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Update: protecting kids from the sun

August 1, 2015 by kidstra

(After you read the article, test your knowledge. Look at each picture and ask yourself what the parent could have done better to protect the child from the sun. Answers are at the end of the article.) Just when you thought that you knew all you have to know to protect your kids from the […]

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THE SUN DOES TO INFANTS’ SKIN WHAT TOBACCO SMOKE DOES TO ADULT’S LUNGS

May 21, 2014 by kidstra

1.The younger the child, the greater the risk. Young children burn rapidly. Their skin contains less melanin to neutralize the sun’s rays. Severe sunburns early in life increase the chances of cancer in later life.  Children spend much time outdoors and with increasing longevity have ever more years of exposure ahead of them. 2. Rethink […]

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