so kids need protection that lasts. Waterproof sunscreens may last up to 80 minutes in the water, and some are also sweat- and rub-proof. But regardless of the waterproof label, be sure to reapply sunscreen when kids come out of the water.
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Thanks for helpful advice!!! You sure know everything there is to know about sunscreen!
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Don't worry about Vit. B!
Andrea, I think you mean Vitamin D.
I don't worry about either and I was in the sun a lot as a kid. I will probably get skin cancer.
I do mean D! Sorry! I just hate people telling me that sunscreen is bad because they need it. I always forget what it is they need!
Great to remember, and also to remember that it doesn't matter what color your skin is, or what your complexion is too much sun = sunburn!!
My guys know the drill and baby Saylor is quickly learning, but just last week while swimming outside for one hour I missed one. Everyone had sunscreen, 'except my one who always tans and guess what? He burned!! He was like "it hurts when I touch it! No like it really burns!" He's 10 , and it was his first real sunburn!!
Vitamin B hahaha
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