It?s that time of year again, when parents line the sunscreen aisle and furiously search the web trying to figure out how to keep their kids safe from the sun?s dangerous rays and its powerful heat.
We asked two experts all the questions we know parents have about summertime sun safety.
What can parents do, other than apply sunscreen, to keep kids safe from the sun"

Besides sunscreen, try to minimize exposure to the sun when it?s at its strongest, which is between 11 a.m. and 3 p.m., recommends Harvey Lui, a staff dermatologist at the B.C. Cancer Agency and a professor of dermatology and skin cancer at the University of British Columbia. He also suggests making an effort to seek shade when you do venture out. That might mean doing a bit of research to find parks with trees or canopies built into the play structure, and bringing umbrellas or tents to the beach. If kids will be in the shade all day, is sunscreen still truly necessary"

According to Janice Heard, community paediatrician with the Canadian Paediatric Society Public Education Advisory Committee, you can still be exposed to UV rays even on an overcast day, and clouds aren?t a replacement for sunscreen. Similarly, neither mist nor fog block harmful sun rays. Regardless of the day?s forecast, apply sunscreen.
?Remember that sand, snow and concrete reflect up to 85 percent of UV rays and can burn unprotected skin even if in the shade, but getting reflection,? says Heard.
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