Preschool Clothing

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Anonymous wrote:Don't you think making a kid wear jeans for three years to avoid a week of "I don't want to wear 'hard pants'" when kindergarten starts is a bit of overkill? Preschool teacher's 'easy up/easy down' point makes a lot of sense and (I think) casts another vote for stretchy stuff without buttons and zips.

Both my boys were able to navigate the snap/zipper or jeans at the age of two.

I hate seeing little boys in basically pajamas (sweatpants) at school. Looks so sloppy.

I am very skeptical but if it is true, very impressed!

DS is 22 months (and no where close to being potty trained) but he always snaps his own jeans and shorts.

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Honestly, OP, we belong to a co-op and I don't even really notice what other children are wearing. I only say this because I feel like I put a lot of effort into making sure mine doesn't look "sloppy," but then laugh because I just spent three hours with these kids and probably couldn't tell you what any of them were wearing. Next year, I've been told there will be more "dirt and mud play," so screw anyone who judges what my kid wears. She will be in rags!

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Anonymous wrote:Honestly, OP, we belong to a co-op and I don't even really notice what other children are wearing. I only say this because I feel like I put a lot of effort into making sure mine doesn't look "sloppy," but then laugh because I just spent three hours with these kids and probably couldn't tell you what any of them were wearing. Next year, I've been told there will be more "dirt and mud play," so screw anyone who judges what my kid wears. She will be in rags!

Dirt and mug wash out easily, PP. One washing and no special laundry treatment. No need to dress her in rags.

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I do understand the getting a child ready for a private school by always wearing the same type of clothing to preschool. But most of our kids are public school slobs and I see literally hundred of elementary school boys going off to public school in sweatpants and weird t-shirts.

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Anonymous wrote:Please send your children to school in clothing that fits correctly, is weather appropriate, and can be put in the washer. Please have your child wear shoes that will allow for safe climbing and running. Please do not have your child wear the following; suspenders, belts, flip flops, crocs, button and zipper pants, tutus, onsies, tights, and party shoes. Thank you!

Signed, a Preschool teacher

What is the deal with the crocs? My kids run/play fine in them at home. What are they doing at school that they cant wear them?

Signed, Irritated Parent

Fall off on climbing equipment and teacher has to run around picking them up and getting them on the correct feet.

Umm no. Not in our case.

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Anonymous wrote:Honestly, OP, we belong to a co-op and I don't even really notice what other children are wearing. I only say this because I feel like I put a lot of effort into making sure mine doesn't look "sloppy," but then laugh because I just spent three hours with these kids and probably couldn't tell you what any of them were wearing. Next year, I've been told there will be more "dirt and mud play," so screw anyone who judges what my kid wears. She will be in rags!

I am a nanny and I always notice what the other kids are wearing in my toddler charge's Music Together class, Parent & Me class as well as library story time. At the park and playground - no - but any kind of classes yes, I do notice the sloppy kids. Maybe I notice because I am a nanny and handle all of my charges laundry and ironing. I take pride in him looking neat/clean and in structured pants (not sweat pants!) and make sure he always has freedom of movement.

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Anonymous wrote:Honestly, OP, we belong to a co-op and I don't even really notice what other children are wearing. I only say this because I feel like I put a lot of effort into making sure mine doesn't look "sloppy," but then laugh because I just spent three hours with these kids and probably couldn't tell you what any of them were wearing. Next year, I've been told there will be more "dirt and mud play," so screw anyone who judges what my kid wears. She will be in rags!

I am a nanny and I always notice what the other kids are wearing in my toddler charge's Music Together class, Parent & Me class as well as library story time. At the park and playground - no - but any kind of classes yes, I do notice the sloppy kids. Maybe I notice because I am a nanny and handle all of my charges laundry and ironing. I take pride in him looking neat/clean and in structured pants (not sweat pants!) and make sure he always has freedom of movement.

You notice because you are shallow.

Once the kids are teenagers they will have plenty of pressure to look like society wants them to look. Why on earth is it so important that a boy wear a collared shirt versus a batman shirt when he's 3 years old? Let these kids be kids!

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Anonymous wrote:My son wore jeans and khakis to school in the fall/winter (nice shorts in summer/spring) with a nice t-shirt or colored shirt. He is now five but when he was potty-training in his twos he had no issue unsnapping his own pants and pulling them down.

Add my vote to the hate-sweatpants/athletic pants outside of the athletic field or home. And I do judge the mother who lets her son wear them. You asked - and that is the truth. I would never say it to anyone but I do think less of mothers who let their kids go to school looking sloppy.

Knock yourself out. Hope that judging makes you happy.

Although I wonder why you don't judge the fathers who let their sons wear athletic pants. And why, precisely, do you "think less of mothers" who let their kids wear sweatpants? Why are they bad mothers because they don't care if their kid wears athletic clothes, or have decided that this is not the hill they want to die on?

It used to be the case that mothers who let their kids wear jeans to school were looked down on. When my mom was in high school, jeans were not even allowed. To the extent I think about it, I find it amusing that people assign moral value to fashion trends.

PP #1 was being honest and I assume OP wanted honest answers to her questions. We all judge - positively or negatively - in the blink of an eye. We like and don't like instantly and all have beliefs that follow our likes and dislikes.

You sound very defensive, PP.

For the record, I have girls and their clothing issues are a completely different kettle of fish!

Nope. I don't even have a boy, and my girl owns maybe one pair of sweats. She wears leggings, shorts, dresses, or skirts every day. I just don't, in fact, judge children's clothes the way that you do. Like I said--if they are appropriate for the weather and in good repair, I don't judge them. I don't think it says anything bad about a parent that their kid wears track pants and a t-shirt to preschool. I don't see why it would.

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Anonymous wrote:Honestly, OP, we belong to a co-op and I don't even really notice what other children are wearing. I only say this because I feel like I put a lot of effort into making sure mine doesn't look "sloppy," but then laugh because I just spent three hours with these kids and probably couldn't tell you what any of them were wearing. Next year, I've been told there will be more "dirt and mud play," so screw anyone who judges what my kid wears. She will be in rags!

I am a nanny and I always notice what the other kids are wearing in my toddler charge's Music Together class, Parent & Me class as well as library story time. At the park and playground - no - but any kind of classes yes, I do notice the sloppy kids. Maybe I notice because I am a nanny and handle all of my charges laundry and ironing. I take pride in him looking neat/clean and in structured pants (not sweat pants!) and make sure he always has freedom of movement.

You notice because you are shallow.

Once the kids are teenagers they will have plenty of pressure to look like society wants them to look. Why on earth is it so important that a boy wear a collared shirt versus a batman shirt when he's 3 years old? Let these kids be kids!

Nanny here and my charge is a kid, yes. But I am not a kid. I like him to look presentable at all times to fit the occasion. I am sorry you see caring about my charge's comfort, cleanliness and appearance are shallow in your book. I am not about to change.

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Anonymous wrote:I do understand the getting a child ready for a private school by always wearing the same type of clothing to preschool. But most of our kids are public school slobs and I see literally hundred of elementary school boys going off to public school in sweatpants and weird t-shirts.

Daycare kids all wear soft clothing (sweats, athletic pants and t-shirt).

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Anonymous wrote:Honestly, OP, we belong to a co-op and I don't even really notice what other children are wearing. I only say this because I feel like I put a lot of effort into making sure mine doesn't look "sloppy," but then laugh because I just spent three hours with these kids and probably couldn't tell you what any of them were wearing. Next year, I've been told there will be more "dirt and mud play," so screw anyone who judges what my kid wears. She will be in rags!

Dirt and mug wash out easily, PP. One washing and no special laundry treatment. No need to dress her in rags.

That was, of course, hyperbole. And to the nanny, I definitely dress my child nicer in her MT classes, since she doesn't get dirty in those!

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Bottoms with adjustable waists are a near must for us. I'm a big fan of Carters clothes, comfy, soft and not too expensive with coupons (which they have all the time). I loved their cords on my DS as a toddler last year, and will get them again this year - soft, easy to move in, and a step up from sweatpants (although I don't think there's anything wrong with sweatpants, I barely even notice what the other kids are wearing). I do use sweatpants as backup clothes to leave at daycare, I go as cheap as possible for that.

Also, unless you want to do laundry all the time, buy enough outfits for the entire week, because he will come home with all sorts of stuff on his clothes. There is never a question of whether or not he painted that day.

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Anonymous wrote:Honestly, OP, we belong to a co-op and I don't even really notice what other children are wearing. I only say this because I feel like I put a lot of effort into making sure mine doesn't look "sloppy," but then laugh because I just spent three hours with these kids and probably couldn't tell you what any of them were wearing. Next year, I've been told there will be more "dirt and mud play," so screw anyone who judges what my kid wears. She will be in rags!

I am a nanny and I always notice what the other kids are wearing in my toddler charge's Music Together class, Parent & Me class as well as library story time. At the park and playground - no - but any kind of classes yes, I do notice the sloppy kids. Maybe I notice because I am a nanny and handle all of my charges laundry and ironing. I take pride in him looking neat/clean and in structured pants (not sweat pants!) and make sure he always has freedom of movement.

You notice because you are shallow.

Once the kids are teenagers they will have plenty of pressure to look like society wants them to look. Why on earth is it so important that a boy wear a collared shirt versus a batman shirt when he's 3 years old? Let these kids be kids!

Nanny here and my charge is a kid, yes. But I am not a kid. I like him to look presentable at all times to fit the occasion. I am sorry you see caring about my charge's comfort, cleanliness and appearance are shallow in your book. I am not about to change.

Of course you should care about your charge's comfort and cleanliness. And sure, appearance, but letting that aspect define you as a good nanny is ridiculous. But you are more than just proud of that, you notice other children's clothes and look down on their parents and compare them not to your child; but to a child that is essentially your employer. The fact that you take pride in your work doesn't make you shallow; the fact that you think you are better than others based on something as insignificant as clothing does, in fact, make you shallow.

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Anonymous wrote:I do understand the getting a child ready for a private school by always wearing the same type of clothing to preschool. But most of our kids are public school slobs and I see literally hundred of elementary school boys going off to public school in sweatpants and weird t-shirts.

Daycare kids all wear soft clothing (sweats, athletic pants and t-shirt).

And you can spot a daycare kid a mile away.

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I would also add no overalls.

Signed, Another preschool teacher.

This is soooo helpful!! Never paid too much attention about "overall", but make sense.
Thanks!!