Kids in swimming pool

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The temperature is late twenties, possibly rising to 30C. My DP and I have set up the swimming pool for our 3 young children, who are 3, 2 and 1. I want the swimming pool in the shade, whilst my partner thinks the opposite. AIBU?

Shade... Or they will be boiled alive...

The water will keep them cool. Lots of sun cream. Sun hats too

i think it would get v cold for them in the cold water and the shade v quickly so they’d be hopping out all the time

young children do shiver a lot even in swimming pools in centres sometimes

Shade or they'll be burning as they splash

Should say so I would go for the sun!

Sun as it will help to warm the water up a bit. Sun cream, rash vests and sun hats and all good, the water will keep them cool

We had no choice but to put ours in the sun. DC used to have decent sun tan lotion, and a t-shirt on and never burned. If its in the shade, the water wont warm up at all. The sun used to warm the water up a little which helped.

Yes they will have sun cream, hats on etc.

Is it a swimming pool or a paddling pool? Latter in the shade, former in the sun, otherwise it'll be freezing. Rash vests, swim hats, sun cream.

Shade, you feel cooler in the water but the UV effect of the sun remains the same so you are less likely to feel like you are getting burnt and therefore spend more time in the sun than you should.

In the sun just put hat and sun cream on otherwise the kids wil freeze

In the sun

Not in the sun! The water magnifies the sun and they will get burnt. Suncream won't help because it comes off in the water. Maybe put in sun to warm up a bit, but then in shade.

Please please please ignore those telling you to put it in the sun.

In the sun to warm the water up.

In the sun, with rash vests and suncream and hats.

what about moving a garden parasol around so shade is cast on the pool?

I used to put our paddling pool under a gazebo. Shade and ventilation. In this heat they shouldn't be outdoors unless they are in the shade.

Sun or the water will be too cold and they won't want to go in it

Is he serious? Who’d put little children of that age in the sun?

Melanoma.
In the shade

No differet to kids pool on holiday, in sun otherwise water is too cold

In the sun with hats and rash vests. Unless you can heat the water somehow it'll be freezing in the shade

Pool goes in the sun. Kids rest in the shade when not swimming.

Shade shade shade. Not even a question.

My kids have been in pools in full sun on holidays with 35c temps and full sun

never burnt ( use cream, sun suits etc?) they’re in pool for bit, then out for bit, then in a bit etc all
day long

I wouldn’t put a pool in the shade

Shade. Always.

Definitely in the shade. I wouldn't want small children out in the sun as they can still burn in a pool