Mad dogs & children in the midday sun!!

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Going to cyprus next week with DH, dd 2 & ds 6. looks like it may be 38 degrees or so at its hottest.
Plan to go to the beach early morning, then have early lunch & stay indoors while dd has a nap. Then after go to beach again or the pool.
Now in the old days they said stay out the sun from 11 til 3. But I've noticed that the temp is at its highest from 2 til 4pm.

So when should u stay out the sun. From 11 til 4?!!!!
Am happy to have nap & bedtime routines go out the window so that the kids can be in the sun at the times safest for them.
Was thinking outside from 8 til 11 and then 3 til 6? What do u think? Too much sun? try finding shady spots for them to rest in for a bit?

That is nornally what we do or if it still feels really hot at 3 we go out a bit later. We get an u7mbrella if on the beach or the by the pool.

Our girls don't sleep in the afternoon anymore but they have some quiet time, read a book or play and then they stay up later.

staying out of the sun is more to do with where it is in the sky than the actual temp - it burns more at its highest.

although it may be hotter at 4, the sun is lower (& further away) so less burny

HTH

(don't envy you the 38 degrees though!)

\link{http://www.wikihow.com/Stay-Safe-in-the-Sun\this article says stay out of it between 10 & 4!!!} - possibly a bit excessive - it's a long time to amuse children for!

but it seems quite helpful in general about different sunscreens etc

Thanks ponders that article was v helpful.
Just bought more sun cream with a higher factor.
Yes it is going to be hot but at least we've been getting used to it with our heatwave in London!
Am worried about sunstroke as DS was not feeling too good this wk as think he spent too much time playing outside at school without his hat on & not enough water. Had chat with his teacher today to get her to keep an eye on him!
Will keep them out

Of the sun from 11 til 3 and with a long lunch in there too shouldn't be too arduous keeping them occupied indoors :)

temperature is irrelevant for UV strength, apart from the extra skin exposed. People get burnt on skiing holidays.

obviously temperature is relevant for heatstroke.

kids must wear full body sunsuits, cream on all exposed skin, regularly reapplied, and sunhats with neck covers. Chuck loads of water down them too.

Hi we take ours on summer holidays every year and have never needed to keep them out of the sun in the afternoon. With sun suits, hat and factor 50 with access to plenty of shade and water etc you should be able to enjoy the whole day in and out of the pool etc. mine have never burnt.