Sunscreen/clothes

[rujik2]

Nowadays the weather is warm, I would say hot. The UF index is pretty high (7 today afternoon).
Our school asks to put on sunscreen (with wich I absolutely agree), but they don't renovate it during the day(as the NHS recommend). That's why I ask my daughter with pale skin to put in clothes with long sleeves and thin leggings.
Yesterday they change her shirt at school on a sleeveless, I asked them not to do it.
Today, they recommend her to roll up her leggings. Her legs nearly burn as they don't put any sunscreen. They don't let bring any sunscreen.
I'm very cross.
What can I do in this situation?
They use NHS recommendations for parents (as don't bring any sweets) , but don't follow themselves (give sweets for lunch and don't let to wear closed clothes).

[LetItGoToRuin]

Can she top up her own sun cream at lunchtime?

Otherwise, put on the thick stuff that is supposed to last longer, and send her in with a hat to put on at lunchtime. They're only outside for about half an hour at one time, when you factor in the part of that break when they're eating in the hall.

[whatnumber]

Use the once a day suncream!
There are plenty about.

[Dspx]

How old is she would she be able to use a
Roll on sun screen you could put it in her bag and she can roll it on any exposed areas z

[rujik2]

@Dspx @LetItGoToRuin @whatnumber She is only 5 years old. I don't want to make you upset, but no one sunscreen can lasts more then 2 hours. It's marceting, they lie to you. Very time it getting thinner and thinner. Especially if we're talking about kids who can hugs and put some mud on them so they need to wash this surface.
Unfortunately she can't put it on during lunch time. The onlyest thing that kip protection - long sleeves or trousers/leggings.

[CactusFlowers]

The all day ones really do last longer than two hours. OH burns horribly but is fine with the all day stuff and doesn’t usually top up unless swimming etc.

[LetItGoToRuin]

@rujik2 I don’t suppose you are making anyone else on this thread upset!

If children were coming home from school burnt and blistered, there would be uproar amongst parents, it’d be all over the news, and different arrangements would be put in place.

When my pale-skinned daughter was in reception, I put suncream on her before school every day, and she was fine. I also taught her to apply a top-up to herself on particularly hot days, school trips and sports day.

Most other parents won't be panicking about this. That's because they know it'll be fine.

[whatnumber]

It's an interesting discussion on how long all day suncream lasts in real life.
Does it protect against both uva and uvb the same amount of time. And is this all day cream enough for the school day.
Also the rise in rickets in young children in the UK is apparently a thing nowadays too.
OP is your daughter getting any natural sunlight?

[Spacemonkey2016]

I don't understand why they're changing her clothes? My 5yo also still has to wear long sleeved tops/trousers in summer as he has severe allergies which are touch sensitive, and eczema which he'd itch to distraction if he had bare arms. His teachers have never changed his clothes :-/ As an aside, I used P20 for his face and he's very fair and hasn't burnt (yet).

[rujik2]

@Spacemonkey2016 it's a good question. We don't know. DD said, the teacher told her that. The day when the teacher roll up her leggings other kids were with long sleeves. I can't understand really 🙁

[rujik2]

@whatnumber UVA and UVB protection depends on the sunscreen, mine has both. Plenty of sunscreens protects against both kind of rays. Of course she does, in the morning she loves to water the flowers and in the evening to play near them when the sun is not so active.

[Yellowmellow2]

Schools aren’t able to apply sun screen to children, but can supervise whilst the child applies it themselves.

[TizerorFizz]

I would say she could apply it herself but it’s tricky. It’s even more difficult when dc have messy play or forest school.

Can you provide a second long sleeve shirt? Leggings won’t be comfortable in summer. Could she wear loose trousers? Again provide a spare. Then provide a hat.

Lastly ask the school to provide a shaded play area. Lots of schools to this now.,

[Dizzyhedgehog]

DS5 has two bottles of suncream at school. He goes in shorts and t-shirts and with a hat since they spend loads of time outside, including playing with the sprinklers and in the paddling pools. (It was 30 degrees here today.) They are supposed to bring in roll-on ones to be able to apply it themselves. I got him some solar buddies ones because I can just fill them up with suncream when they are empty. He's been perfectly fine so far...but he's not fair-skinned and spends most of his time in the pool when we are home anyway.

Why can't she put on suncream at lunchtime?

[Nutellaspoon]

We use ultrasun in the morning and she's sent in with a solar buddy full of suncream and a hat

[rujik2]

@TizerorFizz clothes was ok, there was no need to change. Anyway DC has spare clothes at school.

@Dizzyhedgehog I would love to, but they are unable to bring suncream at school. And 5 years old not that age when kids are masters in bluff.

[PriamFarrl]

Are you sure they have said they can’t bring it or just that staff won’t apply it?

[rujik2]

@PriamFarrl they can't bring it else the teacher will leave the sunscreen on the school 's reception. And they wouldn't apply it.