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• Be Baby Sun Smart This Summer

  
  27 July 2008
  

   

  Top baby tips in the sun

   

  Whether you're home or abroad this summer, keep your children safe by following these SunSmart tips:

  
  Stay in the shade between 11am and 3pm
  Make sure you (and your children) never burn
  Aim to cover up with a T-shirt, wide brimmed hat and sunglasses
  Remember to take extra care with children
  Then use factor 15+ sunscreen
  There's more info at SunSmart
  
  Keeping babies and toddlers in the full shade of a suitable canopy or tree is a great way to help keep little ones safe in the sun. That isn't always possible, particularly if you're out and about with a pushchair, but products like Outlook's Shade a Babe offer 50+ SPF protection. It's a fine mesh which completely covers the pushchair and there is a Shade A Babe Single Pushchair Cover and a Shade A Babe Double Pushchair cover for twin buggies.
  
  Parasols can provide some shade, but remember children can still burn from reflected light and parasols offer relatively poor sun protection, and the Shade A Babe is a much better option... indoor shade is even better!
  Find the best price on a wide range of baby sun safe products at 3Wheelstroller.co.uk.

  Remember: 

• Very small babies should be kept in complete shade.
• Don't judge how safe your children are by how red their skin is; skin can take hours to fully show sunburn.
• Red-headed, the pale skinned and those with freckles are most at risk.
• Find a wide-brimmed hat which your child wants to wear and encourage them to wear it - even on less sunny days.
• See SunSmart for great baby and child sun safe tips.

And finally::Don't forget that you can burn in the sun too! Many parents spend time making sure that their children are protected from the sun and forget their own sun protection!