To really hate people who don't pull down the hoods on buggies in the sun?

[Melly19MummyToBe]

Seriously, it does my head in! I always see people pushing buggies towards the sun (I only ever see them heading towards the sun, for some reason!) with the hoods right up, and the poor child in said buggy with a bright red face all scrunched up because they can't see for the sun in their eyes! Does this really bug anyone else or just me?? I just wonder with some people, if you're having difficulty in seeing if you're walking into the sun the surely the child must be aswell???

Melly- how is "really hating people who don't pull down the hood on buggies" NOT judging them? of course you are judging other parents.

oh god get a grip op.

I'm with superv1xen on this get a grip op.

a) sun on the skin is good for you, vitamin D, especially at this time of the year when we have had so little for a few months.

b) The sun is not strong enough at this time of the year to do any damage

c) I am sure that the childs PARENT not some passer by is aware of their childs needs more than that passer by

Go and chill out with a and a

nzshar sums it up nicely, especially with point 3. So many passers by think they know better than a child's mother!

I agree with nzshar too. Tbh I think you really need to have a child before you can judge other people's parenting.

YABU

Children learn to squint just like grown ups do!

You evidently didn't read one of my last posts then nzshar. I said I wasn't on about the March sun. I meant in the middle of summer where the sun is very strong. I also said I know that sun on the skin is good for you. But theres a difference between being forced to sit there and bake and burn, and then being outside at a park or something where if you do get too hot in the sun you can just move onto the shade.

Melly- that's not what your Op said. In your Op you're talking about Mums pushing pushchairs and not using the hoods, not "baking and burning" their kids in high summer. I still think nzshar made some good points!

It depends, doesn't it?

Young children won't melt, if exposed to a bit of sunlight. However, they can burn far more easily than an adult of similar skin tone could if there's strong sunlight.

Parents generally care about their children, and do what it is best for their children. But sometimes there are humans, who are selfish, ignorant morons. And they have sex and make babies, and don't look after them.

Remember that little girl who got third degree burns or something on a beach last year?

On the other hand, in the past, a baby grizzled at me slightly because the sun was in his eyes as we turned a corner, and I didn't immediately pull the hood down. This was a decision I took based on:
a) the sun wouldn't be in his eyes in a minute
b) I knew he be upset about not being able to see round the hood if I put the hood up.

The hood only protects from sun above what would you suggest when the sun is in front or to the side.

I see many buggies with blankets chucked over them like the child is the elephant man and must be hidden from the sight of others.

anyway it's not high summer yet, the sun isn't really strong and without a good amount of sun we lack vitamin d which is vital for the absorbing of Calcium, give the kids a sun hat and be done with it.

Oh beleive me I know what harsh summer sun is like, New Zealand sun is very harsh. But I hardly ever put the hood down on ds when he was little over here. I made sure he was appropriatly dressed, hat, t shirt etc and on hot days applied baby suncream so he wouldn't burn. Now he is older it is no different.But again I stress that really a parent should not have to justify these things to a passer by.

As for the child who got 3rd degree burns on the beach, not good parenting, she had been drinking and by all accounts had not even applied suncream. Not exactly on the same scale as sitting in a pushchair walking from a to b probably dipping in and out of shade is it?

Oh, I wasn't saying it was exactly the same. Just illustrating my previous point that some people have less ability to care for their offspring than an earwig has. And thus, it may or may not be unreasonable for others to judge.