Teaching Kids About Sun Protection

 

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Today we know any tan is a sign of skin damage. Skin cancer and premature aging comes from sun damage over a period of years typically starting in childhood. Protecting your skin from harmful UV rays when you are young is the best way to keep skin young and prevent skin cancer.

 

So let's talk about teaching children about sun protection. We have separated children's sun protection into two categories. 1. Baby Sun Protection and 2. Kids Sun Protection .... I guess there should be a third category for teenagers but as the saying goes, "Cats have nine lives. Teenagers carry on as if they did". Hopefully the training and good habits gained in their younger years will help them in their teens.