Protecting your kids from the sun is not child’s play. For kids to have safe fun in the sun you must decipher ongoing barrages of conflicting information on sun protection and evaluate innumerable products claiming to provide that protection. This is Part Two: Sunscreens. If you haven’t already read Part One: Sun Protective Clothing, click […]
Dr. Karl Neumann’s Kids Travel Doc: 10 Tips for Protecting Kids From Sun Protection
June 5, 2011 by
Yes, you read it correctly. So many parents have become so conscientious about protecting their children from sun exposure that an increasing number of children are getting too little sun. What are parents to do? 1. Several years ago we wrote: “The sun does to skin what tobacco smoke does to lungs. Both produce progressive, […]
Children/Winter /Sun Protection
January 18, 2011 by
The sun is a mischief-maker, especially in wintertime. While the sun’s pleasant warming rays are equator bound, the troublemaking ultraviolet rays continue to bombard us no matter where we live and where we travel. Children are particularly at risk. Here is what you should know: • Protect kids from the sun all year around. Damaging […]
