Sun Hats or Glasses?

be both the boss & role model.

doesn't matter what brand or style. What matters is learning to listen & follow directions. :)

Just keep replacing the items on and say firmly, "These need to stay on, we don't take them off." Do it consistently, don't make it a game, parents with babies and toddlers that wear prescription glasses have to do this, their little eyes depend on it.

Get an eyeglass holder/retainer/geek strap for toddlers that goes around the back of the head to hold the sunglasses on, and put the hat that ties under the chin over it, tied in a double knot to make it more difficult to remove. Also, give your toddler toys to play with to distract them from the hat and glasses. Toddlers are smart people in little packages, our job is to outsmart them ; )

What grammarocks said. I have four very fair children I had to keep hats on from the time they were very small. Consistency and distraction. And difficult knots under the chin ;) Of course he wants to rip it off, it's fun! Make it more fun to keep it on! And the consequences of not wearing it are going home, this worked for me very well.

Do you wear a hat and/or sunglasses when you go for the walk? Sometimes it can help if the toddler sees you wearing them. Or at a minimum, it will help with reinforcing that a hat and sunglasses need to be worn since you are wearing them too.

The wrap around sunglasses can help. I had some when my kids were infants but now I just use toddler size ones. For one of my sons, regular sunglasses don't seem to fit well since I can't adjust the part that is supposed to go behind the ear. The glasses just slide down his nose. So I put them on upside down and they stay better. He likes to wear them that way and everyone else thinks he's trying to be cool (but it's really just more practical at the moment).

You could also give a choice: cover with a light blanket as already mentioned and have no visibility or wear the hat and sunglasses.

It did take some repetition/work of insisting that my toddlers wear hats initially, but now they usually like to wear them. And if they act up and want to go outside without a hat when it's sunny, I give them a choice....stay inside without a hat or go outside with a hat.

How about baby sunblock?

I've always wondered how little Amish and Mennonite girls are trained to leave their kapps on? But that's another subject...

My kids wouldn't leave theirs on either so I would just pull their stroller backwards. Yeah, they didn't like it but I didn't feel like fighting them over leaving a hat or sunglasses on so did the backwards stroller thing instead. It did look bizarre, me pulling a stroller, tilted back to keep going straight but oh well.

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What helped me was to use a tie hat; tie it, not under the chin, but over to one side up by the ear, and then use a double-knot. This is harder for a youngster to remove.

I also wear my hat so as to set a good example, and like KB suggested: the choice is simple: wear a hat or stay in.

I wish I could show a picture of my 6 daycare cutie kid lets from last week! I require hats with a brim all the way around for my kids. Everyone wears one, leaves them here and I maintain them by washing as needed. I also wear a hat when I go upside with my kids. I took a great photo of the 6 of them all sitting in a row in the sun. My little hat gang.

They are age 14 months up to 4 years old. The littlest fella was resistant for about 2 weeks. I also ended up getting a few spare hats that were on clearance at target (picture Gilligan style hats) , and we tried one of these on him and he did better with it. He had a baby safari type one with the part that hangs down around the back previously.

So just be consistent, wear one yourself and keep trying!

Good luck!

Whatever daddy uses. My son wants to do whatever daddy does.

Can you drop a light receiver over the sun shade to make an extension or use a crochet blanket?