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Is 9 degrees Celsius too cold to let a sick 8-year-old outdoors in t-shirt, shorts, and sandals?

  • It Is my sons 8th birthday today and he is having a pirate themed party with a few of hes friends in our garden, he is wearing hes pirate costume which consists of a ripped sleeveless top and ripped shorts and some rope sandals and a pirate hat,I just went out to bring him and hes friends a drink each and i noticed hes hands are really cold and hes feet are like ice, i told him to put hes coat on and swap the sandles for shoes but he doesnt want to because he says it will ruin hes costume and he is not cold, all hes friends except one are now wearing there coats but i havent made him put a coat on or change hes sandles because i dont want to spoil hes birthday, i know 10 degrees celcius is not that cold but he is very thin with no fat to keep him warm and he is sick with a cough and runny nose at the minute and i dont want him to get any sicker, if i let him stay out in hes pirate outfit and get cold will it make him sicker or is 9 degrees celcious ok to wear shorts and t-shirt in? the party finishes in a couple of hours anyway so if it wont harm him ill let him wear hes pirate outfit out till hes friends go. HOUR LATER UPDATE:  it is now 5 degrees outside, he is still outside in hes costume, I just went out to make him wear hes coat because hes hands are numb with cold  but he still refused, im going to let him keep hes costume on till hes friends go to teach him a lesson, hes toes have gone slightly blue is that dangerous for him? im pretty sure its not dangerous i heard somewhere it just happens because the blood thins when cold.

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    He's cold. You know he's cold. The number on the thermometer is not that important - he is cold. What you need to decide is whether to make him change clothes or to allow him to experience the consequences of his decisions. Or maybe you'll let him be cold for a while and when he's really feeling it, then you'll bring out a warm jacket. That isn't a call anyone else can make for you. It depends on his maturity and your own parenting style.

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The temperature is irrelevant. Being a party, he is likely to be able to endure a lower air temperature for a period of time due to his adrenaline levels heating him internally. When he shows signs of distress or discomfort, get him out of the cold. He is likely to not want to stay in 9 C in that attire for any real length of time. You indicate he started to be distressed, that was the time. An alternative to arguing with him about dressing warmer; give him the choice- put on a coat and shoes, or take the party indoors. It's his party, he can choose what option he wants for his friends. just on your terms..

Terrence Throwe

As long as he's in your garden and has easy access to warm clothes and/or the indoors let him wear as little as he wants. He's going to start feeling cold and uncomfortable a long time before he gets hypothermia and when he does he'll start whinging and you can get him warmed up. He'll be running around getting much warmer than you anyway. If you or I went out for a run in ten degrees Celsius we'd be more than comfortable in shorts and a t-shirt. Kids at parties do a lot of running about, especially when it's their own party. Of course, it's a completely different matter if you're out walking in the mountains or anywhere else far from shelter. In those circumstances you need your child to wear what he is told and that's going to be much easier if you can say, "Remember that time you were in the garden and got cold? Now put this fleece on". No child ever learned to dress himself properly without experiencing the feeling of being cold. You just need to ensure those experiences occur when it is safe and can be easily remedied.

Simon Crump

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