Kids do feel the cold. So why won't they wear a jumper?
Then your child decides a jumper is impossible.You say: "Put your jumper on."They say: "I'm not cold."Do kids really not feel the cold like adults do? Or are they just expressing their independence? And when should you insist?A clue from pain researchI study how children experience pain, and pain research offers one clue about this jumper battle.A child may scrape their knee during a game and barely notice until the game stops.
- ▪Then your child decides a jumper is impossible.You say: "Put your jumper on."They say: "I'm not cold."Do kids really not feel the cold like adults do?
- ▪Or are they just expressing their independence?
- ▪And when should you insist?A clue from pain researchI study how children experience pain, and pain research offers one clue about this jumper battle.A child may scrape their knee during a game and barely notice until the game stops.
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Kids do feel the cold. So why won't they wear a jumper?By Joshua PateThe ConversationTopic:ChildrenPosted Tue 21 Jul 2026 at 3:58pmTue 21 Jul 2026 at 3:58pmTue 21 Jul 2026 at 3:58pmSo "I'm not cold" can mean "the jumper feels worse". (Pexels: Vika Glitter)abc.net.au/news/kids-do-feel-the-cold-so-why-wont-they-wear-a-jumper/106937494Link copiedShareShare articleIt happens just when you need to leave. Bags are packed. Shoes are on. Then your child decides a jumper is impossible.You say: "Put your jumper on."They say: "I'm not cold."Do kids really not feel the cold like adults do? Or are they just expressing their independence? And when should you insist?A clue from pain researchI study how children experience pain, and pain research offers one clue about this jumper battle.A child may…
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