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Much Risk Under the Sun
Though all children should be protected from the damaging rays of the sun, some kids are at greater risk that others. These include children with red or blonde hair and fair skin; those with blue, green, or gray eyes; those who live in a tropical or sub-tropical climate or at a high altitude; those with a large number of moles; and those, no matter what their coloring, who burn rather than tan (but don’t wait to find out by trial and error whether your child fits this last category).
A face full of freckles may be cute, but freckles, too, are a sign that a child is especially vulnerable to sun damage and may have had excessive sun exposure already (in duration or intensity). Read the rest of this entry »