Do your reception children put their coats on at playtime?

[lottieandmia]

My older dd who is in year 5 said to me that the reception children (including my younger dd) go out at play times and none of them have their coats on.

AIBU to think that they really ought to be reminded to put them on before they go out? There are only 9 of them in that class. I am wondering how cold is has to be before someone tells them.

Ours do. DD3's teacher said that she was so excited about something that it took her 7 minutes of her 10 minute playtime to get her coat on and out

Yes I see what you mean - if they all go to the cloak room it's a lot of messing about. I have asked older dd to help her put it on. Or maybe I should put an extra vest on her? She has a terrible cough at the moment.

Ours do an awful lot of outdoor learning as well as playtime. And yes, they wear their coats (and hats, scarves and gloves when necessary).
I'd have a word...

In fact, when it gets really cold, the whole school (inc Year 6) have to wear their coats or they're sent back inside to fetch them. No arguments.

Ours are told to put their coats on, and helped to do them up if they need it.

I'm of the opinion that children should be reminded but not forced to wear their coats at school.

I disagree. If necessary, I think young children should be 'forced' to wear a coat.

Both of mine (5 & 3) are sweaty kids, even in cold weather. Neither particularly like layers and would be out in the snow in Tshirt and Shorts if they thought they could get away with it.

Well obviously you can't really force a child to wear anything because they probably will just take it off. But I think nobody is even advising them to put their coats on.

Forcing your own child to wear a coat is not the same as forcing someone else's.

It shouldn't be a massive issue anyway because if children are reminded then the vast majority of time they will do as they are told because they know that it's cold. But I think children should be encouraged as far as possible to make sensible decisions for themselves.

I worked as MSA most of last yr & yes we made them put coats on before could step out the door.
Many chose to take them off once outside, of course.

Well obviously you can't really force a child to wear anything because they probably will just take it off.

Um. Yes you can. If they take it off you tell them to put it back on. They can argue all they like, but as it's generally boys, they lose precious footballing time arguing, so it's easier to give in.

And with 5 year-olds? They do as they're told!

We've had a text from school saying unless they brought a coat to school they couldn't go out at playtime so I'm assuming they enforce this and everyone puts one on

I think in our school children are asked to collect their coats from the cloakroom but it's up to them whether they actually wear it or not. Which I think is fair enough.

I'm always amazed how different kids can be WRT to feeling the cold. My DD is currently wearing a vest under her uniform, tights, a big duffle coat, hat and gloves (all her choice) and still complains about being cold. Her friends are still turning up in ankle socks and a thin mac and complain they're hot

I don't make my ds wear a coat. I figure if he gets cold he will put one on.