Sun Hat Refusing 22month old

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Day 2 of having to come out the garden because my dd refuses to wear a sun hat.
Chin strap, cap and bucket sun hat all being continually removed and tantrums when I keep putting them on.

I do not want to spend a 3rd summer stuck indoors! (1st, v pregnant, newborn, last year garden wasn't kitted out for a crawling baby )

I put Sun cream in my DCs hair if they full on refuse a hat and I encourage them to sit in the shade with cold drinks every twenty minutes or so.
it is a pain but means we can have fun outside just make sure you wash her hair thoroughly in the bath

I wouldn't worry too much.

Suncream and frequent periods under a shaded area, esp during the hottest parts of the day.

What else can you do? Glue it to her head?

I have a 15 month old who thinks it's fun to take it off and throw it. I can't spend summer sat in - dd1 and dd2 would be climbing the walls.

The more of a battle you make it the more they will fight you.

My only helpful suggestion is to let her pick one from the shop and see if that helps? Or get one with her favourite character on?

I always just covered their heads in suncream. Can't fight toddlers and hats, not worth the hassle.

A favourite MN'er of mine, who sadly no longer posts, always advocated wearing your own hat to encourage toddlers to wear theirs.

I look daft in hats so never actually tried it but you might be fabulous in hats so could work for you.

Thank you for your help. My own hat wearing doesn't work, she takes mine off as well .

Never thought of sun cream on head, she's got a lot of hair!

I take it from what your all saying as long as she has some shade then it's ok?

Oh I feel you OP - but I've been trying with an 8 month old! And sunglasses too. Wtf was I thinking buying sunglasses? Just to practice for when we go on holiday in June. But he's having none of it.

No advice, sorry.

Lots of praise seems to work most of the time with our 22 month DS. "Oh you look super cool with your hat and sunglasses on, we will give you a big cheer if you keep them on etc" I must sound like a numpty to others but it works for us

If bribary works for him, use it!!

nothing on this earth worked to keep a sunhat on my dc at this age. I never went inside because of it though. Suncream to the forehead and picking up to go in some shade every so often worked. Mine have never been evens slightly sunburnt.

have you tried tying a scarf or bandanna on her head or a 'buff'?
It's not as good as a hat but it's better than nothing.
like this: i1071.photobucket.com/albums/u503/ucoolshoppingplace/top_zpsc3d7ea20.jpg

or
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She'll have nothing in her hair or on her head so sadly a bandana isn't going to work either. Suncream and shade it is

I set up a big umbrella over the sandpit which helped her keep in the shade a bit. If yours has lots of hair then you may find a sun hat isn't as critical anyway.

if she's got lots of hair she doesn't need a hat as much anyway.