Where are you seeing dressed parents and underdressed kids? On playgrounds? Where parents are standing still and kids are running about?

It's an old wives tale. Period. Do we really need to explain to you how immune systems and germs work?

Another European here, and I have lived here for a very long time, and am a US citizen, as are my kids. So, don't tell me to go home, because this is home and I am not going anywhere.

Why do kids in this country not wear slippers or socks at home in winter time, when it is cold in the house? They are all barefoot.

Why do I often see a mother all bundled up and the kid is not? I don't get it. If the mother thinks she needs a very warm coat, hat, scarves, mittens etc, why is her little daughter in a sleeveless dress, without tights on, or without a warm coat, no hat, scarf, mitten etc.

Why do you need your soda full of ice on a day like today?

No wonder people are sniffling non-stop.

And it is not an old wives' tale, you can certainly catch a cold on a cold day if you are not all bundled up, or if you jog on the street in shorts (what?!), or if you wash your hair and go out to the street without drying it. Didn't your mother or grandmother teach you these basic facts of life?

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Anonymous wrote:Someone asked me how i keep a hat on my 15 month old the other day - i was like because it’s cold and she needs to wear one. I corrected her a few times and viola! Hat and gloves stay on. Lazy parenting is the issue.

Lol. Thanks for the advice, new mom who lucked out with an easy-going toddler. Come back and talk to us when your second is born and this same "technique" doesn't work for him/her.

It's called "healthy boundaries".
Do you intend to always let your kid do what they want?

Sometimes you need to pick your battles with your toddler and wearing a hat may not be the Holl that parent wants to die on that day.

"Pick your battles" = Inconsistency

I think it's better to teach little children to actually obey their parents. Don't you?

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Anonymous wrote:Someone asked me how i keep a hat on my 15 month old the other day - i was like because it’s cold and she needs to wear one. I corrected her a few times and viola! Hat and gloves stay on. Lazy parenting is the issue.

Lol. Thanks for the advice, new mom who lucked out with an easy-going toddler. Come back and talk to us when your second is born and this same "technique" doesn't work for him/her.

It's called "healthy boundaries".
Do you intend to always let your kid do what they want?

Sometimes you need to pick your battles with your toddler and wearing a hat may not be the Holl that parent wants to die on that day.

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Anonymous wrote:Someone asked me how i keep a hat on my 15 month old the other day - i was like because it’s cold and she needs to wear one. I corrected her a few times and viola! Hat and gloves stay on. Lazy parenting is the issue.

Lol. Thanks for the advice, new mom who lucked out with an easy-going toddler. Come back and talk to us when your second is born and this same "technique" doesn't work for him/her.

It's called "healthy boundaries".
Do you intend to always let your kid do what they want?

Anonymous wrote:Stop trying to make “and viola!” happen, Gretchen.

(A viola is a stringed instrument. One that can only be played by people with bold heads.)

I like "wala!" better.

Oh, old women. So irrelevant. So close to death. Go away, hag.

Anonymous wrote:Someone asked me how i keep a hat on my 15 month old the other day - i was like because it’s cold and she needs to wear one. I corrected her a few times and viola! Hat and gloves stay on. Lazy parenting is the issue.

Lol. Thanks for the advice, new mom who lucked out with an easy-going toddler. Come back and talk to us when your second is born and this same "technique" doesn't work for him/her.

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Anonymous wrote:Someone asked me how i keep a hat on my 15 month old the other day - i was like because it’s cold and she needs to wear one. I corrected her a few times and viola! Hat and gloves stay on. Lazy parenting is the issue.

You are a great parent. Healthy boundaries are a true gift for children.

This works now for my 2.5 year old. Didn't work when he was 18 months old unless it was bitterly cold outside. But yeah, thank you very much for judging.

Stop trying to make “and viola!” happen, Gretchen.

(A viola is a stringed instrument. One that can only be played by people with bold heads.)

Anonymous wrote:Someone asked me how i keep a hat on my 15 month old the other day - i was like because it’s cold and she needs to wear one. I corrected her a few times and viola! Hat and gloves stay on. Lazy parenting is the issue.

You are a great parent. Healthy boundaries are a true gift for children.

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Anonymous wrote:I totally believe in bundling up your kids. I am one of the moms that even insist that her baby have socks and shoes (when they can fit) on even in the summer when they don't walk. That said, since you can't wear outerwear in a car seat and sometimes it takes so long to get bundled up, you are actually outside less if you just get the coat on the kid and make a run for it into the house/store/daycare than if you spend the time outside the car getting them bundled up.

Seriously? There’s no reason for this. This is the reason you end up with adults who need their house turned up to 77 to be comfortable.

It’s -12 where I am this morning (yes, you read that right). Our old, drafty house is set to 66 as usual. 12mo DD is running around the house, perfectly comfortable, in her thin cotton PJs and no socks. She’s only had two mild colds her entire life - both after international flights. Depending on the windchill, we’ll head out for a walk with the stroller or sled this afternoon.

I thought I was saying how it is ok to not super bundle up your kid for a fast run into a store.....

That said....brrrr 66 degrees in your house? I couldn’t handle that! Mine is at 70 and I’ll admit that I’m still cold!

I do. If I'm cold I assume my little one is cold and probably colder than I am so they get bundled up.

Anonymous wrote:Someone asked me how i keep a hat on my 15 month old the other day - i was like because it’s cold and she needs to wear one. I corrected her a few times and viola! Hat and gloves stay on. Lazy parenting is the issue.

LOL.

Someone asked me how i keep a hat on my 15 month old the other day - i was like because it’s cold and she needs to wear one. I corrected her a few times and viola! Hat and gloves stay on. Lazy parenting is the issue.