Finding Sun Hats For Babies Or Children
If you are on the hunt for sun hats for your children and are not too sure what to look for, then it's a good idea to consider what the purpose is and to go from there.
We are told we need to use sun hats to protect our young ones from the sun's harmful rays, and whilst many of them look pretty they simply do not deliver this.
Ask your retailer if the sun hats you are looking at are designed to help shade the face and neck.
You can also ask if the materials used protect from the harmful UV rays, and to what level do they offer protection.
More than a third of all skin cancers appear on the face, as this is a part of our body we often expose to the sun the most.
Sun damage can also age our skin, which is always a little odd to think about when we have this amazing infant skin before us, but it's our job to look after it for them until they are old enough to do it themselves.
To make sure you get the right size, measure around your infant or toddler's head as this is more accurate than going by age.
Our head size is not often accurately marked by our age.
Measure above the ears and eyes with a piece of string or a soft measuring tape.
If it's close to the next size up, it may be best to go with one slightly bigger as baby's heads can grow quickly.
If you select a sun hat with a narrow brim, you may be allowing your child to be exposed to too much sun.
The wider the brim, the better sun protection.
Many specialists prefer the legionnaires style hats as they offer the best protection with it's big brim at the front, and the flaps at the rear.
If you want your child to wear it there are a few things you can do.
The first is to model wearing one yourself, and talk to them about how much you enjoy wearing it, and why it's important - all with a lot of smiling.
If the other parents you hang out with also have their children wearing sun hats it becomes accepted practice.
It's amazing how one parent's more relaxed attitude about it can cause bundles of children throwing theirs off in solidarity! Keep you child's one on by keeping them around others who are wearing them!
We are told we need to use sun hats to protect our young ones from the sun's harmful rays, and whilst many of them look pretty they simply do not deliver this.
Ask your retailer if the sun hats you are looking at are designed to help shade the face and neck.
You can also ask if the materials used protect from the harmful UV rays, and to what level do they offer protection.
More than a third of all skin cancers appear on the face, as this is a part of our body we often expose to the sun the most.
Sun damage can also age our skin, which is always a little odd to think about when we have this amazing infant skin before us, but it's our job to look after it for them until they are old enough to do it themselves.
To make sure you get the right size, measure around your infant or toddler's head as this is more accurate than going by age.
Our head size is not often accurately marked by our age.
Measure above the ears and eyes with a piece of string or a soft measuring tape.
If it's close to the next size up, it may be best to go with one slightly bigger as baby's heads can grow quickly.
If you select a sun hat with a narrow brim, you may be allowing your child to be exposed to too much sun.
The wider the brim, the better sun protection.
Many specialists prefer the legionnaires style hats as they offer the best protection with it's big brim at the front, and the flaps at the rear.
If you want your child to wear it there are a few things you can do.
The first is to model wearing one yourself, and talk to them about how much you enjoy wearing it, and why it's important - all with a lot of smiling.
If the other parents you hang out with also have their children wearing sun hats it becomes accepted practice.
It's amazing how one parent's more relaxed attitude about it can cause bundles of children throwing theirs off in solidarity! Keep you child's one on by keeping them around others who are wearing them!
