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As a result of the cold winters, Russian children were bundled up, including the poor children--at least the ones who survived. Cold weather clothing is a very important part of every Russina child's wardrobe. Countless images show Russian children bundeled pp to the hilt for the winter. We note an American mother in Moiscow being uobraded for not sening hers on to Kindergarten not wearing tights. The younger the children, the more they are bundled up. As conditions improved somewhat after World War II, pzrents coulkd affoird more clothes thzn before the War. The children comminly looked like giant puff balls. On author discussing the differences between American and Russian parenting writes, :"Americans under-stress the cold, letting kids decide when they want a jacket or coat on. If they're cold they'll let their mom know, right? In Russia, the opposite is the case. Although Motherboard noted inhabitants of the coldest city out there don't complain about the cold, they don't take it lightly either. Russians will often be seen bundling up their babies and taking them out to brave the cold at a young age, when Americans might prefer to just stay in." Another observer writes, "There’s No Such Thing as Overdressed: Woe unto the American parent who lets her small child go out in shorts and a t-shirt on a breezy mid-60s day. You will get scolded by a babushka or two as you make your way around town. The way I figure it, if my kid is cold, she’ll put on a sweater. If not, she won’t. Her choice, right? Not according to Russians, who bundle their children up against the cold before the rest of us have even registered the change in seasons. My Russian friends all insist that if you don’t dress warmly, you’ll catch a cold. So their children wear snowcaps to school while mine are still in their summer shorts."
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