Sleeping in day clothes - normal?

[Anonymous]

I've gone to wake up DS (14) a number of times lately and found him fully clad in the clothes he wore the day before - jeans and all. This seems unhygienic to me, but he assures me "everybody does it". Assuming you know what your teens wear in bed, is this really normal? I get it after the occasional party night in college, but every night as a high schooler seems odd.

[Anonymous]

My 14 dd does this and pretty my 16 ds does also. They each have some flannel pajama pants but rarely use them. I agree, it seems uncomfortable to me.

[Anonymous]

It's not really unhygienic . It's not like your kid will develop infected rashes or anything.

[Anonymous]

My 12-y-o daughter does it a lot. It doesn't seem super comfortable to me, but her clothes don't get very dirty, so it doesn't bother me too much.

[Anonymous]

Yes, my 11 and 12 year olds do this. They mostly wear knit clothes during the day so really their day clothes are no less comfortable than pjs. I think it's weird but it's not an issue I'm interested in fighting them on. I just make sure they change before going to school!

[Anonymous]

I think it's gross, but sometimes my kids do this too. They picked it up from their dad. In my family, we always bathed and put on sleeping attire. I still do, and encourage the kids to, but hey, if they don't feel like it, it's their choice. There are far bigger battles to save energy for.

[Anonymous]

I think it's gross (one of my kids does it, the other showers a lot and I'm not asking why because at least he smells nice), but I just require him to change his sheets frequently.

[Anonymous]

What the hell? Best part of my day is when I can get into my pajamas. Jeans are not comfortable

[Anonymous]

It's not good sleep hygiene. Wearing PJs puts you in a different state of mind and prepares you for bed.

[Anonymous]

My 11 year-old DD does this but she usually ends up in her day top having pulled off her jeans. This is not the hill on which I choose to die.

[Anonymous]

My son would never do this and neither would my husband or me. We're grossed out by public places and like to get into comfortable pjs. My daughter does this on a regular basis and it drives us nuts. Yuck!

[Anonymous]

My stepkids do this. I agree it's unhygienic (and seems uncomfortable) but just compromise by having them wash the sheets more often.

[Anonymous]

Pick your battles. This isn't one of them.

[Anonymous]

Be thankful he's not a nude sleeper like mine is. I think you've got the better end of the hygiene deal.

[Anonymous]

My 14 yo DS would never skip his evening shower. My 17 yo DD will do this on Friday nights if she goes out after a day of school followed by work and is just too tired to change.