Keeping Children Safe In The Sun (NAPSA)—Bright sun means outdoor fun, Whetherit’s tossing the ball around in the backyard or swinging on the monkey bars at the park, kids especially spend a lot of hours outside. In fact, according to a recent Lands’ End survey of 1,400 moms, over half said their families spend two to five hours outside every day. In order to make sure outdoor family fun stays “sun safe,” parents should consider the following tips: Sunscreen + UPF Clothing = Protection—When kids head outside for a day of fun, it’s best to combine sunscreen with UV-protective clothing to keep them protected from head to toe. Using a broad-spectrum Sun Pro- tection Factor (SPF) of at least 15 is a good way to prevent damaging sunburns. But sunscreen will only keep kids safe on the applied areas. Believe it or not, sunburns can still happen underneath clothes. A good way to prevent these types of sunburnsis to make eae Seaiin. d | In addition to sunscreen, kids should have UV-protective cloth- ing to help shield them from the sure kids dress in Ultraviolet Protection Factor (UPF)-treated clothes. Lands’ End recently introduced a collection of UPF clothing called Sun.Life. Wearing clothes sun’s harmful rays. block between 96.7 and 97.5 percent of the sun’s harmful rays kids should be equipped with when playing in direct sunlight is a hat. The survey found that more with a rating of UPF 30 or 50 will from reachingsensitive skin. Once isn’t enough—You should apply sunscreen to kids 15-30 minutes before head outside. However, as play, they sweat and their your they kids sun- screen wearsoff. It’s best to make sure to reapply it every two hours, even on cloudy days. Timing is important— Avoid planning family time out- doors when the sun’s rays are strongest, between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. If kids are outside duringthis time, take extra precautions, try to avoid direct sunlight and seek protection with recommended sunscreen and UPF-rated clothing. Wear a hat—Thefinal thing than 65 percent of respondents use sun hats to protect family members from sun rays. Accord- ing to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, a hat with a wide brim helps shade the neck, ears, eyes and head. A Sun.Life hat rated at UPF 30 offers the final piece of protection kids need for a fun, sun-safe time outside. To learn more about the Sun.Life collection, visit the Web site at www.landsend.com.
