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"Hi Paula: This deep-freeze winter is making me crazy. My kids run out the door without a hat on all the time. My mother tells me I look like a bad mother for allowing this. I&amp;#039;m thinking about a no-going-outside-without-a-hat-on rule. How do you get kids to keep their hats on? \u2013jill Hold onto your hat, Jill. Or you can even hold onto your kids&amp;#039; rather than insisting they keep them on their heads. Last month scientists actually debunked the myth that you lose most of your body heat through your bare head. Turns out that&amp;#039;s not true. I&amp;#039;m all for bundling babies and toddlers. But with older kids, it&amp;#039;s enough to make sure you provide the necessary gear to keep them warm, and to help them into it if they need it \u2014 beyond that, there&amp;#039;s no good-mommy certificate that comes from making sure all the bits stay in place on every outing below a certain temp. If they&amp;#039;re cold, they&amp;#039;ll bundle. If they&amp;#039;re comfy, the hat just might stay stuffed in a backpack.  Not worth worrying about what some passerby (or even your mom) might think. Not even if said child has a uncombed hair and a runny nose to go with that untoppered top. \u2013Paula Spencer, WD &amp;quot;Momfidence&amp;quot; columnist "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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