Skin cancer is increasing at an alarming rate. The best way to prevent it is use a sunscreen of at least SPF 15 and reappling it as long as you are in the sun. A suntan is a sign of damaged skin, not healthy skin, no matter what we have been thinking. I remember my teens slathering themselves with baby oil and roasting themselves to a warm cocoa color over my protests. Now I worry about them getting skin cancer in their 30s.
Sunburned children are a sad sight to see.
A serious injury can result if a child OR an adult falls and hits his or her head. A brain can be irreparably damaged by a fall from even a low height. A damaged brain can cause paralysis or death. Don t let your children drink wine coolers or other alcoholic beverages. Alcohol kills brain cells and the brain does NOT create new cells.