1. Only go into the sun when you have something sensible to do (this can include improving your state of mind), not just for the sake of being in the sun.2. Try to limit sun exposure to the early morning and late afternoon periods, avoiding the hottest times of the day.
3. Wear reasonably protective clothing—baseball caps don’t help very much (especially if they’re worn backwards). Clothing with a high sun protective index is now available but, unfortunately, protection is only achieved by using close-knit materials, which can be very hot.
4. Use sun creams. Although there’s a school of thought which questions the ability of these to prevent skin cancer, their use is still preferable to going without. On the other hand, there’s little point in diligently applying a sun cream just to stay out in the sun longer.
5. Move around if you have to be out in the sun. If the hypothesis that sunburn is the major source of skin cancer in later life is correct, moving around should help to provide some protection. The child running around the beach all day develops an even overall tan while the child who falls asleep in the sun in its stroller will often get badly burned down one side of the body in a very short time.
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