Have You Guy Seen This? Sunburn At Daycare - Just Horrible

[Play Care]

I am 46. They sold sunscreen when I was a child.

My grandmother always put butter on burns too.

In 1965 Jodie Foster made her debut as the Coppertone sun screen girl like this one from the billboards only she starred in a tv commercial. Prior to that Coppertone was very popular in the 50ies onward.

I am a little younger, and remember it was sold, but no one I know ever used it.

Sun TAN oil, yes but not block.

we did stock up on Noxema or Aloe lotion for the burns

[Blackcat31]

I am a little younger, and remember it was sold, but no one I know ever used it.

Sun TAN oil, yes but not block.

we did stock up on Noxema or Aloe lotion for the burns

My mother used motor oil. It's brown color attracted the sun. She would add some to the lawn mower and then slather it on herself to mow the lawn. ::


I remember the Ban de soleil commercials that touted how cool it was to be as dark as possible.

[Play Care]

My mother used motor oil. It's brown color attracted the sun. She would add some to the lawn mower and then slather it on herself to mow the lawn. ::


I remember the Ban de soleil commercials that touted how cool it was to be as dark as possible.

No way! Motor oil?! ::

I remember bringing out tin foil to hold down by my neck so my neck and underchin area would be evenly tanned::

I remember my mother complaining about how much sun block cost as opposed to sun tan oil. She said if they wanted us to use it then they needed to lower the price

[Rockgirl]

I remember the Ban de soleil commercials that touted how cool it was to be as dark as possible.

Oh, goodness--I remember that! That oiled-up lady laying there, and the song....Ban de Soleeeiiil

[daycarediva]

My mom put vegetable oil on us. That was the 80's, too. Geesh. My brother and I are fairly dark though, never burned.

We slather our kids, youngest is very fair and burns easily. Other three tan, but are still slathered hourly.

This whole thing smells fishy to me. If the daycare can prove Mom was supposed to provide sunscreen and failed to do so, I think she should be held partially liable. Yes, the daycare shouldn't have taken them without it, yes they should have called for pick up when the boys wouldn't put their shirts on, and/or when they didn't have sunscreen. BUT, I am soooo sick of parents passing the buck to daycares. For all we know, Mom dropped them off after spending an entire evening outside without sunscreen the night before and the burns were only made worse by the daycare trip (that she reportedly had concerns about?)

Why were no other children burnt?

Why weren't these boys burnt Monday or Wednesday?

[crazydaycarelady]

I have a dcm who puts sunscreen on before she drops her child off. I still slather that child up anyway when I do all of the other kids so I can be sure.

Sunscreen is considered a OTC medication in my state too, but we have a form for the parents to sign off on it as well as diaper cream, ointment, etc.

[Baby Beluga]

DH and I were just discussing how today sunscreen is highly encourged and most use it. But when we were kids (I am in my late 20's he in his early 30's) the only time our parents applied it to us was if we were going to be in the water.

When my mom visits us she applies baby oil and likes to lay out in the sun...for hours at a time

[Baby Beluga]

Does anyone know an update on this? I have searched google but did not come up with anything.