What do you dress a toddler in for summer?

[Mamabear04]

What do you dress a toddler in for summer? Do you prefer putting them in long sleeved tshirt/leggings or just lather them up with factor 50 with shorts/tshirt/dresses and try to keep them in the shade? (Obviously a sun hat and factor 50 whatever they're wearing!)

Shorts & t-shirts and factor 50 with a hat & sunglasses too. When it's properly boiling we'd stay inside during the middle of the day.

Yes we tend to do shorts and t-shirts, no vest underneath either if it's very hot. Regular sun cream everywhere at least factor 30. Sunhat, and/or sunglasses depending what we can keep on her.

Shorts and T-shirt’s or dresses, factor 50, hat if they’ll keep it on, and out of the sun between 12-2.

Shorts and T-shirt's or he still has some very cute rompers in his size. Sun hat and factor 50. We have a gazebo in the garden which is brilliant because there's not a lot of shade.

Dress, skirt, shirts, t-shirt, sandals & factor 50!

And obviously a hat. But my eldest did NOT keep a hat on her head until she was 3 😂 thankfully, she has thick hair and was always happy to have suncream on her face! My youngest is far more compliant! Sunglasses are still a massive no.

Toddlers can go in the sun, it won’t harm them. In fact, kids in the U.K. are usually pretty deficient in VitD! No need to keep them in the shade all day 🤷🏼‍♀️ I mean maybe at the height of the day as best you can obvs, don’t want them to overheat etc

Oooh yes sandals. My toddler has had the most incredibly sweaty feet since before she was two!

Factor 50 all over and whatever she'd deign to wear (she liked to be naked mostly).

She loved it and was shouting 'sun cream on!' In the mornings until November that year. (She's 4.5 going on 14.5 now and I miss my toddler sometimes)

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Dress, skirt, shirts, t-shirt, sandals & factor 50!

And obviously a hat. But my eldest did NOT keep a hat on her head until she was 3 😂 thankfully, she has thick hair and was always happy to have suncream on her face! My youngest is far more compliant! Sunglasses are still a massive no.

Toddlers can go in the sun, it won’t harm them. In fact, kids in the U.K. are usually pretty deficient in VitD! No need to keep them in the shade all day 🤷🏼‍♀️ I mean maybe at the height of the day as best you can obvs, don’t want them to overheat etc

Yes I should have said, I put a hat on him, the hat does not stay. He's getting more hair now so that's helping but last summer was a constant hat battle.

DS is just two but last Summer was in Shorts/Tshirt
TShirt/Dungarees
Rompers (am hoping I get some age 2-3) as were lovely and cool when it was very hot
Hat/Suncream etc always

Had a toddler in a Mediterranean country.
Shorts t-shirt hat (or sundress)
Factor 50 from 10am-6pm (or from beginning of nursery)
Shade in middle of day
UV suit on beach, outdoor pool, waterpark, boat trips etc.

UK is nowhere near as hot. Regularly apply sun cream, shade of possible. And go for early morning sunshine to get VitD.
If in pushchair, do check there's no bits sticking out... I am ashamed to say we got a slightly sunburnt foot once that was sticking out.

Shorts and t shirt. Sunsuit for the beach.
In standard uk summer weather, you don't need to cover them up unless it's an exceptionally sunny day or you're outside for the whole day. A morning in town or a trip to the park will be fine with a bit of sun on their arms and legs. They need it to make vitamin D which is important for bone development. Make sure they wear a hat though.

Shorts and t shirt. No vest. Aim for shade particularly if sitting still or it feels uncomfortably hot, but don't go crazy over it. Stick some sun cream on if likely to be in direct sunlight. Send a sun hat to nursery but have never had much luck getting mine to keep one on for long though I do keep trying.

No terrible sunburn has ever occurred with this approach and one of them is ginger :o

I generally go for leggings and t-shirt. Factor 50. Hat.

Stay out the sun in the middle of the day.

I tend to go for legs covered just because I find it offers a bit more protection from falling over/hot slide or car seat etc/scratchy twigs etc. if we're in the trees!

What country are you in OP?! That seems totally unnecessary if you’re in GB, a bit of sun is actually good for them!! I’ll only pop a bit of a once a day factor 20 on DS if we’re likely to be out for an extended period of time in strong sun which is hardly ever this year. He’s 4.5 and has never burnt. We are a very outdoorsy family and have travelled extensively in sunny countries. If it’s sunny he’ll wear shorts, t-shirt, sun hat and sunglasses. As a toddler he lived in a shortsleeved vest and shorts, with sun hat and sunglasses (we were lucky that he never pulled them off).

On hot days factor 50 and shorts and T-shirt/dress. But no spaghetti straps as shoulders burn easily. Sun hat. UV suit if swimming or paddling outdoors.

Summer? Don't think we're going to get much sunny hot weather in the UK this year.