I think it can’t be healthy to wear sunscreen every day.

Definitely not. They desperately need that vitamin D.

In the summer or any day they will be outside for substantial periods of time, yes. In mid-winter when outdoor time is limited and she's much more covered up, no.

For spring and fall, I will give the option of sunscreen or a hat that is to be worn for extended periods outside. It's honestly about half and half what she chooses. She's got a Nats cap she really likes wearing and its an easy sell in baseball season. The main problem is she loses it but we just buy another, it's not the end of the world.

No. It is hard enough to get them to brush their teeth. I wear it everyday though

No, the only time I force daily sunscreen is during summer camps when they are outdoors for hours at a time. For 30 minutes, this is not a priority to me. And we are fair skinned with some skin cancer in the family, but I still don't think it's a priority for young kids to slather themselves in lotion daily.

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Anonymous wrote:My girl has lots of moles and freckles and dermatologist advised she wear SPF every day. I simply cannot get her to comply! Her point is she’s only outside for 30 minutes out of her 7 hour school day and she doesn’t need it.

Who successfully gets their kids to wear sunscreen every day and HOW???

Your derm said she should wear it even in the winter?

Do you not know how sunlight works? And how white snow reflects light?

UV exposure is significantly less in the winter (depending on where you live of course.)

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Anonymous wrote:My girl has lots of moles and freckles and dermatologist advised she wear SPF every day. I simply cannot get her to comply! Her point is she’s only outside for 30 minutes out of her 7 hour school day and she doesn’t need it.

Who successfully gets their kids to wear sunscreen every day and HOW???

Your derm said she should wear it even in the winter?

Do you not know how sunlight works? And how white snow reflects light?

It's not much different than brushing teeth: something that must be done every day. Teaching self-care is important and not always fun, but better she learns it now than 15 years from now when the damage is done.

I was at the dermatologist yesterday for my annual checkup: one mole cut out of my forehead and sent for a biopsy and one growth frozen off. This happens just about every year. I also have freckles and big brown spots (forget the word for it) and was never made to wear sunscreen as a child. Now I'm religious about it, but a lot of the damage was done in childhood.

Anonymous wrote:We do. My oldest is 4 but we sunscreen every morning that she'll have recess or before going to play outside on weekends. 30 minutes of sun is a lot. We're redheads with fair skin, ped asks about sunscreen use at each checkup and reminds us it's important even in winter. I have a ton of freckles and had a fair amont on my face by the time I wheas her age. Her same-aged, redhead cousin who lives in Chicago (who is not as religious about sunscreen as we are) has a freckly face. My kid has one so far. Freckles are sun damage so I'd say the sunscreen use is paying off.

I'll add, this has been the culture in our family since she was younger, so it's just part of the daily routine. She will even remind me if I forget.

I think you just have to set the rule and she'll get used to it.

We do. My oldest is 4 but we sunscreen every morning that she'll have recess or before going to play outside on weekends. 30 minutes of sun is a lot. We're redheads with fair skin, ped asks about sunscreen use at each checkup and reminds us it's important even in winter. I have a ton of freckles and had a fair amont on my face by the time I wheas her age. Her same-aged, redhead cousin who lives in Chicago (who is not as religious about sunscreen as we are) has a freckly face. My kid has one so far. Freckles are sun damage so I'd say the sunscreen use is paying off.

My kids don't get to make these kind of health decisions for themselves. If the derm said she needs to wear it everyday, then she needs to wear it everyday. Find a formulation that's comfortable -- a serum or liquid or powder may be less goopy than regular sunscreen -- but she has to wear it.

Wow that seems like a lot. My mom has had skin cancer twice and wears a facial moisturizer with SPF every day, but Derm has never suggested that for me or my kids.

Anonymous wrote:My girl has lots of moles and freckles and dermatologist advised she wear SPF every day. I simply cannot get her to comply! Her point is she’s only outside for 30 minutes out of her 7 hour school day and she doesn’t need it.

Who successfully gets their kids to wear sunscreen every day and HOW???

Your derm said she should wear it even in the winter?

Have her wear a powder just on her face. I wear this all summer.

https://www.sephora.com/product/supergoop-re-setting-100-mineral-powder-spf-35-pa-P467976?skuId=2421600&icid2=skugrid:p467976:product

My girl has lots of moles and freckles and dermatologist advised she wear SPF every day. I simply cannot get her to comply! Her point is she’s only outside for 30 minutes out of her 7 hour school day and she doesn’t need it.

Who successfully gets their kids to wear sunscreen every day and HOW???