Park/playground when it’s really cold.

[Anonymous]

You just need better gear. There’s absolutely no reason you need to feel cold standing around above 25 degrees.

Get big winter boots and thick wool socks.
Get a long, very warm coat.
Get a close fitting wool hat, warm mittens, and a scarf.

Done! Seriously it’s not that cold here. You should be comfortable standing around for hours if you’re wearing adequate winter gear. Comfortable meaning not cold at all.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I go out in two layers of long underwear, three wool sweaters, one short jacket, one floor-length hooded coat, electric hand warmers, wool socks, balaclava, hat, and two pars of mittens. This keeps me comfortable. It’s very important for all humans, especially children, to get hours and hours of outdoor exercise a day. If you’re not hitting 6-10 miles outside your health will suffer.

You should wear pants.

[Anonymous]

Electric heated clothes have come a long way - socks, vest, gloves, etc.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You just need better gear. There’s absolutely no reason you need to feel cold standing around above 25 degrees.

Get big winter boots and thick wool socks.
Get a long, very warm coat.
Get a close fitting wool hat, warm mittens, and a scarf.

Done! Seriously it’s not that cold here. You should be comfortable standing around for hours if you’re wearing adequate winter gear. Comfortable meaning not cold at all.

But it’s also ok if you don’t go.

[Anonymous]

It's mostly about shoes to keep warm. Thick soles, wool socks. Don't stand on concrete if you can. I'm from a cold place. We go to playground anytime there isn't a blizzard or like below 20F. Kids are bundled and have gloves and can be out there for hours. It's good for them and for you to be in fresh air. I was put into a stroller all bundled as a baby to sleep outside.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Not for the kids cus obviously they wear jackets etc…and I swear they are not as sensitive to cold as adults are. But for me, I HATE being cold and I run very cold. So being outside no matter how bundled up I am makes me miserable. My son would stay at a playground all day/everyday no matter the weather. He has recess during school days with a playground as long as the weather is above a certain degree. But for the weekends do you just grin and bear it? I mean it’s not like he never goes. He’s getting multiple days a week at the playground but I still find myself being guilty/but also dreading being cold.

My pro tip to staying warm all over is to make sure that in addition to layers, hat and gloves, is to wear warm socks and have sturdy shoes on. At least for me, the cold (and misery) come us through my feet. When I have good warm socks and cold weather boots, I’m set for a long time.

[Anonymous]

Get proper clothes. Merino wool, real shearling, and silk baselayers are your friend. Then if you’re still cold one of the rechargeable heated vests.

Children need to play outside every day unless the weather makes that actually dangerous (sleet, rain heavy enough to make equipment slippery). If you truly can’t or won’t provide that, pay someone to do it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Get proper clothes. Merino wool, real shearling, and silk baselayers are your friend. Then if you’re still cold one of the rechargeable heated vests.

Children need to play outside every day unless the weather makes that actually dangerous (sleet, rain heavy enough to make equipment slippery). If you truly can’t or won’t provide that, pay someone to do it.

Did you go to the park every day when you were a kid? I truly can’t believe the amount of pressure parents put on themselves today. Many Parents have other things to do in a day and don’t have hours to spend at a playground. It’s truly unbelievable.

I take my kid to a park sometimes. Sometimes I don’t. And I feel zero guilt.

[Anonymous]

Buy a heated vest and heated mittens. Game changers.

~soccer mom in new england where we watch games played on plowed turf in March.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Daily outside time is really important so yes I suck it up. I wear layers. I walk around a lot. I also try to do stuff that keeps us all moving, like walking to a park or the library or a hike because standing there is much colder.

Yeah you can’t just bundle up you have to move. Even walking.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Get proper clothes. Merino wool, real shearling, and silk baselayers are your friend. Then if you’re still cold one of the rechargeable heated vests.

Children need to play outside every day unless the weather makes that actually dangerous (sleet, rain heavy enough to make equipment slippery). If you truly can’t or won’t provide that, pay someone to do it.

Did you go to the park every day when you were a kid? I truly can’t believe the amount of pressure parents put on themselves today. Many Parents have other things to do in a day and don’t have hours to spend at a playground. It’s truly unbelievable.

I take my kid to a park sometimes. Sometimes I don’t. And I feel zero guilt.

Everyone needs to get outside every day. PP didn’t say to a park, just getting outside. Go for a walk.

[Anonymous]

Today in DC was too cold for the playground for me. Even with layers. The problem is that I'm not going to run around the way the kids do, so it's harder for me to get warm.

Anything above freezing, I can tough it out. Below freezing, the kids can see if DH wants to go or we can find somewhere indoors to run around. Today I didn't worry about it because yesterday we spent hours outside (and it was lovely) and the kids got a ton of exercise. We went out to lunch as a way to get out of the house and even walking to and from the restaurant from the car was uncomfortable, and I was very bundled up. No thiank you.

[Anonymous]

Get a Heated vest! Yes take them outside as much as you can, bundle up. It’s worth it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Get proper clothes. Merino wool, real shearling, and silk baselayers are your friend. Then if you’re still cold one of the rechargeable heated vests.

Children need to play outside every day unless the weather makes that actually dangerous (sleet, rain heavy enough to make equipment slippery). If you truly can’t or won’t provide that, pay someone to do it.

Did you go to the park every day when you were a kid? I truly can’t believe the amount of pressure parents put on themselves today. Many Parents have other things to do in a day and don’t have hours to spend at a playground. It’s truly unbelievable.

I take my kid to a park sometimes. Sometimes I don’t. And I feel zero guilt.

Everyone needs to get outside every day. PP didn’t say to a park, just getting outside. Go for a walk.

No, you can take a day off if it's very cold.

If you live in Canada or Maine or something, you have to get all the gear and force yourself to figure out to deal with the cold, because you can't just stay inside for 4 months.

But in DC? Most winter days are warm enough to get out, so do that, but when it's very cold, take a day off and stay inside. That's also good for you. Do you think people in Wisconsin go outside in a blizzard just to get their steps in? No. Sometimes it's too cold. Sometimes you stay in. The temp at which that's true will vary by the climate.

[Anonymous]

NP. For those recommending fleece-lined leggings, don’t have any recommendations? Also good wool socks and boots.