Children freezing in buggies

[goody2shooz]

Would you sit outside on a chair for an hour in the current weather, wearing leggings and a mid thigh-length jacket, no hat, gloves or blanket? No? Thought not - so why do so many people keep putting children in buggies without enough proper warm clothes/blanket etc!!?? Just been for a walk today in 1degree cold weather, wind chill makes it feel like -4. Came across a granmother standing chatting to two friends. All dressed in gloves, hats and parka types COATS cos of the cold weather. Little tot in pushchair facing into the cold wind wearing leggings and a jacket. Her little hands looked frozen- like the rest of her. I said (nicely)to the woman that the lo looked v chilly. Was ignored. tried again and was ignored. Wibu to mention anything? I am amazed that so many people seem unaware that a small person sitting still in a buggy needs more layers under and over them than the person keeping warm pushing the buggy. I feel so bad for these tots i keep seeing with pinched faces and blue hands. :(

Sorry!! Tahiti should have said Tshirt in earlier post.

My 3 sons used to love being wrapped up in their pushchairs and wore hats, scarves, mittens, cosy toes etc, but my dd couldn't bear it and would throw everything off.

I'm sure that most parents don't deliberately let their get cold.

Well we just spent 2 hours sledging and snowball fighting today as a family and the 1-year old slept in her jogger beside us the whole time! Proper sleep, and woke up in a wonderful mood keen to see everyone sledging.

You know when someone is nicely concerned and when someone is being vindictive. My boy has had (autistic) meltdowns in public before and we have met some lovely people.

Sadly we have also met some utter busybodies who just know better...They might be better termed bullies.

Sadly we have also met some utter busybodies who just know better...They might be better termed bullies.

This. It’s people coming up to me and telling me i am a shit parent and they know better than me, and trying to shame me into doing what they think is right.

I know my child. She is NOT cold, whatever your opinion on the subject.

Fwiw my mother does this to my kids. “Wear your coat or people will think you look silly/poverty stricken/think your mam doesn’t care about you”. They don’t need a coat, they know they will be too warm and uncomfortable.

Keep it to yourself. If you genuinely think it’s child abuse or poverty then offering your opinion isn’t going to help. If you can get details, report it.