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[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]

What do you consider "weather-appropriate" gear, though? For example, let's say that it's 40 degrees F and windy, like today. Must hats and mittens be worn? Meanwhile the high school kids are out walking to school in shirtsleeves...
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To me, this is the crux of the issue.  Different people have different tolerances for cold.  I wear gloves in 40 degree weather but my husband doesn't.  I generally don't wear a scarf because it makes me feel too hot; my husband generally does.  In this weather, I see adults wearing a variety of gear--some wear hats and scarves and gloves, some wear a mix of those things, some wear none of them.  If my kid doesn't feel cold without a hat or mittens, why should she have to wear them?

If the temperature is below freezing, it's usually moot--my kid doesn't want to take off her hat and mittens because then she feels cold.  [/quote]

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