How to get my daughter suitably dressed for winter.

Hi guys/girls, I am needing advice on how I can get my 7yr old daughter suitably dressed or bundled up for outdoor winter walks to and home from school.

She will wear boots, hat, gloves and a scarf and her coat but will not do up the zip or wear trousers, she would prefer to wear her skirts.

I have tried getting her to wear rousers so her legs are covered up but she just sulkss at me .

Same with the zipping her coat, there are many times that I have just ended up zipping it for her but she just unzips it then complains of being frozen.

The reason I want this solved is because we have bitterly cold winters here in Scotland, it can even reach minus degrees sometimes.

I live at a similar latitude. How about woolen tights for under her skirts? Not sure how about an extra sweater or layer to compensate for the unzippered jacket? I have a son that refuses to wear a thick winter coat. I certainly empathize with you for the below zero weather. Maybe she'll compromise if negotiating a specific target temp? It's not easy. You are not alone.

My daughter doesn't like getting bundled up either, but the weather is already below freezing so I insist on her wearing winter clothes. Already I have her wear snow pants over her regular pants. For the top portion I usually have her wear a sweater, sweetheart, a medium length coat, and her winter parka on top.

My daughter complains too, especially about the snow pants and having to wear her hoods up, but when it gets cold I won't let her dress lightly.

Well today we had a tantrum from her outside the school gate ����, it was snowing yet she came out with her jumper AND jacket on her shoulder so I put jumper in her bag as it was dirty from her rolling around in the snow (Kids eh lol) but then put her jacket on her and fully zipped it up but she wanted it unzipped but I firmly said "no, all you have underneath is a T-Shirt so it stays zipped.

It would have been absolutely ridiculous to have an unzipped jacket in the snow! Your daughter needs to understand the importance of dressing warm, and that she needs to listen to you about what she has to wear. One of my rules for my daughter is that she has to wear everything that she wore to school when she leaves.

I had the same problem with my D. She didn't even want to wear a coat. An older male friend of mine told me that he had the same problem with his D. He is really laid-back,and told me, if she gets too cold at any time, she will learn and will finally wear a coat. He said that his D never learned but is still living to tell. Now, I'm not in such a cold climate as you are. So, maybe you can talk to her and negotiate. You can leave a heavy coat at school in case she really needs it for going outside. Like others have said, dress in layers.

Does she have any sensory processing issues? I myself hate wearing pants that are loose, it drives me crazy when I feel the material rub against my skin. I am very sensitive about hem lines and such in clothing and wonder if this is what your D is going through.. I worried and worried about my D but it all turned out fine. Have you tried getting her to wear leggings? They sell fleece leggings that are very warm. I hope this helps.

Well, as the parent you know what's best for your child. You wouldn't let her eat ice cream and candy for every meal just because she wants to, so she shouldn't be able to dress in a way that's hazardous to her health just because she wants to either (we're not talking 50F weather). So I think you need to be more direct and matter of fact about it, "it's cold outside, put your coat on." If she throws a tantrum or sulks at you,ignore it. This is most likely a control issue. Let her make as many other choices as possible, such as choosing WHICH coat she wants to wear or which pants/leggings she wants to wear with her skirt.

I live in Northern Canada and the winter weather regularly gets to -30C. My son is 12 and also refuses to do up his coat. We make him wear a hoody under his coat and when he is cold enough he will do it up. He is also autistic so that adds to the issue.

We have a couple of friends of Rhona's school friends staying at ours for a sleepover tomorrow after school so thats 3, 7yr olds to walk home so, should I make them bundle/zip up to? Their parents are not as strict as me but I am worried that if they don't then Rhona may see that as unfair on her having to, even though she knows that I will zip her up.

A little story: when I was a kid, I had to wear a uniform. It was a jumper and blouse. Hear in the northeast US it can get very cold below 32F. I hated tights and would not wear them. My mom finally backed off and I just wore knee socks regardless of the weather. I probably froze, but didn't die. After a while it just becomes a power struggle between you and your kids. For the record, I stilll hate tights or pantyhose.