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The Winter Coat Battle
BY AMANDA CIANI PHOTO BY FREEPIK.COM
A s temperatures dip, families make the switch from summer to winter wardrobes. The closets are full with fresh, new long-sleeve shirts and pants in bigger sizes, because those kids sure are growing like weeds! Parents do their due diligence, and buy jackets and a winter coat, too. But… buying cold-weather gear for the kids doesn’t ensure they will actually wear them. So we asked, and you answered… How do you handle the age-old winter coat vs. kids battle?
“For many years, I would engage in the battle, then I gave up but would still carry my kids coats for them just in case they got cold. Now as teens, I don’t fight it and let them know that if they get cold, it is a natural conse- quence of their actions.” -Amanda C., associate editor of Cincinnati Family Magazine “Thankfully, I only have a baby! So I won’t have much of a battle this year.” -Meg D. “We haven’t really experienced this, yet. I guess we should count ourselves as lucky?” -Rachel G. “We take the kids shopping for their coats and let them pick out what they like which has helped a lot in the past.” -Nicole B. “I run hot, and I was that kid who fought my mom about wearing a coat when I was little. So now, I don’t bother fighting it
with my kids.” -Eliza N.
wear the stinking coat! And how are toddlers so strong?” -Sasha R. “My boys are so guilty of going to school in short sleeves and shorts when there is snow on the ground. I let their teachers know they do have coats. But I’ve given up on fighting them.” -Cate S. “I always make sure to leave their coats inside the car in case they get too cold when we are going out. But I think so many other kids are like this that I don’t really worry about other parents judging me.” -Sam P. “It depends. If they are going from home to school and back, I am not worried about them not having a coat for when they are just walking door to door. But if we are spending time outdoors, I make them bring a coat, which I usually end up carrying around.” -Grace K.
“I hate having to wrestle my four year old like an alligator just to get him into his winter coat.” -Kim M. “Is this a thing? My kids don’t have a choice but to wear a coat when it’s cold.” -Laticia J. “That’s fine. Just don’t cry to me if you’re cold.” -Brian F. “I am a grandma now. My daughter who wouldn’t wear a coat when she was little now has her own child that doesn’t wear her coat.” -Joan J. “I choose my battles, and coats aren’t one of them.There’s bigger fish to fry.” -Tony C.
“Why is this such a big problem for kids? Just
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