to judge parents whose children have sunburn?

[StrandedBear]

Seriously there is no need for children (or adults for that matter) to get burnt. It is fairly easy actually, suncream, cover up, stay in the shade between 11 and 3! So when I see a small child with bright red shoulders I want to shake the parents. The sun is dangerous! Then again most of these parents resemble over done lobsters themselves.

Is it a lack of education? Or do they actually not care about the possible damage to themselves and their children?

Again? Yesterday you were judging someone else!

my ds got sunburnt in february when he was a baby - he had a bobble hat on and actually had a wibbly line around his forehead where the wooly hat ended. He had such bad sunburn he blistered on his face - we were in the parj for an hour it just didnt occue to me that feb was suncream time.
YABU to judge as people make mistakes - im sure you are not perfect.

You've never had sunburn?

I kind of agree about the children, but I would never judge an adult, as I have had sunburn loads of times.

I do apologise Olympia I didn't realise I'd reached my judgy quota for this week

i judge people with sunburn

especially if the DCs have sunburn too

can't help it, it's there before i even get the chance to rationalise why it might have happened

Well are you perfect yourself??

Seriously?

As long as you're looking after your kids, unclench.

Well I can see why it's tempting to judge. But please try not to. My baby got slightly red shoulders a couple of days ago (impromptu dip in the pool - 10 mins) and I still feel DREADFUL about it. He didn't seem to notice. But that's not the point. I really couldn't feel worse about it however many people might have seen and judged me.

My children go bright red in the sun. They aren't sunburnt but they certainly.look it.

I got sunburned so badly I had to go to A&E. This is a few years back. I was in Derbyshire, in May, with my two red-headed and fair skinned godchildren. They were fine. YABU to judge as sometimes it's not just about lack of sun cream.

YABU. Mistakes happen. I knew someone who gave her dc haircuts before their holiday and they all got burnt behind the ears.

I judge people that don't give their dcs adequate sun protection full stop, that means hats, fluid, shade, sun cream.

then they aren't burnt though, are they MSE

i have an alabaster child, she is the colour of milk

she goes very red, and looks burnt too, i judge myself when this happens

NB he's now slathered in sunblocked from dawn to dusk.

Heck no, I have had sunburn and have a strip in the middle of my back where my hands don't quite reach very fetching But there is no way in hell I would allow DD to go into the sun without being properly covered and protected.

5dcs, I can understand that, but in the middle of July when it is 27degrees outside?

I judge parents whose kids get actual burns ie from too hot bath water or grabbing hair straighteners etc more than sunburn.

I took dd to the park with a hat on and suntan lotion and when we came home the hat blew away and got ran over by a car. She had a slightly red head by the time we got home which was only 15 mins and I tried to cover her with my hand lol.

Lesson learned, sunscreen on top of head too please forgive me op

YABU, i reckon it's probably really easy to miss a bit

and although I'm now obsessive about carrying factor 50 between March and October, I've certainly been burnt pre-dc, most memorably on a 40 minute walk between Streatham and Tooting on one freakishly warm September afternoon.

if it makes you feel better about your own shortcomings, then go for your life :)

Children are 'children' up to age 17.... Try 'sunhats' and shade with a 11/12/13 year old

Dinah if this op will admit to any!!

Obviously human error occurs, I think op may be talking about people who let their kids in blistering heat with no sun protection at all as a regular occurrence.

im surprised the human race hasnt died out yet what with suncream only just having been invented

Except at a theme park ... They are only 'children' til they are like 12

I really wish other peoples sunburnt kids was all I had to worry about.

DD goes red even with kids 50+ on. I apply regularly, she has sunhats, stays in the shade etc. Sometimes people just dont think when its a sunny day and they are out and about but not necessarily "enjoying the sun".

YABVU.

You know what i am the sun cream police but tbh sometimes people burn they maybe caught out with no cream or they maybe dont have the right factor on.. parents dont let their children burn on purpose