Is this neglect?

[Marii97]

I was with my friend today and has a nearly 3 year old in nursery. The nursery rang and said they don’t have any sun cream in for her, can they use nursery sun cream? She told them no, she doesn’t need it. Please don’t apply any. She then told me afterwards she doesn’t like to use sun cream. I came with her to pick up her DD after we had done shopping and all her arms and under her eyes/cheeks were burnt and already peeling and looked swollen under her eyes.

Yes. It’s neglect. Did you ask her why she was against SC? Also the nursery shouldn’t have allowed her outside to the extent she was being sunburnt

Both her mum and nursery are equally to blame, poor soul.

I think she saw somewhere about toxic things in sun cream and them absorbing into skin. I said you can get organic but she said she’d prefer nothing. I was concerned with how burnt she was

I agree they should have kept her inside/in the shade. She had no hat or anything

You friend is very unreasonable but Tbh the nursery are at equally at fault here, they shouldn’t of let a child who they know was not wearing sun cream outside in a heat wave.

Sometimes there is no reasoning with people but if she’s refusing the SC route then she needs to supply hats and long sleeves etc.
Nursery also need to take some responsibility for what happens on their watch.

Nursery should 100% said she has to stay inside, instead of letting a child burn in such strong sun due to mums stupidity

I’ve seen a lot of posts on Tictok recently where people, mostly women , are expressing the view that suncream is unnecessary, even dangerous. Batshit crazy. The nursery is also at fault for allowing the child to be burnt.

It's over 30 degrees today, the toddle should not have been out in the sun at all, with or without suncream, unless they had a hat on and were covered up.
Yes, it's neglect, but I think it's the nursery who are responsible. They need to ensure that the the child is not getting burnt on their watch.

WTAF?!

Yes, she seemed quite lethargic too

Yes that’s awful!
Does she realise part of the reason skin cancer rates are going up is all the middle aged and above people were 60s/70s/80s babies who were out in the sun with no sun cream on and regularly getting sunburned, or sunbathing all day with nothing but baby oil on??

How in the world does a child burn whilst at nursery? Surely during hottest part they’d be inside? Mine are primary and weren’t allowed out. Plus, my mum didn’t use suncream on me , we lived in a very hot part of the world for a short time as a toddler in the 70’s I never burnt and went to nursery.

there are plenty of organic creams too

I mean nursery should have kept the child indoors really so they are also to blame, but awful foolish behaviour from the mum

When I worked in a nursery many years ago there was a parent like this.

We accepted the no suncream rule, but we absolutely didn't allow the child outside on the sun.

Yes it's neglect by the parent and nursery imo.

The nursery were at fault for allowing a child to get burnt, but a parent who provides no sun protection at all is negligent.

If a parent chooses not to use sun cream then they need to provide sun suits, rash vests, hats, and be prepared to take their child home if the nursery has told them they will be spending time outside.

Agreed. Nursery should either have kept her indoors, or refused to have her there without lotion.

Both equally to blame.

She’s a fucking idiot. I’ve never heard anything like it. I’d be telling her that too. It’s pure neglect and that child may well end up with blisters not to mention sunstroke.

Yes but does your skin burn easily though? I have the type of skin that doesn’t really tan and would burn in 15 mins hot sun with no sun cream on. I have been known to get sunburn in April in the past , avoiding the midday sun isn’t enough for some people.

Nursery should have kept her in the shade. But I'd have made mum cone and collect her if that screwed ratios.

Nursery shouldn’t have let her out that long without any protection. Your friend needs to provide suitable clothes/hats if she’s going to be anti sunscreen. Maybe send her some information about the effects of getting repeatedly sunburnt? Did she say anything about the sunburn when you picked her up?

While I wouldn’t say it’s neglect in itself, it is stupid.
Its also completely unacceptable for a nursery setting to allow a child to become sunburned in any way, let alone badly!

Your friend is not neglectful to not use suncream (we don't either), but the nursery are in the wrong here to let the child out in the sun in a fucking heat wave.

Her child should have been kept inside, as all of them should have today to be honest, I don't know where you are but it's been 34 degrees C here where we are today.

She's not, it's been proven that some suncreams cause cancer. It's the nursery who were in the wrong to let the child go out unprotected in the middle of a fucking heat wave. The nursey are negligent here.

Both are to blame, nursery should have kept her inside/in the shade, and parent should a) allow sunscreen or b) provide UV clothing and hat.

There's so much misinformation about suncream on social media at the moment. Even Julia Bradbury has jumped on the bandwagon 😔