Here - Health Promotion Agency

Illness and accidents
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looking after them.
If someone they don’t know tries
to take them away, it’s OK to
scream and kick.
Tell your children always to tell
you if they’ve been approached
by someone they don’t know.
Make sure your child knows what
to do if he or she is lost.
In a crowded place, it’s safest to
stand still and wait to be found.
Otherwise:
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tell a police officer;
go into a shop and tell someone
behind the counter;
tell someone who has other
children with them.
Teach your child his or her address and
phone number or the phone number
of some other responsible person.
S AFETY IN
THE SUN
The amount of sun your child is
exposed to may increase his or her
risk of skin cancer later in life. Do
the following to protect your child.
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Keep your child out of the sun
between 11am and 3pm when
the sun is highest and most
dangerous.
Keep babies under the age of six
months out of the sun altogether.
Make the most of shade, e.g. trees.
Don’t let your child run around
all day in a swimsuit or without
any clothes on.
Cover your child up in loose
baggy cotton clothes such as an
oversized T-shirt with sleeves.
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In particular, protect your child’s
shoulders and back of neck when
playing, as these are the most
common areas for sunburn.
Let your child wear a
‘legionnaire’s hat’ or a floppy hat
with a wide brim that shades the
face and neck.
Cover exposed parts of your
child’s skin with a sunscreen, even
on cloudy or overcast days. Use
one with a sun protection factor
(SPF) of 15 or above and which is
effective against UVA and UVB.
Re-apply often.
Protect your child’s eyes with
sunglasses with an ultraviolet filter
made to British Standard 2724.
Use waterproof sunblock if your
child is swimming.
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