Kids would rather be the way they came into the world: naked. And as they adapt to the world of clothing, extra layers -- particularly coats -- add to their heightened perception of constriction.
"It feels like they're being really tightly bound, and it feels bad," says pediatrician Lynn Wegner.
And, let me add, it's not just coats....
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My son went through a stage when he'd just take things off, seemingly randomly, and I'd find him wandering or just hanging out naked somewhere in the house.
Exasperated one day (why, I don't know--because I'm pretty laid back about this kind of thing), I asked him why he insisted on doing this.
"Things wiggle better this way!" he said, annoyed.
To which I had absolutely no reply or comment. Never asked again, either.
Try saying that to the police when you're 30 years old.
Frostbite happens.
Wow! What a story, Meade. But you scared me there for a minute.
Ann: Great, if he says something like that again, now I'll have a comeback. Although, then I'd have to explain ...
Tell him about the frostbite too. Wouldn't want that to happen to your wiggler.
And thanks, Ann, for the wonderful image of my son as a potential W.W.
Real comforting.
(LOL)
I have a 3-year old and she definitely wants to wear less; she insists on wearing sandals in the winter and would go outside in them if we would let her. Isn't wearing layers of clothing just one of many, many areas socialization that occur as a child grows in U.S. society? e.g. not throwing food at the table, not saying everything you're thinking, cleaning up after yourself. No matter how positively you frame them they're almost all restrictions.
Our son stopped liking to be swaddled at four weeks. He couldn't stand not being able to wave his arms around.
My middle son (almost 6) would prefer to run around in his underwear all the time (and used to not even wait until we got home to strip down).
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