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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My theory has always been that if it's not physically dangerous and/or I don't have to be there to hear them whine to let it go.  Tomorrow morning, if walking or waiting for long at a bus stop, I might be one where I'd have to insist.
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That's our rule -- I don't care if they're uncomfortable, but they need to be safe, and shorts at 7 degrees is not OK.

Shorts at 27 degrees is not my cup of tea, but at those temperatures he'll only be cold for his walk to school (takes about half an hour). That's his choice. [/quote]

To me it depends on the temperature.  If it's extremely cold and windchill and he risks frostbite in ten minutes, then yes, I would fight the battle for a 13 year old.  Sometimes even adults don't recognize extreme winter temperatures for how serious they are, and frostbite is a serious issue, and once you have experienced frostbite you are more susceptible to it on that area forever going forward.

For regular winter temperatures, I wouldn't.[/quote]

This.  If the temperatures are above freezing, and they aren't going to be outside for more than the time it takes to get to school or whatever, then they'll just be cold--either it won't bother them, in which case who cares, or it will, and they'll wear a coat next time.  If it doesn't bother them, then why would I insist?  People feel the temperature differently, and maybe they don't feel as cold as I do.

If it's a health or safety issue, though, then I would fight the battle.  When there's a wind chill advisory or something, then it's not their choice anymore, and I tell them why--I'm their parent, it's my responsibility to look out for their safety, and I always get to override them if that's at issue.  [/quote]

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