Kids not wrapped up in this cold weather!

[bluesteakandcheese]

I know it is nothing to do with me how others see fit to dress their children. But it really gets to me when I'm walking round town and see young kids and babies with no gloves or hat on.
Why do parents not think it is appropriate to wrap their children up against the cold? I just don't understand it!

Because children refuse to wear what they need to and parents fight their battles according 🤷🏽‍♀️

My children still wont wear what I tell them to then complain about being cold. I used to carry the hat/gloves/scarves whatever the offending item was in case they asked for it later.

Don't judge others, you really don't know what is going on - and it really isn't that cold here!

My very average looking young child would not wear a coat or a hat or gloves even in the coldest of weathers, what we didn't know then that we know now is that he has Asperger's Syndrome. His brain is wired differently and he really doesn't feel the cold. He is an adult now and I don't think he possesses a coat despite the fact that he works outside 365 days of the year in all weathers.

It’s really cold where we are but my 19 month old is really good at taking her gloves and especially her hat off! I do put them back on her but I can’t stop every 2 seconds when I’m walking her in the pram. She always has a big coat and a blanket inside her footmuff/cosytoes though.

I did however see a kid out in his shorts the other day and I thought that was a bit irresponsible of the parent.

I don't know where you are but it's not CD where I am in the midlands.

It has been 2 degrees and sleeting here in South Yorkshire today.

However I’m not sure why the kid was in shorts so I wouldn’t like to judge too harshly!

Gloves or hat? YABU. Babies hate keeping them on.

Coat YANBU.

My 2yo refuses a coat regularly until he is actually cold. I don't have a problem with that.

Mine uses his teeth to bite his gloves off.
What do you suggest I do to keep them on?

Snap! My tiny terror does the same, even when I try and velcro them on tight. Half the time I don’t realise he has lobbed one out of the pram either. Have so many odd gloves now that I don’t bother.

He hates hats as well, but usually keeps a hood up. Today I tucked a blanket over him in the pram and was amazed he left it on.

My DH wears shorts in snow, I wear T-shirt’s. I hate being hot. Out of my 3 DC I have 2 who refuse coats,jumpers, even socks, and one who wraps up as they feel the cold. I let them choose but generally keep coats etc in the car or a bag in case they’ve misjudged! (And we live in the High Peak!)

Have you ever tried to keep hats, scarves, gloves or coats on a child who doesn't want them on?

I have indeed!

My DS would refuse to wear gloves - would pull them off and throw them away - and then would be crying with cold.

I got some long socks and put them on his hands. They used to be hanging down limply for six inches where he'd tugged at them, but it worked. He couldn't get them right off and his hands stayed protected.

Never had any real problems with hats, though - balaclavas all the way in this house.

My 10 yr old DS refuses to wear trousers - he just doesn’t like the feel of them and gets over heated easily. It would have to be artic for him to wear them. I am always getting comments like “oh its a bit late in the year to be wearing shorts isn’t it?”. Today he had a hoody, coat, hat, gloves...and shorts. I have actually said to him people will wonder why you’re in shorts and he says “why do you care so much about what other people think?” He’s right.

On really cold days I used to use a pair of ladies knitted mittens and put them on the baby right up to their armpits, then put a cardigan or jumper over the top, followed by their coat. Looked just like baby mitts and the baby couldn't get them off!

You and I are on a very similar wavelength Byerley.

Make it too much effort to be worth their while . . .

Refusing to get dressed/wear warm things is one of the easiest ways for them to express autonomy. Even if you wrestle an arm into one sleeve, they take that one out while you do the other one.

Yabu

You’d have a cats bum face at my kids school , there are a couple of young kids in shorts ! Still ! I in December !

My kids nipped about I T-shirt’s after throwing socks,mittens,hats,scarves away
They weren’t cold and nor were they neglected

How cold actually is it?

On really cold days I used to use a pair of ladies knitted mittens and put them on the baby right up to their armpits, then put a cardigan or jumper over the top, followed by their coat. Looked just like baby mitts and the baby couldn't get them off!

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Fabulouso

I frequently see a tiny baby (I'm talking like 3 months old so unable to refuse to wear it) bring pushed around in unsuitable clothing. No hat, no ski suit or coat. The other day I saw him in a babygro and a cardigan in his carrycot! This was in the morning as I was cycling to work in full on thermals.
Meanwhile the mum has a thick coat and hat on. Really have to bite my tongue but very tempted to suggest he may be a bit cold!

I remember being made to do PE as a child in a tiny little skirt and a polo shirt in all weather's and being absolutely freezing. I just about survived.

We live in a road that is the pedestrian route for two primary schools, a preschool and a nursery. Many buggies for accompanying younger siblings. At this time of year, we are daily picking up odd gloves, hats and socks that have been discarded by sneaky toddlers and babies enroute. We put them on the wall - and if you look along the road you see lots of other walls wearing these lost items. Parents probably get to school, after herding other children along and go ??!!?.

I was wandering about with my 1yo today, in and out of shops. The shops were hot. We had jumpers on. Had we been wearing coats, they would have been on and off all the time. Ir we would have boiled in them, which I find far less comfortable than a blast of fresh air. I hate seeing kids bundled up in heated rooms. Loads of people gave me looks but we are well and happy.

I had three hat and gloves refusers. They just yanked them straight off and flung them out of the pram from a very early age. I lost count of the number we must have lost because of that so I stopped bothering with them unless it really was very cold.

I used to put them in coats with hoods, with the hoods up. That would work for a while, but then nothing worked.

Babies do have minds of their own. They don't just automatically accept things and can be little sods sometimes. Not all battles are winnable. Not all are even worth fighting at all.

I rarely wear hats and gloves myself. I'm not that comfortable with them. I am 53.

My little boy will not keep hats and gloves on. Even ones that tie under the chin and gloves on strings come off.

Ds age 14 has never worn a hat or gloves. I did try long socks on his hands when he was a baby but he soon learnt to bite them off.

It's not that cold yet really, especially for kids who are running / walking around. I'm just layering up with a thermal top / t-shirt and thick cardie still, I hate wearing a coat. Always have done..