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Kids & Family
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Every Kids & Family article in the journal — sourced, science-led, zero hype.
- Kids & family Back-to-School Sunscreen: Recess Is a UV Risk School days mean midday sun exposure. Read it →
- Kids & family Family Beach Vacation Sun-Safety Checklist Everything to pack and plan for a burn-free trip. Read it →
- Kids & family The Sunburned-Kid First-Aid Guide What to do (and not do) when prevention fails. Read it →
- Kids & family Sunscreen for Sports Camps and Summer Programs Keeping active kids protected when you're not there. Read it →
- Kids & family Teaching Teens to Wear Sunscreen (Without the Eye-Roll) Meeting Gen Z and Gen Alpha where they are. Read it →
- Kids & family Back-to-School Prep Starts With Sun Safety Habits Set the routine before the school year begins. Read it →
- Kids & family Are Kids' Sunscreens Actually Different From Adult Ones? Marketing vs meaningful formulation differences. Read it →
- Kids & family Sunscreen and Babies Under 6 Months: The Actual Guidance Why shade beats SPF for the littlest ones. Read it →
- Kids & family The Ultimate Family Sunscreen Guide for Summer One plan that covers babies, kids, teens, and adults. Read it →
- Kids & family Cancer Council Kids Sunscreen Recalled: When 'Separation' Means Lost SPF Even a sunscreen from a cancer charity got recalled in 2025 - and the reason is a defect any parent can spot before slathering it on a kid. Read it →
- Kids & family SUNucate Expands: Tax-Free Sunscreen and Sunglasses at School The bill that lets kids use sunscreen at school just got an upgrade; if it reaches your state, SPF could get cheaper and sunglasses could count as official sun protection. Read it →
- Kids & family Florida Made Sunscreen Permanently Tax-Free in 2025 Starting August 1, 2025, Florida families no longer pay the 6% state sales tax on sunscreen, year-round, and the savings add up over a summer. Read it →
- Kids & family Massachusetts Is Still Fighting to Let Kids Use Sunscreen at School and Camp In summer 2025, Massachusetts kids still couldn't apply sunscreen at school or camp without a doctor's note - here's the bill trying to change that. Read it →
- Kids & family A Kids' Sunscreen Topped 2025 US Rankings, But Others Flopped For parents, 2025's tests cut both ways: the best-scoring sunscreen was a kids' formula, yet several kids' products badly underperformed, so here's how to choose. Read it →
- Kids & family EU Scientists Say Salicylic Acid Isn't Safe for Kids at Current Limits A new EU safety opinion adds up every product on your child's skin — and concludes today's salicylic acid limits don't leave enough margin for kids aged 3 to 10. Read it →
- Kids & family New Jersey Now Requires Every School to Adopt a Sunscreen Policy Signed March 31, 2025, New Jersey's new law lets students keep and reapply FDA-approved sunscreen at school with written parental permission — no doctor's note needed. Read it →
- Kids & family Treating a Child's Sunburn at Home — and When to Call the Doctor Cool compresses, fluids, and acetaminophen handle most mild childhood sunburns — but blisters, fever, or chills mean it's time to call the pediatrician. Read it →
- Kids & family Almost 950,000 Babyganics Kids Sunscreens Recalled in 2025 If you bought a 'Totally Tropical' Babyganics kids sunscreen, check the bottle, here's why it was pulled and how a Class II recall differs from a more serious one. Read it →
- Kids & family One Blistering Childhood Sunburn Raises Lifetime Melanoma Risk The sunburns kids get today can echo decades later — which is exactly why sun protection in childhood is non-negotiable. Read it →
- Kids & family SPF 30 vs SPF 50 for Kids: The Gap Is Tiny Before you pay extra for SPF 50 kids' sunscreen, here's how little protection that higher number actually buys. Read it →
- Kids & family What SPF Should Kids Use? Dermatologists Say SPF 30+ Broad-Spectrum One clear, authority-backed minimum for every child's sunscreen — no more guessing at the drugstore shelf. Read it →
- Kids & family PA Kids Can Now Carry and Use Sunscreen at School (No Nurse Visit) A plain-English guide for Pennsylvania parents on the new sunscreen rule, the permission form your child needs, and which products qualify. Read it →
- Kids & family When Can Babies Wear Sunscreen? Why the Answer Is 6 Months Every new parent's panic question, answered — the real medical reasoning behind the 6-month rule and the narrow exception. Read it →