I think it's about time to give up and let him win this one! lol, I've NEVER been able to keep a hat on Timberly, which is a shame 'cause she has a TON of CUTE ones! :)

I think you mean a winter hat b/c it's so cold, right? What I've done with my 7 mo old is put her in a poncho (it's usually at least 40 deg. here and short walk to car) where her arms are under the cloth and then stick the hat on. No arms to remove it!! And I've found that when it's really cold and she's in her snow suit, she keeps the hat on. 1 day she kept taking it off though, so I washed it in case it was itchy.

If you want a winter hat for him, get one that straps below his chin, so he can't get it off. That is what we have for our 14 mo. DD. It is Baby Gap fleece hat that has like these cute little joker points with fringe, and then it comes down over her ears and the straps velcro under her chin. It is very strong velcro so it stays on even with her pulling.

The fleece ones are great. You can get them at Target and Wal-Mart, too for cheaper than the Gap ones and they have the same styles pretty much.

We told DS he had to leave it on and used the velcro and fought with him. It's different if you're talking about wearing a hat just because it's cute and if it's because it's cold out. Your son is just in one of those stages and some grow out of it quicker than others. We just didn't let DS win that battle and the same with a coat. He's now almost 3 and he has to have a coat and hat on before he'll go out in the winter. He will get them himself if he knows we're about to leave. Last weekend it was in the 60's here and we tried to tell him he didn't need his hat and he was mad. We also put on a little lighter coat and he wanted his winter coat. If you give up now, you'll be losing the battle for a long time.

~Leslie~

my dd has the cutest little hat. Aren't they adorable in hats!

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Timberly's winter hat matches my (man, what is it called, not ear muffs, but like a headband that covers your ears!! ARGH, I need my brain back!) thing*! I had NO problem with her keeping that one on as long as she was bundled up (she couldn't even get her arms up to her head in her winter coat!). If I try to put it on to take her into daycare, though (like if she's in a jacket, or it's warm enough for just a sweatshirt, but she needs a hat) it's impossible to keep it on her...she has one that straps below the chin but HATES it, she's figured out how to undo the tie (it's not velcro, she pulls on the bow until it comes undone!)...As for summer hats, whatever, I guess I'll have to get her used to those this summer...Wish me luck! :)

Johnny has the little beanies, 3 of them! He's 6 mos and will NOT wear it, he pulls it off as soon as I put it on him. We live in SoCal, so it's not freezing snowing weather, but it's been in the 40's this week. I've tried everything, I just gave up, I think it feels scratchy to him I don't know. I just put the blanket around his head and he's fine.

If a baby doesn't want a hat on no matter what type there is no way he's going to leave it on. Oh well, so he won't wear a hat. He won't die b/c of it. Try to see if you can at least sneak a hood or a blanket to cover him up when you're out of the car. If you're just in & out of the car & aren't req'd to be outside for long periods of time, it's no big deal.

Thanks everyone. I tried the velcro hat and it does work a little better. I do want to get him to tolerate hats. Even in the summer, I like him to wear a baseball cap. It keeps the sun out of his eyes. I try not to make a huge deal out of it, so it doesn't become a point of stress for him, but I do still push the issue. If he's really fighting me (which is always now) I just let it drop.

Michie1 - you're absolutely right. The only hat he can't take off right now is the velcro one and it's just a matter of time until he figures that out. Hopefully he'll get used to hats soon.