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First of all, it is important that you do not make your child self conscious about the tan that she has developed. Your daughter is only 9 years old, and it is not advisable that she should trouble herself with such things. Besides, children are sometimes easily embarrassed about the way they look, particularly as they reach adolescence.
Your daughter is rather close to the age at which a child's self image and self esteem start to become rather fragile, and she is bound to have enough to worry about without wondering whether she is fair enough. You yourself should put this worry out of your head, and instead focus on encouraging your daughter and reinforcing her self esteem. In any case, beauty has nothing to do with fairness - many people consider darker to be more beautiful, while others find fair skin beautiful.
Many people in the world spend a lot of time and money actually trying to develop a sun tan because they feel their complexion is too light. Others spend thousands and risk their health on products that promise fairness but are mostly useless.
Whatever your outlook on beauty, a sun tan is only a temporary and entirely natural darkening of the skin. Even if you do not see a sun tan as a good thing, there is no need to worry; you may find some relief in knowing that the tan will disappear on its own. You should however understand that this is a slow process - developing a tan takes only a day, or even a couple of hours for some people, but it can take several months for the tan to go away. When our skin is exposed to sunlight, it creates more melanin, the pigment that gives our skin its color. More melanin of course means that the skin becomes darker. However, if exposure to sunlight is not continued, the excess of melanin that has been produced will slowly disappear, and the skin will not produce more melanin to take its place. As a result, the skin will gradually return to its natural color.
Of course, it's impossible and certainly inadvisable to completely avoid exposure to sunlight. You should not stop your daughter from going out, especially if she is fond of outdoor activities. A slightly tanned face is hardly a large price to pay for your daughter to be active, fulfilled, and healthy. It is probably a good idea however to ensure that she uses sunscreen - this is more to prevent sun damage, but it will also reduce tanning to some extent.
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