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Update: protecting kids from the sun

August 1, 2015 by kidstra
Update: protecting kids from the sun

(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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Infants and young children/Sunglasses

July 19, 2015 by kidstra
Infants and young children/Sunglasses

Hey Mom! Make room in your already bulging diaper bag for one additional item, sunglasses. For your infant. The earlier children begin to wear “shades” the less likely they are to have cataracts and other eye problems when they become grandparents. 1. Any old shades won’t do. Infants’ eyes are especially susceptible to the sun. […]

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

May 21, 2014 by kidstra
THE SUN DOES TO INFANTS’ SKIN WHAT TOBACCO SMOKE DOES TO ADULT’S LUNGS

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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Children / Sun Protection

June 29, 2013 by kidstra
Children / Sun Protection

The sun does to skin what tobacco smoke does to lungs, frequently causing serious health issues, including cancer, decades later.  Moreover, the concept that wrinkling and other skin damage is merely a normal consequence of aging is wrong. Much of the damage is due to excessive sun exposure – and is preventable. 1. The younger […]

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