One challenging issue when it comes to parenting teenage children are the battles over clothing that often take place. It is always a struggle to get your teenagers to wear jackets in the spring, when they want nothing more then to throw their old winter jacket off for good.

Some parents have even reported having arguments with their kids about wearing jackets when it's 14 degrees outside with a frosty wind chill. This raises the question of how much parents should be worried about the risks to their kids from cold weather exposure. Many teenagers say that they refuse to bundle up because "it's not cool" or "coats are uncomfortable." Parents' warnings that they will get sick don't seem to phase them much, and pediatricians agree that the cold air is not responsible for causing kids to get sick in the winter.

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