my 8yr old won't zip up her jacket.

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Me and my 8yr old daughter Jaimee are living in Scotland just now and currently temperatures are as low as 0-1C and we have days of rain and even SNOW (Yes snow in April).

So when Jaimee is leaving for School or on way home from School I always ask her to put on her hat and zip up her jacket (she comes out with just a t-shirt yet her jacket is wide open and she's shivering) but she just whines so, I put her hat on and then zip the jacket, which isn't easy because she wriggles and fidgets about but I do get the jacket zipped.

At School she isn't allowed into schoolgate or outside to play or for recess until she zips her jacket, that is an actual rule at Jaimee's school which was put in place because the headteacher didn't want children coming into class complaining of cold or with soaking wet uniforms.

So, what are your opinions on the rule and fact that I like Jaimee to have her jacket zipped and, are your kids good for zipping their jacket when required?

My BD7 is the same way. My

My BD7 is the same way. My rule in the mornings when it's chilly is that she has to have a jacket or sweatshirt on before we leave for school. She can take it off once she's dropped at school, for all I care. Kid is always much warmer than everyone else, always has been.

I hate the stupid comments we get from strangers when she has chosen apparel that works for her but might not be warm enough for someone else...sorry, folks, but I think my kid is old enough and smart enough to express if she's too cold, your concern is neither called for nor appropriate.

OP--Your daughter is old enough to know what she needs to do to remain comfortable. You are fighting a nonsense battle, IMO. She'll zip up if she's cold, and when she's at school, she'll zip up when she's told.

Yep, let her freeze. When she

Yep, let her freeze. When she turns blue and hurts from the cold she may learn.

If she's cold? She'll do it.

If she's cold? She'll do it. If not..... Seriously, most kids go through this kind of thing. It really won't kill her. It's a power struggle between the two of you - not a hill to die on.

Yep, I would just say 'OK now

Yep, I would just say 'OK now go ahead and zip up your jacket' and if she does it praise her, if not say 'OK but I'm not going to do it anymore so it's up to you'. Then just busy myself doing up my own jacket. And if she complains about being cold I would say 'well if you zip up your jacket you'll be nice and toasty warm won't you?' Then just ignore further complaints.

But I agree with another poster about checking the zips OK and that she knows how to do it.

With autumn upon us, the

With autumn upon us, the jacket is going to need zipped up a lot but she is getting better at doing it herself.

She comes out of school with her jacket wide open and flapping so if its raining/cold I say "zip up your jacket please", which she does.
I don't like her jacket flapping open (it has a zip for a reason) so if a jacket is needed then it means weather is unpleasant.