Cold weather rebel

[torontokids]

When my 3yr old DCB did this. I made it a rule that to play outside you need to dress appropriately. If you are not then u don't play. You sit and watch. Like a time out. So we would walk to school then back home to play or park and I would sit him on the bench at the park while we played or sat him in the garage at home while we played. A wk of this he realized it wasn't fun just sitting around so he would start off sittin then yell ok ok I'll put my jacket on I want to play too. Lol. Worth a try it may or may not work.

I do exactly this and it works. My kids usually cave after a few minutes though! I have one who is doing this with splash pants and running shoes. When he refuses I just bring him out as he is without a word so not to engage in a battle and let him know he sits out until he's dressed to join us. Its good I find to push the envelope now when its uncomfortable but no risk of frost bite then once the snow falls there's no issue.