Oh yeah! Summer is far from over in this side of the world. Have you been taking your liquids my friends? Luckily my kids have no problem in that area. Then there's the beach. It's a whole different ballgame this year. Advisories here and there about not staying too much under the unusually hot sun. Playtime on the sand will just have to be cut down. I know I know so we live in the tropics we should be used to it by now. Besides, being with Asian skin has its advantage when we talk about sun exposure. However, I still take heed to them advisories. Afterall, they are for the good of our children. This family loves the beach. But what to do with today's weather? 

I figured them cute hats and caps just wouldn't cut it this year for the kids. I had to resist them beautiful colors and prints. We bought the wide brimmed hats! Gotta protect them little shoulders and arms. It may not be the greatest answer to the heat but it helps in preventing sunburns.

Yes, I gotta admit, golden brown shades of little kids running around in neon colored outfits this color has gotta to be the coolest. But then again...Im pretty sure we're doing havoc to those delicate young skin of theirs. Regardless. And so we have better tolerance to the sun rays. In terms of diseases. But I'm thinking the future. It would be such a pity to glow on the sunkissed skin of my children if in 20 or 30 years from now they would be suffering from dry and prematurely wrinkled skin. 

Yes, it would be just as sad if they are not allowed to enjoy the sun. My take is, we just gotta to do projection. We stack up on them sunblocks. It doesn't need to be the expensive ones. Monitor the time the kids have been under the sun (protected or not). Hydrate. Use umbrellas or wide brimmed hats. 

Don't forget the lotion after taking that "after-the-beach/pool" shower. Moisturize. Help nature protect the young delicate skin.

The wide-brimmed hat not only protects the face and the shoulders but also our kids' crowning glory, their hair. 

So, no sense banning the beach or pool this summer (or any day of the year for that matter). Just protect the skin and hair.

Have fun everyone! Be safe.