Protecting Your Child’s Skin This Summer

The summer months are perfect for outdoor fun. Whether your family is playing at the pool, taking a camping trip or having a staycation in your backyard, you should aim to keep your child’s skin protected. On today’s episode of Young & Healthy, Dr. Jasmine Gray from Florence Primary Care discusses best practices to protect your skin from the sun, biting and stinging insects and what to do if you have an encounter with rash-causing, poisonous plants.  

Topic Timestamps: 

Sun Safety: 

1:14- Importance of taking precautions with skin in the summer. 

2:13- Ways to protect the skin from sunburn. 

4:15- Can children be too young for sunscreen? 

4:40- Appropriate SPF level to wear. 

6:52- Treatment for sunburn. 

8:36- When to see your PCP for sunburn. 

9:17- Sun poisoning and Heat Rash. 

Bug Bites: 

11:38- Types of bugs that can be problematic during the summer. 

12:22- How to protect kids from bugs. 

13:47- Ticks. 

14:43- Removing a tick. 

17:08- Mosquitos. 

19:43- Types of medicine to take for reactions. 

20:37-What to look for in a developing allergic reaction. 

22:53-Treatment for a sting that hurts (not an allergic reaction). 

24:23- Final advice for bug bites and stings. 

Poisonous Plants: 

25:24- Types of poisonous plants during summer. 

26:17- What does the rash from poison ivy or poison oak look like. 

27:15- Treatment for poison ivy and poison oak rash.  

29:33- Can rashes be spread from person to person? 

31:15- When to see your PCP for poison ivy or poison oak rash. 

31:45- How to prevent exposure to poisonous plants. 

32:20- Final thoughts