Do you send your kid to school with sunscreen?

[Anonymous]

I’m thinking of sending DD with a lotion based, kid friendly sunscreen to apply before lunch and recess. Is this allowed? Do I need to notify the school nurse or teacher? DD is old enough , responsible and can read.

Would I be the only one who does this?

[Anonymous]

I would just make sure she has it on the morning right before school. It should last through one short recess.

[Anonymous]

DH sends our DS with sunscreen as sunscreen is only effective for about 2 hours from application. So we have taught DS to apply one layer before lunch and a layer before school ends when it gets really hot. Skin is the body’s largest organ and I don’t think most people care enough to be as vigilant as DH and I. You shouldn’t need to notify the teacher or school nurse.

[Anonymous]

You are setting up your kid for being bullied. Not worth it. Recess is short and the little vitamin D never hurt anyone.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:DH sends our DS with sunscreen as sunscreen is only effective for about 2 hours from application. So we have taught DS to apply one layer before lunch and a layer before school ends when it gets really hot. Skin is the body’s largest organ and I don’t think most people care enough to be as vigilant as DH and I. You shouldn’t need to notify the teacher or school nurse.

You do realize that many sunscreens if not all had been associated with skin cancer because of all the junk that is in them?

[Anonymous]

There may not be a great time for it at school - some kids go to recess from specials and teachers are unlikely to want them to carry anything with them. I just put it one mine in the morning.

[Anonymous]

There most likely wouldn’t be time to reapply sunscreen before recess. They aren’t outside that long.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:DH sends our DS with sunscreen as sunscreen is only effective for about 2 hours from application. So we have taught DS to apply one layer before lunch and a layer before school ends when it gets really hot. Skin is the body’s largest organ and I don’t think most people care enough to be as vigilant as DH and I. You shouldn’t need to notify the teacher or school nurse.

You do realize that many sunscreens if not all had been associated with skin cancer because of all the junk that is in them?

Sunscreen does NOT cause cancer. There is no evidence to support your claim. UV from the sun on the other hand does cause cancer.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You are setting up your kid for being bullied. Not worth it. Recess is short and the little vitamin D never hurt anyone.

+1

Recess is short and there’s not time.

No sunscreen at school for my kid.

[Anonymous]

We put it on before school. But there is no way my K kid would put it on himself.

[Anonymous]

No

[Anonymous]

Yes, and bubble wrap.

[Anonymous]

DD is in 3rd grade and she applies it right before lunch. She either asks the teacher to go to the bathroom or she asks the lunch monitor after she has finished leaving her lunch and the rest of the cafeteria is still eating. No big deal really but I don’t want DD to get sunspots or age prematurely because she didn’t take care of her skin in her youth.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:DH sends our DS with sunscreen as sunscreen is only effective for about 2 hours from application. So we have taught DS to apply one layer before lunch and a layer before school ends when it gets really hot. Skin is the body’s largest organ and I don’t think most people care enough to be as vigilant as DH and I. You shouldn’t need to notify the teacher or school nurse.

You do realize that many sunscreens if not all had been associated with skin cancer because of all the junk that is in them?

Have to agree!

I’d rather have my kid out in the sun for 15 minutes than slather on the carcinogens. YMMV

Maybe send in a hat! That would be an easy solution.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:DH sends our DS with sunscreen as sunscreen is only effective for about 2 hours from application. So we have taught DS to apply one layer before lunch and a layer before school ends when it gets really hot. Skin is the body’s largest organ and I don’t think most people care enough to be as vigilant as DH and I. You shouldn’t need to notify the teacher or school nurse.

You do realize that many sunscreens if not all had been associated with skin cancer because of all the junk that is in them?

Have to agree!

I’d rather have my kid out in the sun for 15 minutes than slather on the carcinogens. YMMV

Maybe send in a hat! That would be an easy solution.

+1

The latest news that those chemicals are actually absorbed by the body was always pretty obvious to us. Everyone wonders why all the kids have so many problems these days.... just look at what we put in their little bodies.