Sun Protection: Preschooler
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Sun Protection
Asked by K.I. from Washington DC
on April 26, 2008
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How paranoid should I be about the sun when going on little jaunts and walks with my 6 month old? I have her wear a hat and sometimes sunglasses but the rest of her s...
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- Hi K.... you don't have to be paranoid about the sun, just protect your girls skin like you do for your skin. It is very important to protect the soft baby skin(as ...
- Go to your local health food store and ask for sunblock without PABA. There are several brands that are sport block and are not greasy. Look at info. on www.ewg.org. ...
- Looks like the sunblock issue is covered... great ideas, ladies! Good job getting her to wear a hat. I started young with my daughter, and for the most part, she'll we...
Sunblock on Newborns??
Asked by R.A. from Chicago
on July 6, 2009
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I just talked with dr. office and they say I cannot use sunblock on my 2month old until she is 6 months old...They suggested dressing her in long sleeve onsies..hello,...
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- My son is 2 months old too and I thought the same thing. We are going to Florida to visit my in-laws this week, so the sun is almost unavoidable. I bought an extra s...
- Of course it sounds horrible to put your child in long sleeves in this weather! However...my daughter was also very young during the summer. I just kept her very well ...
- We used sunscreen on our son before 6 months, but 2 months is very, very early. I would definitely go to whole foods and buy sunblock for children there. It's very gen...
Concerned About Sunblock.
Asked by E.D. from Boston
on May 29, 2007
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I have an eight week old daughter named ella. I have read just about every where that babies can't wear sunblock until six months... Ella was born April 1, 2007 so i ...
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- Hi E., There is a sunscreen that I was introduced to that my peditrician recommended for my daughter - Arbonne Baby Care Sunscreen SPF 30+. It is a gentle water-re...
- I am a mom of three the youngest being five. I always used sunblock while nursing, and holding cuddling. my kids never had any problem. I do suggest getting something ...
- I have a 6 1/2 month old and I was concerned about the same thing. There's a great article in "Parents" magazine June 2007 issue about protecting your child from the e...
Sunblock Recommendations
Asked by L.T. from Pittsburgh
on April 19, 2007
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I would like to know what brands of sunblock other moms like to use and the reasons why you like what you use. I am looking for something suitable for little ones - ...
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- I use Baby Blue Lizard for my 9 month old. It is rather expensive compared to most sunblock that you can buy and since your children are older you may not want to purc...
- We use a natural sunblock with the least amount of chemicals. Actually we have NO CHEMICALS in our house at all. Childrens body masses are much smaller then ours and I...
- Hi L., My sister checks everything on Consumer Reports.com and Banana Boat has gotten great reccomendations and that is what I use on my two little ones. Hope th...
A Proper Nighttime Prayer for a 3 Year Old
Asked by S.S. from Jacksonville
on September 10, 2008
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Hi, my husband and I say the prayer "Now I Lay Me Down To Sleep" with my 3 year old son every night before we go to bed. He loves saying prayers before each meal and b...
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- Hi Stef, I have said the same prayer with my now 9 yr old and 5 yr old children since they were both very small. I changed the part in question to "Angels watch me th...
- We say the following prayers with our boys: (with our 3 year old because this is the way my husband was taught) Now I lay me down to sleep I pray the Lord my soul t...
- My daughter has a little prayer angel and it has a different version which I like better. "Now I lay me down to sleep, I pray the Lord my soul to keep. The Angels w...
Advice for Toddler Nail Cutting and Sunblock
Asked by L.H. from Raleigh
on June 17, 2009
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I have an almost 14-month-old little girl who will not sit still to have her nails cut - I used to do it after she fell asleep in my lap after nursing, but she doesn't...
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- You could try cutting them in the high chair while she is distracted with something else like a toy (or a cookie or cheerios if you don't mind her eating while you do ...
- HI L. When I cut my son's nails (he's 2), I sing a little tune while I cut the nails to help distract him. I'll say something like "1,2,3, snip" or something else ca...
- I went through the nail thing with BOTH my girls. I'm sorry to say I don't have any good advice. I found it was a phase and it lasted about 6 months. We had the kic...
3 Year Old Boy Who Turns Everything into a "Weapon"
Asked by B.H. from Chicago
on June 5, 2009
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So I have a 3 year old son who is overall a very sweet and a good kid. In the past 6 months or so he has been "introduced" to superheros and transformers and he LOVES...
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- As a culture we've tried very hard to de-weaponize things, raise kids gender neutral, etc. To a kid a banana turns into a gun, heck we used our hands! It's normal beha...
- I do think it is extreme for the preschool to kick your son out because of just this problem. That being said, I am sure they have good intentions and are just trying...
- What blithering nonsense!!! Men have been hardwired to protect and provide, and it seems our overly-feminized culture is doing it's very best to de-masculinize our boy...
3 Year Old Wakes Every Night
Asked by D.J. from Dallas
on August 14, 2008
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I was wondering if anyone has experienced the same thing as us. Our 3 year old son has been waking up nearly every night for the last month now and wanting either myse...
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- My 3 1/2 DD still does this - every night. I've tried putting her back to bed - over and over and over. I've tried sticker charts, I've tried bribes of "bigger" toys...
- I have a friend who did role playing with her daughter. During the day they'd pretend it was the middle of the night and she fell out of bed or woke up. They'd pract...
- Reading all of the responses I think you keep doing what you are doing and I would be interested to find out if you try the mommy daddy time thing so that the kid can ...
Needing Sensitive Skin Sunblock for Toddler
Asked by L.M. from Seattle
on May 30, 2009
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Hi,
My two year old son has been breaking out with red, inflamed bumps on his face and neck after we apply sunblock. We've tried Water Babies and Baby Blanket bran...
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- We can't use Baby Blanket or Bananna Boat. They both make my daughter break out. We like Jason's and Aveeno Baby. I have heard that Blue Lizard and Kiehl's are great f...
- California Baby. Just order it, so you don't have to look for it. Another GREAT thing about them that hasn't been mentioned here is that they use BPA-free ingredient...
- My aunt referred me to this site for other stuff, but it rates all cosmetics by toxicity. It shows California Baby one of the best, as moms have stated. Check it out...
I Need Something to Shade My 6 Month Old from the Sun While Outside.
Asked by J.F. from Minneapolis
on May 20, 2008
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I may be asking a really dumb question. Is there something already made (that I haven't found) to shade my daughter from the sun while I'm outside? We are in a new h...
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- I would just like to say that you really want something that has a UV protector layer. I am very fair skinned and I burn even when I'm under normal picnic umbrellas. I...
- we recieved a baby tent for our baby shower called lil nursery. We absolutely love this!! it pack s up really small in a nylon bag and i can slip it into my diaper bag...
- One Step Ahead.com or request a magazine. They have a cute little tent type thing for shading baby in the outdoors.
