Hi

I just wanted to know if your toddler tans in summer? Even when you put sunscreen on them?

I am asking this because the past few weeks I am alarmed at the tans I am seeing on toddlers. I saw a post on Facebook from a father who was bragging about his 'little man' and his tan. The little boy in question was about 5 or 6 and was standing in the bath naked with his back to the camera. His little bum was so white compared to his tanned skin. More tanned than my DH who works in the sun all day! And last night when I was walking the dogs, a little girl came over to pat them. She was about 4 or 5 and had the lightest blonde hair and her skin was so dark. She looked like she had been baking in a solarium, I was a bit shocked.

So does this just happen even with sunscreen? Or are these parents careless and setting their kids up for cancer?