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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]In our house weather appropriate gear is one of the things not up for discussion. Some schools don't let kids outside for recess without hats and mittens, so you're also deciding that you don't care if your kids get to go outside during the day. [/quote]

I'm OP.  You must have very compliant children.  [b]I[/b] can say it's not up for discussion, and I suppose I could ignore my children if they start discussing my forbidden topics anyway, but I can't actually prevent them from saying "But I'm not cold!" when I say to put on your hat!  You must be magic.  At any rate, they've never complained about the recess thing so I guess it isn't an issue for them (note: we never had both hats and all 4 gloves by February 15 - that's when I gave up last couple of years).[/quote]

They can say they're not cold all they want, and you can still put hats and mittens on them/in backpacks. My kids are definitely not passive, but they know we always buckle our seatbelt in the car, always brush teeth, and always dress for the weather. That doesn't mean they don't complain about it, but we do those things anyways. [/quote]

Um. if the hats/mittens are in their backpack they aren't wearing them so I'm not sure what the point is of insisting that they have those items.  It's kind of like putting a toothbrush in the bathroom and not insisting that they brush their teeth twice a day.

Me?  I choose my battles.  Teeth MUST get brushed every day.  Hats/mittens are optional - their choice unless temps are frigid and/or they are outside playing in the snow.

I used to HATE bundling up in 40ish (even 30ish) degree temps when I had to walk to/from school.  If I wore the coat/mittens/hat I would get so hot and sweaty...

My kids are teens and actually wear shorts in those temps.[/quote]

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