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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=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.[/quote]

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. [/quote]

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

+1. It doesn’t have to be to stand around at a playground but everyone (kids and adults!) should go outside daily, if just for a walk!

Also we don’t live in Maine. There are very very few days in this area where it would be dangerous to go out. [/quote]

But that's not what the thread is about. Sure, prioritize a little time outside every day. Yesterday was cold so we walked to a restaurant near our house so we could spend some time outside. We didn't spend hours at a playground because I'm not a masochist and it was TOO COLD. Yes, even in DC.

Sometimes it's too cold for the playground and you do other stuff.[/quote]

It was 45 degrees outside yesterday. Unless you’re literally a newborn or so impoverished you cannot afford even basic outerwear, the choice not to be outside is just laziness and unwillingness to take action on behalf your kids best interest, which, yes, includes outdoor play. Grow up. [/quote]

Hmmm. . .

Lots of things are in a child’s best interest:
sports
music lessons
religious instruction (or instruction on why your family isn’t religious)
time with extended family
playdates
museums
libraries
nature centers and zoos 
reading together with your child
having your child read alone
learning a second language
doing crafts
doing science experiments
cooking together
playing games together
exposing your child to various styles of performances
exposing your child to other cultures
doing chores
snuggle time
etc.

and don’t forget - 
getting a good night’s sleep (for both child and parent)

There really isn’t enough time to do everything that individually might be in a child’s best interest, every day.  Putting pressure on both the kids and the parents to cram as much as possible into every available second doesn’t seem like it’s actually in the child best interest, either.  Maybe, part of growing up is recognizing that everything has an opportunity cost, that you can’t do it all, but that’s okay, and that you need to find the balance
that’s right for you.  If the optimal balance for your family is to prioritize daily playground time, that’s great for you, but it might not be the best balance for another family.  They, however, may offer their kids wonderful opportunities that you don’t, in part because you’re busy on the playground (as opposed to being lazy).  Your time on the playground doesn’t make you a better parent any more than their time doing another activity makes them superior to you, and it’s not a competition.  Each family has to consider their respective priorities, strengths and weaknesses, as well as the needs of the individual child.  It seems like trying to meet an arbitrary standard that’s popular on social media is neither “grown up” nor necessarily in the best interest of a specific child.[/quote]

If you can't find time for that list you should have an abortion and leave parenting to the people who can manage the basics.[/quote]

I humbly apologize for my inferiority to your glorious self.  Unfortunately, my kids are successful adults, so it’s too late to have an abortion.  Perhaps for the enlightenment of others who gave birth even though their skill doesn’t compare with your own, you could detail how much time you have spent on each of those activities today (since you apparently consider them all basic daily activities) as an example that they can reference.  Don’t forget to account for the time spent denigrating other parents on DCUM.[/quote]

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