Single, non-custody parents deal with cold weather and having their kids in the winter months.

Single parents, especially non-custody parents who live in the southern US, are not used to children and cold or snowing weather.

Non-Custody Single Parents
Deal with Kids, Cold Weather.
By Pat McChristie

It doesn't get really cold in the southern US very often. But when unexpected cold blows in, it often chooses February.

If you have your child for the week-end, you may not have the right clothes for a surprising winter day.

You can start protecting your child by limiting exposure in very cold weather.

Single parents should check on children about once per hour.

Of course, if it snows, children must go outside. It's just part of being a kid!

NEWSline for Physician Assistants offers the following suggestions for protection against Frosty the Snow Man:

2. A child should wear multiple layers of clothing.Air becomes trapped between each layer of clothing, keeping warmth in and cold out. Dress your child in warm underwear and jeans or woolen pants; a flannel shirt; a sweater; two pairs of socks; mittens with woolen or silk gloves underneath; and insulated coat, wool if possible.

3. Make sure your child's gloves and shoes stay dry. If either becomes wet, change your child into a dry pair. Hand-me-downs often supply generic-sized, emergency cold-wear for non-custody parents to have on hand. Even if borrowed from a sibling or neighbor, however, clothes that don't really fit will work for sudden cold or snow on your week-end!

Of course, if you live in the northern United States, you have dealt with Frosty and his cohort Ms. Northwind before. I'll just leave it to you experts...