To think this can make you unwell ?

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AIBU to think that being cold and/or damp/wet for longer than a few mins can be detrimental to health ?

Dc school say not BUT we notice it does have an impact on them ? Wet sleeves / trousers/ tights when it’s 0 or less and they seem shivery and run down and then more susceptible to viruses / bugs and inevitably come down with something in the 24 hours after ? School say being cold won’t give you a cold …..

You’re right. Viruses thrive in a cold body. It’s important to keep warm.

The 2019 Mott Poll reportt_ suggests that some parents and caregivers use folklore strategies for preventing the common cold.
However, spending more time indoors or outdoors or not going outside with wet hair has not been shown to actually make a difference in the risk of developing a cold.
However, a 2016 studyy_
Trusted Sourcee_
found that decreases in temperature and humidity over consecutive days may increase people’s risk of rhinovirus infections — a cause of colds.
No research suggests that the risk of developing a cold correlates with having wet hair.

www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/is-it-bad-to-sleep-with-wet-hair#effects-of-wet-hair

We are given the contradictory advice from school not to overdress dc as school is warm but to dress in the right clothing as they play out in all weather 🤦‍♀️ I’m really noticing on the days they’ve been cold and damp they do seem to be unwell after and really hard to warm up after school

Well all they mean is normal clothing for in school as it’s warm inside then send in warm coats hats scarves etc for outside ! I can’t see what’s contradictory about that . Common sense.

Colds etc are viruses and have no relation to whether you have been cold generally - BUT being cold for a prolonged period can mean you have less resistance to developing a virus that your body comes into contact with. Its folklore that has been scientifically disproven

For school they need to be in school uniform with an additional warm layer for cooler weather and waterproof jacket, fleece plus proper waterproof (look for a decent rated one eg from hiking store) works better than fashion coats

It’s contradictory as they don’t want all in one suits nor waterproof trousers as at the kids get too hot in that kind of thing but they let them get wet and cold then don’t change them I offered to send waterproof trousers and they said no they run about and get too sweaty and it’s time consuming when coming back in doors

What’s your real question? What’s happened?

Primary school where they’ve played outside, got wet, then come back inside for lessons? Secondary where they’ve got cold en route? What is it you think school aren’t doing right?

I think this must be what’s happening then as I really do see a connection

Primary - reception and year 2

I think that school should be allowing waterproof trousers or changing wet clothing not leaving it then sending outside again when already cold and wet

How wet are you kids really getting if they've got decent coats/hats/scarves?

I just send DS in his normal uniform plus a vest underneath in winter, he plays outside in a country school and has a waterproof coat that comes down to his knees as it's a size or two big, gloves and a warm hat, and he has never once come home wet and cold. He does have waterproof trousers in school but they're only for forest school once a week as they're outside in all weathers then.

Can your child change in and out of an all-in-one suit without help? If they can, I’d just send them in that. If not, a longer coat and long gloves to keep sleeves dry?

Bottom halves regularly soaked even if have a layer under trousers from sitting on grass/in puddles / wet outdoor toys

I sent the trousers was told no they can’t we don’t allow them as kids get too hot and sweaty running about and it’s too much to change in and out of even if they can do it themselves

Gloves and sleeves are getting wet too but not as much as bottom half clothing

I’ve tried telling them to not get wet but some days they are saying ‘but mum everything is wet!’ Or ‘I fell over /got pushed ‘ etc etc

My children (aged 12, 11, 9 and 4) have never got so wet that they've needed waterproof clothes at school. They go to a rural school, do forest and beach school and are pretty 'wild' kids so do come home filthy but never wet.

They wear normal school uniform (trousers, sweatshirts, T-shirt or shirt for boys, tights, pinafore, shirt and cardigan for girl) plus coat (standard winter coat from somewhere like Asda) and normal school shoes. They do have wellies at school for forest school or beach. To me, that's relatively appropriate clothing (with the addition of hats and scarves etc in the cold weather)

It would be an absolute nightmare for teachers to be changing children into waterproofs every time the children went outside.

All our infants kept wellies at school to change into for outside play. Do they do that?
If a child came in soaked, absolutely we would give them something to change into. If they are regularly getting pushed into into puddles that's something to get onto the school about, but I suspect your DC is one of those kids that's going to get soaked, muddy, or covered in paint.