Sunscreen Car
sunscreen car
My daughter and her friends sprayed sunscreen on my car and ruined the paint job; how should I deal with this?
My daughter is 7 years old and this past Sunday, they were playing outside. They thought it would be a good idea to take sunscreen and spray it all over my brand new car. The zinc oxide in the sunscreen left horrible marks; it looks like the paint is fading and there's more of it on my car than not. I've tried washing it and rubbing it off to no avail. When I asked my daughter what she sprayed on the car, she lied and told me it was water. I found the empty sunscreen bottle and you can actually smell it on the car. So, I have two questions: 1. Does anyone know how to clean a car with sunscreen all over it? 2. How should I deal with this? My daughter's never done anything like this...should I tell the parents of her friends?
Your daughter may not have done anything really bad before, but what you have to watch for as a parent is the power of numbers and peer pressure. When i was 7/8-10 years old, I was friends with the girl across the street, and two doors down. We were all in the same grade. When we were one on one, we didn't get into trouble, but when you put 3 or more kids together, they can easily influence eachother. 2 can gang up on the third or egg them on.
It may involve you directing activity when she has more than one friend over rather than leaving them to their own devices and then just like a birthday party, the visit has a set end time. (not that you have to plan elaborate activities like a birthday party but so the friends don't stay so long that boredom sets in) until they are just a little more mature, or are a little older.
YES i would tell the parents, but instead of saying "your kid did this", tell them that you are doing something new with the girls and you would appreciate their support. From now on, when they all are together they are going to be only over together for a few hours at a time so you can direct their activities versus setting them loose in the yard because they ruined your car. You know that your daughter was a part of it, but kids get crazy in numbers. And hopefully they will discipline their kid (but don't ask them to) but ask if they would be willing to have the same rules when the same friends get together at your daughters house
Your daughter probably had legitimately no clue sunscreen would have damaged the car.. What I would focus on is the issue of her lying. She will probably never ever do it again, the effect on the car is enough deterrent - the larger issues are that she lied to you perhaps fearing punishment and possibly let her friends influence her or was showing off for the approval of her friends. In otherwords, her evolving character is way more important.
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