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Our neighbour's 19 month old son got whisked off to hospital last evening. We had the full response ambulance, little chap was treated for sunstroke and luckily was brought home a few hours later.
Just be careful out there folks, kiddies get easily dehydrated and quickly burn if not covered up with hat and suncream.
Let's face it after the last few months some of us are not used to this heat.
...or move to Scotland
*phones social services*
Scotland's not that bad, binners.
Just bloody raining here. Has done for the past few weeks.
😆 @ konabunny
Sun?
Hee hee, he is one of the most treasured and loved tots I've evr come across and was very brave when it all kicked off.
Hey you lot in Scotland, you can't complain as the weather ooop there has been great for weeks on end 🙂
Just be careful out there folks, kiddies get easily dehydrated and quickly burn if not covered up with hat and suncream.
if you can't work this out for yourself you shouldn't be allowed to breed.
Hey you lot in Scotland, you can't complain as the weather ooop there has been great for weeks on end
Eh? I got 2 mild days last week, best for nearly 4 months.
My arms are still a bit pink from Sundays ride!
my daughter however is still that lovely shade of overprotected pale 😀
if you can't work this out for yourself you shouldn't be allowed to breed.
+5,000
Its not rocket science. Sometimes you might make a schoolboy error of running out of water on a long summers ride etc but its unforgivable for a small child.
As a child I remember getting BAD sunburn. My lad wont get the same shite parenting.
my daughter however is still that lovely shade of overprotected pale
Maybe you forgot to feed her? 😉
My lad wont get the same shite parenting.
I suspect, Mr Textbook Perfect Parent, that making lofty, sanctimonious statements like that is absolutely 120% guaranteed to come back and bite you on the arse. But don't let me stop the booming internal voice of your own huffy moral absolutism
Carry on....
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Maybe you forgot to feed her?
She's fed, watered and packed off to the child minder with an ample supply of suncream thanks very much 😀
As a child I remember getting BAD sunburn. My lad wont get the same shite parenting.
Me too, blistering and sunstroke on a yearly basis, to the point I have had to have moles removed in the last few years caused by severe sunburn .
My oldest son is now 15yrs old and has never been sunburnt because I make sure he is protected from it.
It's not hard to put sun cream on is it.
Has anyone used the "P20" sun cream?
Does it work as claimed, 10 hour waterproof protection?
Its not rocket science.
It's very easy to overlook water and hydration for people other than yourself. Especially when they can't or don't tell you when they feel bad.
I've had sunstroke myself before, mildly - didn't realise it was happening until it was too late.
It's not hard to put sun cream on is it.
It can be hard to reapply it every 90 mins or after every exposure to water, sand or a towel, mind. Which is what you're meant to do.
My point is, give parents a break you sanctimonious b*stards. And no, my kids have never been sunstruck or burned, but they have fallen off stuff, wandered into trouble or eaten things etc when I wasn't watching.
if you can't work this out for yourself you shouldn't be allowed to breed
Excellent!
When is your 'How to be a Perfect Human Being Like I Am' book being published?
🙂
It's interesting to note that there is an increase in vitamin D deficiency in British children. This is thought to be due, in part, to lack of exposure to the sun. It is important to cover up but also important to get some sunshine.
Sensible use of sun cream is highly recommended but make sure you don't give the ankle biters Rickets by keeping them locked away like a vampire.
if you can't work this out for yourself you shouldn't be allowed to breed.
+another 5,000.
Jesus, common sense people.
It's interesting to note that there is an increase in vitamin D deficiency in British children. This is thought to be due, in part, to lack of exposure to the sun. It is important to cover up but also important to get some sunshine.
Sensible use of sun cream is highly recommended but make sure you don't give the ankle biters Rickets by keeping them locked away like a vampire.
Indeed, and I believe the liberal use of sun *block* is part of the issue. You need a surprising amount of daylight exposure each day to be healthy.
Has anyone used the "P20" sun cream?
Does it work as claimed, 10 hour waterproof protection?
P20 is amazing, it's not cheap but does petty much what it says on the tin.
If we're in and out of the pool all day then we generally reapply about lunchtime.
We didnt use it on the toddler as it was only factor 20 we had.
Bit of sun did clear her eczema up though, just to cheer this thread up here's a child in the sunshine...
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cases of rickets are on the up as kids are constantly plastered in sun block apparently
The only time it is 'forgiveable' is in some cases of household accidents. Some are idiocracy however some are inevitable. Same with heat stroke to a degree.
I've had heatstroke but thats because I get lashed then ride the next morning in the heat. Stupidity.
thanks scaled
loum - Member
Has anyone used the "P20" sun cream?
Does it work as claimed, 10 hour waterproof protection?
POSTED 46 MINUTES AGO # REPORT-POST
According the wife (pharmacist) any suntan lotion should be reapplied no matter what is written on the tube. Regarding P20 be careful as it doesn't provide complete protection from either UVA or UVB (can't remember which).
hora - Member
if you can't work this out for yourself you shouldn't be allowed to breed.
+5,000Its not rocket science. Sometimes you might make a schoolboy error of running out of water on a long summers ride etc but its unforgivable for a small child.
As a child I remember getting BAD sunburn. My lad wont get the same shite parenting.
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hora - Member
if you can't work this out for yourself you shouldn't be allowed to breed.
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hora - shouldn't be allowed to breed.
+5,000
It is too late, the Quickening has begun
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my daughter however is still that lovely shade of overprotected pale
Time you let her out the cellar? 😉
Another vote for P20, works brilliantly. The only problem is that it stains your clothes yellow
It is too late, the Quickening has begun
There can be only one.
How far have you got with [b]'Hora's handbook to Life'[/b]?
Are the stonemasons still chiseling it into marble tablets?
if you can't work this out for yourself you shouldn't be allowed to breed.
Our gils got (mildly) sunburnt at the very well respected (one of the best in the area and scores very highly with Ofsted) nursery they attend. The carers admitted they were caught out - shit happens.
About 10 minutes per pound for well done? 😈
Daddy, Daddy, guess what I just found?
hhmmm, a fountain to play in?
YEH, HOW DID YOU KNOW????
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Realised my moan about our rubbish weather was a bit flippant hope kiddie is ok.
I took a DofE group out a couple of years ago, next week I got a letter asking that on the next exped I make sure that one ****less child applied suncream. I replied saying if the child was unable to look after himself it might be best that he not attend the qualifying exped.
Oh dear!
As others have said you cannot watch a child 24/7. They don't always drink enough, as you can't force fluids down. Some children in this country are very fair skinned and for a while now we haven't had any summer type weather, then all of a sudden boom! Really strong sun and most kiddies want to play out.
We use factor 50 on our nephew, he goes out looking like I've painted emulsion on.
Kids who are unable to watch their own fluid intake naturally should be watched regularly. It doesn't take continuous surveillance, just keeping an eye out. That's why it's a bit shocking that a kid could get to the stage it needed to visit hospital before the parents noticed - that's disgraceful.
Sunburn is a slightly harder one to judge as sometimes it creeps up without seeming a problem for a while (bright daylight, hard to see a light shade of pink). Personally I dislike emulsified children, they need some UV exposure, but if it were my nephew I'd obviously do whatever the parents felt was necessary!
cases of rickets are on the up as kids are constantly plastered in sun block apparently
I await genuine evidence one way or the other (as I'm not bothered enough to look myself) but in my highly reliable scientific opinion - bollocks.
My point is, give parents a break you sanctimonious b*stards. And no, my kids have never been sunstruck or burned, but they have fallen off stuff, wandered into trouble or eaten things etc when I wasn't watching.
Falling off stuff, wandering off etc are all instantaneous events that are hard to govern without adopting the dullard/cotton wool approach. To give your kids sunstroke you have an awful lot of time to make your mind up that drinks, hats, shade, suncream, longer looser clothing are unnecessary. A wee pink patch is forgiveable but sunstroke isn't.
cases of rickets are on the up as kids are constantly plastered in sun block apparently
Tis true that cases of rickets are on the up. My mums a health visitor and she was on about it not long back. Its nowt to do with sun block though. Its almost exclusively teenage females, and limited to certain ethnic communities who think that if a womens skin is exposed to the male eye then the whole of society will implode. Better that they get ricketts
Update:
Have been to see my neighbour and she says her child was indeed overheated, however the doctor says he's suffering from a chidren's virus. So being poorly and unable to drink/eat much hasn't helped.
So a lack of communication there as the father spoke to my husband last night before going to bed.
The main thing is the tot is home and being looked after and will be well soon.
I will continue to put factor 50 on my nephew when the sun is this hot and also myself for that matter.
Ice lollies! no matter how ill our kids are they will always respond to ice lollies even when they were babies.
Sunstroke does creep up on you, you know. Especially if you are running about having fun.
I don't think the parents in question were failing to notice their kids crawling on hands and knees gasping for water. You run around fine, run, run , play play, oops I don't feel so good.
And sun cream has nothing to do with sunstroke - afaik at least.
Ice lollies! no matter how ill our kids are they will always respond to ice lollies even when they were babies.
And perfect for split lips. Cooling effect and loving treat all in one.