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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Kids are half Lebanese.  I always put it on if we are out playing in the sun for more than 15 min.

Dark or not, the sun damages skin.  The UV rays are causing the damage NOW that end up becoming sun spots and skin cancer as they get older.  Even if not for sun cancer...

[b]They will thank you when they are 40 for protecting their skin as children[/b].  And really, for creating the habit that it is needed so they will do it themselves when they are young adults. [/quote]

THIS, above.

It galls me that there are parents here proclaiming their kids "don't burn." It shows the parents don't understand that sun damage is not always about burning. It's also very much about cumulative damage that absolutely can lead to skin cancers. Please, all you "my kids don't burn" parents-- ask your pediatricians. They'll tell you to use sunscreen on your kids and teach the kids to use it and to be good judges of when and how to get out of the sun, too.

Parents need to think ahead, far ahead, to their kids' cumulative sun damage that starts early in life. But they're only thinking about getting a sunburn at the pool or on the playground next week. Wise up. Ask the doctor if you don't believe PP and me. And think beyond your kids' childhoods--consider their lifelong exposure starts now, and only you can help them start prevention now.

If they hate goopy sunscreens, buy sticks or sprays. If you can't lay your hands on that stick sunscreen you bought, well, buy several and keep on in each car, one by the front door, one by the back door, one in your bag. This doesn't have to be hard but you do have to think ahead and not shrug and say "Eh, so what, it's a hassle, and my kid doesn't burn."

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