Some parents are apparently a little bit confused by the inherent risks to their children posed by over exposure to the sun:
Parents are confused about the need to protect their children from the sun, despite the fact that youngsters in the UK have the highest rates of skin cancer of any European country.
That’s the warning from the British Association of Dermatologists, to mark the start of Sun Awareness Week today, which says cases of melanoma - the deadliest type of skin cancer - increased fout-fold in UK teenagers over the years 1978 to 1997
A survey bu the British Skin Foundation found that a quarter of parents think that it unnecessary to apply sun protection before they go to school in the summer. The charity also found that 37% of parents buy sunscreens with lower than the recommended factor 30 protection.
I certainly was confused! I had always beleived that any exposure to The Sun …
… will be detrimental to the mental health of the young and old alike. But then how will sun-tan lotion help? Then it dawned on me as I gazed upon the world from my parlour window into the late afternoon of an early summer’s day …
… obviously I took immediate action and broke out the factor 50. Liberally, and without hesitation, I sprayed and smeared it over my wife, children and pets before be-decking each in turn in a selection of heavy knit sun hats and sandals and then …
out.
Out.
Out they go!
To bask in the warm summer weather and soak up some much needed rays so that they might overcome their Vitamin D deficiency which afflicts us all following the long winter months.
