Sunblock / Sun Screen Enforcement By Parents

[SilverSabre25]

My jaw kind of dropped about sunburn being considered neglect?!?

That just sound ridiculous to me!

[Kaddidle Care]

Have a checklist next to your sign in sheet that states whether sunblock has been applied or not and a place for their signature. (And don't let them "forget" to check and sign it.)

You can't always go by what the kids tell you because sometimes they think yesterday was this morning, etc.

I don't understand the laziness of parents that can't be bothered to apply it to their children in the morning. It takes a whole 2 minutes per child. When you have to apply it to 10 or more yourself, there goes 20 minutes or more. You all could be out having fun already!

[Abigail]

Why not request all parents provide one bottle of spray-on sunscreen and 6 weeks later request a second bottle so they don't feel like they're spending $25 in one spot on just sunscreen. KWIM?

I personally would do it myself and not request parents do it. Some parents may allow their own child to put it on and they're going to miss a lot of places. Some parents may not do a good job putting it on themselves either. :: I once didn't get my back shoulders very well and ended up with a hand shaped burn which was as far back as I could reach! LOL

I would spray the sunscreen on them after they take a bathroom break after breakfast. At 9 am you're not going to get a burn in a few minutes while you wait inside and also wait in the shade. The suns rays are strongest later in the day and that is when I would be more concerned, of if you're having water play that would be important as well.

[daycare]

I live in sue happy California. I actually know a lady who sued her ex husband to get full custody of her child because the father neglected to apply sunblock to their daughter when he took her for a day trip to the beach. Crazy. Yes. The lady is crazy, but if you think about it, a sunburn is extremely painful and can cause serious burns.
So I want to cover my bases..


Abigal good point about the sun not being so hot at 9am.

[sharlan]

People are definitely sue happy in CA.

[PitterPatter]

My jaw kind of dropped about sunburn being considered neglect?!?

That just sound ridiculous to me!

I totally agree but it's true here too. I have heard things but never had an issue personally.

[heyhun77]

I would just do it yourself but that's because I could see parents saying they did it and haven't done it or didn't apply it full coverage.

I have 8 kids here and we eat breakfast at 8:30 then do potty/diapers and head outside for the morning. When I say morning, I mean until lunch and sometimes after, so we definately need sunscreen daily.

I have a sunscreen stick for each child and do their faces as they arrive and then after we get shoes on when we go out the door the kids all sit on the front steps and I have them come over onto the grass to use the spray sunscreen to do their arms, legs and necks and ears.

I figure at 9:15 the sun isn't even all the way up yet so they'll have at least 30 minutes to let it activate.

We do the same routine after nap time before going outside for snack time. I do their faces as they get up and potty/diaper and then just need to spray them down once we get outside.

[MN Day Mom]

I have all parents supply sunblock, but I apply it... this way I am certain all kids are covered.

This year I requested NO spray on kind. I apply in doors about 15 minutes before we head outside and the spray on kind is not in house user friendly plus I still find that I have to rub it in to faces, necks and ears anyway.

[morgan24]

I put the sunscreen on them myself, the short amount of time it takes gives me peace of mind instead of counting on the parents to do it.

[Meyou]

I request spray on or aeresol suncreen for each child and I apply it myself. I use one bottle at a time and the kids line up. It doesn't take long to get them all greased up.

If I had to check I would need to be able to smell it. Freshly applied block smells for a bit so it if I couldn't smell anything I'd reapply just in case.

As for the neglect thing I had a day last year where we all got burns. I applied sunblock but it was one of those overcast warm breezy days with deceptively high UV so everyone had a burn to some degree. I felt AWFUL but thankfully none of the parents blamed me.

[MsMe]

I have a few parents who bring the spray kind and a few who bring regular. I take the spary to the pool for quick re-apps and I use the reg for outside play at home.

I much prefer the regular sunblock to the spray kind....I can't use it on faces and have to get both kinds out anyway.

[laundrymom]

Im reading all this thinking, I am so thankful for my entire play space being shaded until about 430 pm when we just come inside.