AIBU to worry about children without hats or shade in hot weather

[BrightonBelle1992]

Is anyone else concerned about the number of children and babies out and about with no head coverings or shade in this incredibly hot weather?
would you say anything?

No. I wouldn't say anything.
Not my circus not my monkeys.

I absolutely would not say anything.

You don’t know how long they have been out, if they had suncream before and everyone reacts different to hot weather.

One of my children loves it and the other needs to be in shade all day, if out at all.

Equally I actually haven’t seen many babies or children out without hats when it was hot.

I don’t say anything but it does make me crazy seeing how unaware some people are of sun damage and seeing whole bright red families

How are people keeping hats on their toddlers? Asking for me

Same!

Op you may see no hat, but there's probably a parent with that child that has tried a million times and given up.

We used stockings for dd2. Dont ask - but she kept them on like a rabbit with long ears... sunhats? Nope.
Nursery wasn't too impressed.

I wouldn't say anything, you don't know how long they have been out, if they are wearing suncream etc. Both my kids despise wearing hats, they are covered head to toe in factor 50, we avoid the middle of the day and we seek shade regularly but I've largely given up on trying to force their hats back on.

The only time I've ever said anything is to people with blankets over prams.

Ahh, judgement disguised as faux concern.

The reality is, you’re not going to like the answers you get which will range from they know but have forgotten it, there’s three in the bag but they won’t wear them, they’ve been lost at nursery despite being named and they are on their way to get one now to fuck off it’s none of your business. What will probably happen is you will feel defensive and push the topic with a “you are their parent and so you make them keep their hat on” and you’ll probably be told to fuck off.

Saaaaame ! I have him greased up with factor 50 but I’d love if he kept a hat on for more than 2 seconds

I wouldn't say anything as you have a very small part of the story.

Would love my toddler to keep a hat on! She has one but it's probably in my bag after being thrown on the ground for the millionth time.

She is greased up with factor 50 though.

This. DS will keep a hat and sunglasses on, DD would take them off and throw them the moment I put them on here. There was simply no way of keeping them on, so we relied on sun cream and trying to keep her in the shade.

Our non compliant child wore hats that were tied on. Simple.

@BrightonBelle1992 i would probably say something if it was clear the child was suffering. I've certainly chucked suncream on plenty of random kids backs on holiday, it always amazes me how many adults just sit round the pool bar and abandon their kids then moan they're sick!

Our dd15 is away doing her dofe practice walk and I'm worrying like hell about her, she really suffers in the heat, got sunstroke last year in much cooler weather, hoping the paths have enough shade. She had set an alarm for every 20 mins to reapply suncream.

I went to a zoo yesterday and saw several things i was surprised by inc teens (with their parents) who looked burned, toddlers drinking bottles of coke/dr pepper and people speaking roughly to their children. While i felt sad/mild distress at all three examples, it is not my business as a member of the public to lecture their parents and certainly wouldnt have been well recieved.

A playground mum i didn't know once kindly came over to explain to me that Nature Valley bars are not really healthy and are, in fact, full of sugar. These were things i already knew. I don't buy them regularly but had that day. I did not appreciate her advice.
Unless a child is in immediate danger it isn't your business and i cant think of anyone who would thank you for the public information service.

I wouldn't say anything, because I'm not an arsehole who thinks I'm a better parent than anyone else.

Nor do I think most adults welcome random twats suggesting they are neglecting their children. You'll be lucky if you get a simple 'Fuck Off' aimed at you.

say what? ‘They should be wearing a hat’? People make a decision and that’s their right to make it. One of my kids liked wearing a hat my other would have a fit. By the time they were at school they were fine with it. I did put a high SPF lotion on them and avoided being out of possible in the hottest part of the day. At school no hat no play.

I’d get off your high horse OP.

One of my ds point blank refused to wear a hat since he was a baby (winter I had to get him baliclava types). Ds2 has always happily worn a hat.

As long as they’re slathered in 50+ spf I don’t see the problem.

It's 27 degrees where I am today. I saw a baby (less than 3 months old i would guess) with a sunburnt face and neck in the cafe. I then saw her with her mother standing in the sun. No hat. I didn't say anything.

Tied on where though, under the chin? We have tried hats with under the chin straps but they all seem to have the safety clips now that come apart when pulled.

I don’t think you should be putting cream on other children’s backs without asking the parent first

I wouldn’t say anything. Both of mine screamed like a banshee when I tried to get them to wear a hat. I just kept them out of the sun as much as I could and coated them in high spf. I’ve always hated wearing hats myself too.

Gawd no don’t say anything like

Every 20 minutes is excessive surely? I'm currently in 34 degrees heat in Europe and we're not reapplying that regularly. Not one of us has burned.

I appreciate the general public weren't great at sun safety awareness in the 90s but I don't think I ever wore a hat in childhood and don't remember a single time I went pink, as I would wear suncream when needed. I put hats on my own children but I'm not convinced it is absolutely necessary, particularly if you don't have very pale children.

Babies? Yes it worries me.

Parents are usually wearing a hat and sunglasses, but the little ones have nothing.

There's no need to take younger children in the sun at the hottest time of the day for a start, but the beaches are full of young family. So no one can come up with an excuse on why they were there. It's a beach.

Thinking you can just put suncream on the baby and go in the sun is stupid and selfish.

I can't say anything but it's sad. There are the same parents who will later complain the children have to go to school on sunny days!

There's nothing about being a parent.

As an adult, pretty sure everyone knows that babies and animals do not belong in the sun during a heatwave. It's unnecessary and unsafe.

but I don't think I ever wore a hat in childhood

Same here, that goes for summer and winter.