{"id":7068,"date":"2013-04-18T06:00:53","date_gmt":"2013-04-18T10:00:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/candostreet.com\/blog-parents\/?p=7068"},"modified":"2013-04-18T06:09:54","modified_gmt":"2013-04-18T10:09:54","slug":"7068","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/candostreetny.com\/blog-parents\/7068\/","title":{"rendered":"Sunscreens for Young Children"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1><span style=\"color: #003366\"><em><strong>Days are getting longer, which means more time out in the sun. Time to think kid-friendly sunscreens.<a href=\"https:\/\/candostreet.com\/blog-parents\/2013\/04\/7068\/asian-mother-applying-sunscreen-to-daughter\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-7083\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-7083\" alt=\"sunscreens\" src=\"https:\/\/candostreet.com\/blog-parents\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/258168-150x150.jpg\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/h1>\n<p>Things to look for that would indicate that you are buying the &#8216;best sunscreens,&#8217; include that it:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Provides <b>broad-spectrum UVA and UVB protection<\/b>.<\/li>\n<li>Has an <b>SPF of at least 15 to 30<\/b>.<\/li>\n<li>Is <b>water-resistant<\/b>. Even if you aren&#8217;t going swimming, if your child is outside, he will likely be sweating, so a water resistant might provide better protection than a regular sunscreen.<\/li>\n<li>Is <b>hypoallergenic and fragrance free<\/b>, especially if your child has sensitive skin.<\/li>\n<li>Is in a form that is easy to use on your child, whether that means it is a stick, gel, lotion, spray, or continuous spray, etc.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #003366\"><em><strong>Kid-Friendly Sunscreens that you would look for to protect your kids from the sun include:<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Aveeno Baby Sunblock lotion, SPF 55<\/li>\n<li>Badger SPF 30 For Face &amp; Body<\/li>\n<li>Badger SPF 30 Unscented Natural Sunscreen<\/li>\n<li>Banana Boat Baby Tear-Free Continous Spray Sunblock, SPF 50<\/li>\n<li>Banana Boat Baby Tear-Free Sunblock Lotion, SPF 50<\/li>\n<li>Banana Boat Baby Faces Sunblock Stick, SPF 50<\/li>\n<li>Banana Boat Kids Dri-Blok Sunblock Lotion, SPF 30<\/li>\n<li>Banana Boat Kids Tear-Free Sunblock, SPF 50<\/li>\n<li>Banana Boat UltraMist Kids Spray, SPF 50<\/li>\n<li>Blue Lizard Australian Suncream, SPF 30<\/li>\n<li>Bull Frog Kids FastBlast Sunblock Spray, SPF 36<\/li>\n<li>California Baby Water Resistant, Hypo-Allergenic Sunscreen, SPF 30+<\/li>\n<li>Coppertone Kids Sunscreen Lotion, SPF 50<\/li>\n<li>Coppertone Kids Sunscreen Continuous Spray, SPF 50<\/li>\n<li>Coppertone Kids Sunscreen Continuous Spray, SPF 70+<\/li>\n<li>Coppertone WaterBabies Quick Cover Lotion Spray, SPF 50<\/li>\n<li>Coppertone WaterBabies Sunscreen Lotion, SPF 50<\/li>\n<li>Coppertone WaterBabies Sunscreen Lotion Spray, SPF 50<\/li>\n<li>Hawaiian Tropic Baby Faces &amp; Tender Places Sunblock Spray, SPF 50+<\/li>\n<li>Neutrogena Kids Spray Waterguard Sunblock Mist, SPF 70+<\/li>\n<li>Neutrogena Waterguard Kids Sunblock Lotion, SPF 70+<\/li>\n<li>Neutrogena Pure &amp; Free Baby Sunblock Lotion, SPF 60+<\/li>\n<li>NO-AD Sunblock Lotion, SPF 45<\/li>\n<li>Up &amp; Up Sport Continuous Spray SPF 30(Target)<\/li>\n<li>Walgreens Sport Continuous Spray SPF 50<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Parents should a avoid low SPF sunscreen or <a href=\"http:\/\/pediatrics.about.com\/od\/sunscreen\/a\/710_suntan_lotion.htm\">suntan lotion<\/a>, which don&#8217;t provide enough sun protection for kids.<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #003366\"><em><strong>Other Sunscreens<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>In addition to traditional sunscreen creams, lotions, and sprays, you can also get extra sun protection with:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Lip balms with sunscreen<\/li>\n<li>Sun protection clothing, made with fabric that provides a Ultraviolet Protection Factor (UPF) of 15 to 50+<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><sub>Source:<\/sub><\/p>\n<h3>\u00a0<sub>About.com Pediatrics<br \/>\n<\/sub><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-socializer wpsr-buttons\"><span class=\"wpsr-btn wpsr-srvc-facebook\"><div class=\"fb-share-button\" data-href=\"\" data-layout=\"button\"><\/div><\/span><span class=\"wpsr-btn wpsr-srvc-twitter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/share\" class=\"twitter-share-button\" data-show-count=\"false\" data-related=\"\" data-url=\"\" data-size=\"small\" data-via=\"\" data-hashtags=\"\">Tweet<\/a><\/span><span class=\"wpsr-btn wpsr-srvc-google_plus\"><div class=\"g-plusone\" data-size=\"medium\" data-annotation=\"none\" ><\/div><\/span><span class=\"wpsr-btn wpsr-srvc-linkedin\"><script type=\"IN\/Share\" data-url=\"\" data-counter=\"none\"><\/script><\/span><span class=\"wpsr-btn wpsr-srvc-pocket\"><a data-pocket-label=\"pocket\" data-pocket-count=\"none\" class=\"pocket-btn\" data-save-url=\"\" data-lang=\"en\">Pocket<\/a><script type=\"text\/javascript\">!function(d,i){if(!d.getElementById(i)){var j=d.createElement(\"script\");j.id=i;j.src=\"https:\/\/widgets.getpocket.com\/v1\/j\/btn.js?v=1\";var w=d.getElementById(i);d.body.appendChild(j);}}(document,\"pocket-btn-js\");<\/script><\/span><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Time to think kid-friendly sunscreens.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-socializer wpsr-buttons\"><span class=\"wpsr-btn wpsr-srvc-facebook\"><div class=\"fb-share-button\" data-href=\"\" data-layout=\"button\"><\/div><\/span><span class=\"wpsr-btn wpsr-srvc-twitter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/share\" class=\"twitter-share-button\" data-show-count=\"false\" data-related=\"\" data-url=\"\" data-size=\"small\" data-via=\"\" data-hashtags=\"\">Tweet<\/a><\/span><span class=\"wpsr-btn wpsr-srvc-google_plus\"><div class=\"g-plusone\" data-size=\"medium\" data-annotation=\"none\" ><\/div><\/span><span class=\"wpsr-btn wpsr-srvc-linkedin\"><script type=\"IN\/Share\" data-url=\"\" data-counter=\"none\"><\/script><\/span><span class=\"wpsr-btn wpsr-srvc-pocket\"><a data-pocket-label=\"pocket\" data-pocket-count=\"none\" class=\"pocket-btn\" data-save-url=\"\" data-lang=\"en\">Pocket<\/a><script type=\"text\/javascript\">!function(d,i){if(!d.getElementById(i)){var j=d.createElement(\"script\");j.id=i;j.src=\"https:\/\/widgets.getpocket.com\/v1\/j\/btn.js?v=1\";var w=d.getElementById(i);d.body.appendChild(j);}}(document,\"pocket-btn-js\");<\/script><\/span><\/div>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[876],"tags":[1889,1927,7,1311,1886,1896,1313,1314,1315,1310,1312],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/candostreetny.com\/blog-parents\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7068"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/candostreetny.com\/blog-parents\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/candostreetny.com\/blog-parents\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/candostreetny.com\/blog-parents\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/candostreetny.com\/blog-parents\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7068"}],"version-history":[{"count":23,"href":"https:\/\/candostreetny.com\/blog-parents\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7068\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7070,"href":"https:\/\/candostreetny.com\/blog-parents\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7068\/revisions\/7070"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/candostreetny.com\/blog-parents\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7068"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/candostreetny.com\/blog-parents\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7068"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/candostreetny.com\/blog-parents\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7068"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}