Tag Archives: UVProtection

☀️🕶️ 𝗗𝗼𝗲𝘀 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘁𝗼𝗱𝗱𝗹𝗲𝗿 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝘀𝘂𝗻𝗴𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗲𝘀? 𝗔𝗻𝗱 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝘄𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗺?

Those little eyes are still developing — and in Australia, 𝗨𝗩 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗼𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗯𝗲 𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗽𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗹𝘆 𝗵𝗶𝗴𝗵, even when the day doesn’t feel hot or particularly sunny.

So, when should toddlers actually start wearing sunglasses? And 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝗱𝗼 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝗶𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗮𝗶𝗿 𝘆𝗼𝘂’𝗿𝗲 𝗯𝘂𝘆𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝘀 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝗲𝘆𝗲𝘀 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗨𝗩?

𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗱𝗼 𝘄𝗲 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝘄𝗵𝗶𝗰𝗵 𝗹𝗲𝗻𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗽𝗶𝗰𝗸? What about the fit? Which level of UV protection? Polarised lenses? And are they made to Australian Standards?

And what if your toddler refuses to wear them?

We’ve unpacked what Australian parents need to know about 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘁𝗹𝗲 𝗲𝘆𝗲𝘀 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗨𝗩 — from the beach and backyard to childcare and everyday outdoor play.

This guide will help you understand it all — from 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗼 𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝘀𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗨𝗩 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗹𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗔𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗮𝗿𝗱, to lens categories, polarisation, wraparound frames and getting a determined toddler to actually KEEP their sunglasses on.

Because, as we can appreciate, 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲’𝘀 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗸𝗶𝗱𝘀’ 𝘀𝘂𝗻𝗴𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻 𝗺𝗲𝗲𝘁𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗲𝘆𝗲. 👀

👉 𝗕𝗲𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗯𝘂𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝘅𝘁 𝗽𝗮𝗶𝗿, 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀. 🕶️