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sun cream at School????????

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anniebear · 30/08/2005 07:24

my twin girls start School this week

I know the Teachers can't put sun cream on.

So they just get sun burnt?

I have spent the last 4 summers making sure they don't burn and on Thursday they could go to School and get sun burnt (one is actually going to a SN school were they will put cream on them)

You get told not to let them out in the midday sun, yet on Thursday it could be boiling hot and they might play out for 40 mins at 12.

What do you do? Has anyone's child come home sunburnt?

Was going to put a cap in her bag but she is only 4 tomorrow and I don't think she would remember to go and get it. Plus would she be the only one?!!

Thanks

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Furball · 30/08/2005 07:34

We use 'once a day' type creams which gives protection for something like 10 hours! Ultrasun and Piz Buin (which is handily on BOGOF at the moment!

SoupDragon · 30/08/2005 08:08

Another vote for the Piz Buin stuff. Fantastic.

I'd put a cap in her bag and remind her to get it every morning. She may remember, she may not but the message will eventually get through (and then it will be winter!) She won't be the only one with a hat.

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anniebear · 30/08/2005 08:26

thanks!

Just looked, the Piz Buin is buy one get one fre at boots!!

Don't think I'll need that much but one will keep for next year

Thank you Thank you Thank you!!!!!!

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SoupDragon · 30/08/2005 08:28

DS1s PB application lasted all day and through an unbearably hot sports afternoon.

kid · 30/08/2005 08:33

At DD's school, the teacher gives the chidren some suncream which she then watches the childd apply and helps if necessary. Also we are encouraged to send hats in.

DD is 6 and spends over an hour in the sun at lunchtimes. She has come home from school once with a slightly sunburnt face.

RachD · 30/08/2005 08:34

Its wrong, isn't it ?
That teachers can't put sun cream on ?
Is it that some of them want to , but they are not allowed to, by law ?
Or atleast assist children to put it on.
At ds's nursery they are 'totally vigilant' - 'no hat, no cream, no outside'.
And yet everything changes when they get to school ?
How can that be, in this day and age, when we all know how damaging the sun can be ?

cod · 30/08/2005 08:34

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SoupDragon · 30/08/2005 08:36

RachD - how long do you think it would take a teacher to put cream on 30 reluctant 5 year olds? Quite apart from the silly "no touching" rules and regs.

cod · 30/08/2005 08:37

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Furball · 30/08/2005 08:38

RachD - The problem is - if the teacher applies it, by the time they'd done the class of about 30 kids, break time would be over. Also if she missed a patch and your child did get burn't, you'd blaim the teacher.

RachD · 30/08/2005 08:45

O.K. sorry, point taken, it would probably take most of the day.
Piz Buin it is, then.

Cod, I ran around without any suncream all my childhood.
But then, in the summer, I went off at breakfasttime and didn't come home until 5 pm.
Neither of those things can we allow our children to do anymore.
Unfortunatly times have changed.

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anniebear · 30/08/2005 09:05

yes We have survived but lots havent

We didnt know about he dangers 20/30 years ago but we do now.

So you don't use sealt belts because we didn't have them years ago????????????

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anniebear · 30/08/2005 09:07

sorry, meant to say, they may survive, but how do you know???

You can't know that your Child survives, how do you know they wont get skin cancer in 20 years ??

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Carla · 30/08/2005 09:09

anniebear, I can't understand how one day the nursery teachers are allowed to apply suncream to your child, then a few weeks later (ie when the start school) they won't touch them with a bargepole.

Where's the law that says once you hit 4 1/2 everything has to change? They don't get sunburnt at 4 1/2? Madness.

Eve · 30/08/2005 09:10

P20 is a good one... its a once a day application and works well on my fair skinned 2.

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anniebear · 30/08/2005 09:12

I know.

I suppose there has to be a cut off age doesn't there?

at Nursery they have to have lots of things done for them.

Maybe they should be encouraged to bring sun wipes and the teacher remind them to have a quick wipe before they go out.

I couldn't imagine my Daughter applying sun cream. She is 4 tomorrow and starts full time School on Thursday!!

It would be everywhere!!

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cod · 30/08/2005 09:31

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happymerryberries · 30/08/2005 09:42

And the other probelm for the teacher, apart from the time issue is that they would have to wash their hands in between each application in case a child is allergic to one of the consituents of another child's sun cream.

people get very annoyed about all aspects of this issue, and I think that schools have decided that not to go near the issue is the best option. Lacking the facilities, manpower and support to do this properly they have decided to leave well alone.

misdee · 30/08/2005 09:48

this yr have found that dd1 cannot use any suncream as her eczema flares up. what can we do?

magnolia1 · 30/08/2005 11:16

Same here Misdee, we have found one from Avon which doesn't affect her excema but it wouldn't last all day at school!!

misdee · 30/08/2005 11:18

i put some no-ad stuff on heryesterday as she went to the zoo all day, but she came home very sore, and her legs were bleeding in places. last year we used proderm (i think thats what it was) moose, but this year she is reacting to it. so we only use it when i kow she 'll be in the sun for a long time between 11-3 and them wash her ASAP to stop her skin flaring as much as possible.

she is getting good at wearing hats tho.

iota · 30/08/2005 11:19

I spray my fair haired fair skinned 6 yr old with Nivea factor 40 in the morning and he's never been sunburnt at school

iota · 30/08/2005 11:21

and all the kids are encouraged to wear hats - -school offer a kepi style one as part of the uniform

magnolia1 · 30/08/2005 11:32

God No Misdee!!!! No Ad from Asda is the most awful stuff I have ever bought

Last year I took elsdest to Gran canaria with my parents and she burnt so badly even though I put it on her every 1-2hrs, It also stung her face badly

I would never buy it again and I complained but was told it can cause a reaction in some children. But I have spoke to other mums who have bought it and had the same problem!

misdee · 30/08/2005 11:49

well i hadnt tried b#it before, and weont be again.