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hot weather, hats and tantrums

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laudaud · 03/07/2006 09:48

I have a one year old daughter who absolutely hates wearing hats. There is very little in this world that can upset her but put a hat on her head and the waterworks really get going. With the current 'heatwave' I am very keen for her to wear a hat while she is out in the sun so was wondering if anyone has any tips. The hat I have has a bit that goes under her chin but this doesn't help. I'm hoping she might change her mind at nursery if she sees other children wearing theres but I don't hold out much hope as she is very determined, stubborn, headstrong etc. (no idea where she gets it from).

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snowleopard · 03/07/2006 09:53

My DS isn't quite this bad, he screams, tries to pull it off then gives up. Could you take her hat shopping and try on lots of hats in the shops and make a game of it? We also play with hats with DS, getting him to put our own hats on our/his heads etc. And/or try different hats - the one you have might be irritating her in some way?

DominiConnor · 03/07/2006 09:58

DS1 hated hats, with DS2 we've simply designated it as a "Thunderbrids hat" and he actually demands it.

Gear with logos on it is sometimes a blessing. Sticking on a badge from their favourity TV prog may make you life easier.

MrsBadger · 03/07/2006 10:01

do you wear a hat yourself?
might be worth making is clear that no-one goes out without a hat, you and dh included.

vitomum · 03/07/2006 10:05

i made a breakthrough discovery this weekend - bandanas! you can tie them on tight enough so that they are not easy to pull off. i though ds looked ridiculously gorgeous in it too

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laudaud · 03/07/2006 10:15

Thanks - some excellent suggestions. Not sure she's old enough yet to appreciate the logos but may take her out shopping! Both DH and I were wearing caps yesterday when we were trying to get her to put on her hat although I must admit I'm normally not that good about wearing hats. When she was only a few months old she used to get very upset when we father was around - we discovered she was fine when he took his cap off - very odd.

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laudaud · 03/07/2006 10:33

vitomum - like the sound of bandana!

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bran · 03/07/2006 10:50

I was very hard line with ds last year (when he was 1). If he didn't wear his hat he went back in the pushchair with the shade-a-babe pulled down. I would replace his hat once if he pulled it off, then the next time he took it off he'd go in the buggy for a couple of minutes. Then he'd come out and I'd put his hat on. It worked eventually but it was a pain in the neck at the time.

This year he's happy to wear a hat and puts it back on himself if it falls off, but he may have been like that anyway without all the hard work last year.

biglips · 03/07/2006 10:51

my DD used to hate wearing hats when she was younger but since she turned 18 mths - she loves wearing them - even goes to bed with one on!!

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laudaud · 03/07/2006 11:01

sounds like there is hope for us all...

Bran, I had thought about going the hard line. I'm sure that's what Dr. Tanya would recommend!

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bran · 03/07/2006 11:11

I can't remember how long it took before he got the hang of it, but I think it was about a week where he was in an out of the pushchair for about 20-40 mins every day. After that he usually only had to be put in the pushchair once, or even just for me to have his hat in one hand and be pointing at the pushchair with the other.

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laudaud · 04/07/2006 09:38

Miracles do happen. Picked dd up from nursery yesterday and put her hat on to spend a bit of time in the garden - it stayed on!! Asked in nursery today if she had worn it during the day to check if it was seeing other babies wearing them that had made her accept it - they hadn't gone outside at all because it was too hot. I did put my hat on first and didn't make a big fuss about putting hers on. Add to fickle to her list of attributes!

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laudaud · 04/07/2006 09:38

Miracles do happen. Picked dd up from nursery yesterday and put her hat on to spend a bit of time in the garden - it stayed on!! Asked in nursery today if she had worn it during the day to check if it was seeing other babies wearing them that had made her accept it - they hadn't gone outside at all because it was too hot. I did put my hat on first and didn't make a big fuss about putting hers on. Add fickle to her list of attributes!

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Angeliz · 04/07/2006 09:52

The only way my 15 month old dd keps hers on is if i've sneaked it on when she's unaware.
We had this many many times yesterday in the garden!

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