Taking the 'Kid at Tanning Salon' Scandal Seriously
A Summit-based foundation is working to educate kids — and their parents — about skin protection and care.
The story of Nutley mom Patricia Krentcil, 44, taking her 5-year-old daughter into a tanning booth has grabbed the public's attention. For the record: Back in April, Krentcil's daughter told her school nurse she got a sunburn from tanning with her mother, prompting the school to call child services. Police have since charged Krentcil with child endangerment. The story has prompted a lot of discussion — mostly because of Krentcil's extraordinary appearance. The Star-Ledger wrote that Krentcil's "deep tan makes the Jersey Shore crew look ghostly." Her own attorney has called her "obsessed with tanning." But one local expert reminds us to take this recent scandal seriously. "I suppose it’s great fun to mock Ms. Krentcil, but make no mistake, …
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Lisa Shields
1:34 pm on Friday, May 4, 2012
The saddest part of this is that the group in greatest risk (females 15-25) Are AWARE of the risk...but when you are that young, it doesn't seem real...any more than pregnancy does. Educated young women still think only "skanks" will become pregnant having unprotected sex...and "someone else" will get skin cancer...not them. more ›