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WWYD Re: Heat and Kids
After talking about how hot it will be this weekend, I realized that Abbie is supposed to play in a soccer tournament on Saturday. It is forecasted to be a high of 102 degrees.
I'm not sure what time the tournament starts, but since it's a tournament I'm thinking it will last well into the afternoon.
Part of me wants to not let her play if they are going ahead with it. I think that is just too hot for young kids to be running around playing soccer, no matter how hydrated you try to keep them.
Would you let your kid play? Am I just being overprotective?
Abbie Rose 9.26.2004
Collin Thayne 10.11.2010
Collin Thayne 10.11.2010
Re: WWYD Re: Heat and Kids
I probably wouldn't let her play for very selfish reasons--I can't be out in this heat without wanting to die for longer than a minute.
However, she would probably be fine. I know as a kid the heat didn't bother me as much as it does now.
LOL! I love that.
I'd hate to show up and then say, nope sorry, too hot and then leave. I'd rather make the decision ahead of time. DH went to the track to workout last weekend early afternoon and thought he was going to be sick. It was way too hot and it was cooler than it's going to be this weekend. He's also worked out outside before with no problem, but it was still too hot.
Collin Thayne 10.11.2010
I agree. Let her go, deal as well as you all can, if it gets too much then leave. But kids used to play outside long before air conditioning was invented...
I would be overprotective and not have her play, it is just too hot to be a little kid running around after a soccer ball all afternoon in the forecasted temperatures.
So Tasty, So Yummy
As a team member, coach, or parent of another player, I would much rather a kid show up and try to play and then be pulled because of the heat than a no-show at all.
Maddie gets hot fast like I do. I'd expect us to probably have to leave early but would at least like her to have a chance to play. But I'd bring lots of gatorade and water and would watch for her cheeks to be too flushed. If they got that way I'd pull her right away.
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I say just plan for the super heat. I'm sure the coach is already making arrangements as well.
Be sure to have a pop up tent so the kiddos can sit in the shade, have LOTS of water, gatorade, maybe some oranges. Maybe also find some of those little neck ties (that have the little gel beads inside)- I remember those being very refreshing when hot on the field (I think the sell then at Academy). I'm sure the coach is also already planning to have the kids play in short amounts and getting subbed in and out frequently.
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this. way too hot. I would not risk it.
This. Take lots of water/Gatorade and a pop up tent.
what are you "risking" by letting your child play outside? good heavens you are some city people!
how old is Abby? I was thinking she was 7 or 8ish.
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108 degrees in Houston humidity isn't something to take lightly. Soccer is a fun sport and good for kids to play, but it isn't worth heat exhaustion or something worse. It has nothing to do with being a "city girl," it is about being safe and cautious with my child. There are plenty of indoor activities for kid to enjoy in the summer.
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I am in the same situation. DS is playing soccer this week at 12 and 2. I am not happy about the schedule. I personally feel that it is too hot to have those kids out there. I am going to let him play, but if he seems too hot at all I will not hesitate to pull him.
I will say that if he was a more serious player i'm not sure that I would let him play. He mostly runs behind the other kids and none of them really have clue what is going on. If he gets too hot I know that he won't push himself, he will probably just stop playing.
I wouldn't do it, honestly. I might go just to avoid making your kid upset, but I'd be super quick to pull them. They don't have football practice at noon and so I think it's utterly ridiculous to have tournaments going through the hours of noon to three in this heat.
And yes, we played outside in this heat when we were young and blah blah blah, but this heat really is extreme and record breaking and deserves extra caution. Also, I don't know about y'all, but I played outside in the heat as a kid and was miserable and bitched about it constantly.
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Actually, the air is very dry during the day. The humidity burns off pretty quickly by late morning and doesn't pick back up until late at night. So during the warmest hours of the day, the relative humidity is at its lowest i.e.usually around 35%.
Abbie will be 7 next month. I disagree with those saying that kids are better with the heat. To me, kids and older people are at the most risk and if it's too hot for me, then it's probably way too hot for my little one.
I am not against her playing outside in the heat. If she wants to go ride her bike, play with a ball, draw with chalk, etc - that's fine. I think that is way different from running constantly after a soccer ball with no shade for at least 3 games. I just think that is pretty risky at 2pm when it's high humidity and over 100 degrees.
I wouldn't go for a run in that weather ... which is esentially what they are doing.
We had practice last night and we still don't have the tournament schedule. I told them that if the games are in the morning, that's fine ... but I'm not sure a 2pm game would be safe. They all agreed it would be too hot - but that's really all we said about it.
Collin Thayne 10.11.2010
I tend to agree with the posters saying that you're being overprotective and that you should keep her hydrated and go with it.
BUT if you're that worried, talk to the other parents. Even go so far as to talk to the coach or the people organizing the tournament. At the least, they may tell you what they've done to help keep the kids cool and any extra measures they are taking.
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FWIW, my school distrist isn't even letting students go out for recess when it's over 100 degrees at that time. We went out Monday and I know of at least 2 students who got sick after doing some running around. Alot of kids were miserable and asking if we could go back inside after just 5-10 minutes, and these are "country-living" kids who spend a good deal of time outside everyday.
I am not a parent, but I think multiple soccer games (constant running) is too much in this heat--way different that being out just playing. I am pretty well conditioned and run 7-10 miles almost every morning but that is before it is even light and I have to really force myself to drink tons of water the day before. I just took a walk one day last week around 2 and got really sick from it.
If she is going, I suggest starting today to force as much fluid down her as you can. It is supposed to be 104-105...I don't ever remember playing outside in those kinds of temps.
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Have they been practicing in the heat of the day at all? I'm sure that her and her teammates are somewhat acclimatized, however as someone who works with kids in the heat daily here are my thoughts...kids (12 and under) can be more susceptible to heat illness because their bodies don't regulate their own temperature as well as adults' bodies do. They don't sweat as efficiently.
That said, having ice cold water, gatorade/pedialyte, shade, etc. can greatly reduce any heat related risk. Also, the "heat of the day" is actually from about 2/3pm to 5 or 6pm so, if it were me I would say that she's safe to play before then.
Lastly, she's 7 and she's your kid, be as overprotective as you want!