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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Let. It. Go. If he gets cold enough, he will dress more warmly. Many teens - boys especially - don’t want to keep up with all that winter gear when they get to school and take it off.

Most importantly, it’s 2018, and[b] we should all know by that being cold does not cause illness[/b]. If cold enough for long enough, it can lead to hypothermia or frost bite, but it doesn’t sound like that’s the concern. Cold does not cause illness. [/quote]

This is not completely true.

In and of itself, cold does not directly cause illness. However, cold weather and side effects (wet feet, runny nose) make the body more susceptible to succumbing to the many germs that are present and do cause illness.[/quote]

He's going to school not hiking through the woods. I would encourage him to take a coat on the off chance there is a fire drill. It doesn't matter. It just matters to you. Maybe he is adequately warm. They are independent beings - let them be independent. This is not the first or last odd thing he will do that will make you crazy - frankly that's probably part of the appeal. If he's an otherwise good kid who makes good choices why would you add conflict where there is no need for it? [/quote]

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