Are you in the Dark
Are you in the Dark About Sun Protection for your Baby or Child?
Being in a the sun feels good. But sunshine damages their skin, and that damage can trigger skin cancer. Skin cancer is America’s most common cancer. About one million people get skin cancer each year.
It’s true that Caucasians get skin cancer more often than people who are African-American or Hispanic, but everyone is at risk. For African-American and Hispanic people, skin cancer often strikes the feet or hands. So, check for skin and nail changes regularly. At your next visit, you may want to have your doctor examine your feet and hands.
Skin cancer isn’t the only problem. For all skin types, over exposure to the sun increases your risk of illness. It can affect your medicines. It can even dim your vision.
The best protection? Stay inside between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. That’s when the sun’s rays are strongest.
But you can’t always stay indoors. And even if it’s cloudy outside, the sun’s rays can reach through the clouds. Sunshine bounces off water, cement, sand and snow. To dodge the sun all year long: parents have many products available.
The most difficult sun protection is for the child under 6 - 8 months old since sunscreen lotions have chemicals that are harmful to their skin so parents need other alternatives. Older children also need the same protection while being transported in their strollers and jogging strollers. The manufacturers usually provide a canopy but it only offers limited protection and there are many open areas in the cockpit of the stroller where sun rays can sneak in and skin damage can result.
Sasha’s Kiddie Products is a specialist in offering sun screen protection that easily fits oover the canopy to provide almost complete protection from the suns rays. They block out 70% of the suns rays while allowing the child to see out and the parent to see in at all times. The protectors also guard the child from wind, flying insects, contact from pets and strangers. There are many models of Sun Protectors for almost all of the major manufacturers of infnat carriers/carseats, strollers and jogging strollers. Click here for infant carriers from Sashas.
Even with these sun covers it is recommended that the child stays in the shade at midday, is dressed in clothing that covers their skin including a hat to shade the face ears and neck.
Being in a the sun feels good. But sunshine damages their skin, and that damage can trigger skin cancer. Skin cancer is America’s most common cancer. About one million people get skin cancer each year.
It’s true that Caucasians get skin cancer more often than people who are African-American or Hispanic, but everyone is at risk. For African-American and Hispanic people, skin cancer often strikes the feet or hands. So, check for skin and nail changes regularly. At your next visit, you may want to have your doctor examine your feet and hands.
Skin cancer isn’t the only problem. For all skin types, over exposure to the sun increases your risk of illness. It can affect your medicines. It can even dim your vision.
The best protection? Stay inside between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. That’s when the sun’s rays are strongest.
But you can’t always stay indoors. And even if it’s cloudy outside, the sun’s rays can reach through the clouds. Sunshine bounces off water, cement, sand and snow. To dodge the sun all year long: parents have many products available.
The most difficult sun protection is for the child under 6 - 8 months old since sunscreen lotions have chemicals that are harmful to their skin so parents need other alternatives. Older children also need the same protection while being transported in their strollers and jogging strollers. The manufacturers usually provide a canopy but it only offers limited protection and there are many open areas in the cockpit of the stroller where sun rays can sneak in and skin damage can result.
Sasha’s Kiddie Products is a specialist in offering sun screen protection that easily fits oover the canopy to provide almost complete protection from the suns rays. They block out 70% of the suns rays while allowing the child to see out and the parent to see in at all times. The protectors also guard the child from wind, flying insects, contact from pets and strangers. There are many models of Sun Protectors for almost all of the major manufacturers of infnat carriers/carseats, strollers and jogging strollers. Click here for infant carriers from Sashas.
Even with these sun covers it is recommended that the child stays in the shade at midday, is dressed in clothing that covers their skin including a hat to shade the face ears and neck.
Child safety during the early years can prevent skin damage in the future. Dilligent parents use the best products available for their children.
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