I don’t understand all the comments about “How does she get her kids to wear hats.” It’s very simple, you put the hat on the baby, and when they try to take it off you say “No” and put it back on their head. It doesn’t take long for the baby to figure out that they’re not going ot get their way and then they leave the hat on. It seems to be a pretty common parenting practice today to take the approach of “if the baby won’t listen the first time I tell them no then I’m going to give up and let them have their way.” These things have to be taught.

If I ever have a daughter, I’ll buy her the shirt with the hearts.

Gosh, I think I’d even buy it for myself.

There are many companies that make “rash shirts” like the girls are wearing. Roxy and Billabong make some nice ones and the Cancer Council also has a large selection.

My daughter wears a swim shirt, as Australians we are taught to be sun smart. I’d prefer to have my daughter in a Rashie than have her developing skin cancer.

What happened to the Orbit strollers? I remember Marcia using the Orbits with the toddler seats.

The key to making little children wear a sun hat outside is to always keep them in hats when they are outside and to wear one yourself. I used to do that when I was a childminder, and even the younger ones knew, that when they were out with me, they had to wear a hat. When the parents came, most kids would tear their hats off, except for their kids whos parents had the same hat policy. My problem was to explain my policy to the parents, since the avareness of sun damage was considerably lower 10 years ago than it is today, many parents thought I was over reacting! I think it’s great that Marcia keeps her adorable daughters covered up and hope that more parents follow her example.

thanks macaki and emily! i think he’s a cutie but i’m a bit biased

Amandamay, your son is gorgeous!

amandamay,
Your son is ADORABLE! He looks like a Finn! Thanks for sharing your photos. No wonder you are so proud of him. )

I love the swimsuits, so cute. And the fact she manages to get them to keep a hat on is amazing. I am a childminder and trying to get them all to keep hats on is a challenge.

Wow those Silver Cross Dazzles look stunnning!