With soaring temperatures becoming more frequent – like this spring ‘mini heatwave’ in the UK and the world recording its hottest year in 2024, it’s clear we need to be doing a lot more to prioritise sun (and heat) safety. And Marie Tudor, CEO of skin cancer awareness charity SKCIN, is here to issue a timely reminder to parents that even when children are playing (or relaxing) in the shade, they can still get sunburned.In a piece for All Things Mamma, mum Kasey Schwartz recalled how her baby had been sat with her under an umbrella by the pool, but as the day went on, her cheeks started getting red. “I started to panic a little, wondering what was going on. Then it was getting more apparent that she may be sunburned,” she wrote. So, how did this happen? The mum has a theory that the UV rays reflected off the pool onto her child’s face. And Marie Tudor says yes, that can happen.