When Your Child Refuses a Coat… Should You Let Them Be Cold?

When Your Child Refuses a Coat… Should You Let Them Be Cold?

When Your Child Refuses a Coat… Should You Let Them Be Cold?Emma Reed
Published on: 10/03/2026

Should children always wear coats? In this episode, psychotherapeutic counsellor Emma Reed explores why children experience cold, wet and puddles very differently to adults — and how understanding that difference can reduce everyday parenting conflict.

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