Do Your Teenage Boys Still Wear Pajamas?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Do your teenage boys still wear pajamas to bed? If so, how old are they? If not, what age did they stop? And what do they wear instead? I usually buy pjs for all our kids each year, but DH seems to think that our son (14 yo) is getting too old and it’s a waste of money, and our son hasn't asked for any new ones this year.

Ask him.

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Anonymous wrote:Why does this question only pertain to boys? How about girls?

I think because OP asked pertaining to her son.

This plus in general I think wearing less or going to bed naked seems to be more a of a guy thing whereas pajamas are more popular with girls into adulthood. In our house the women/girls all wear some sort of sleepwear and the men/boys all wear nothing. I can’t imagine myself or any of my girlfriends having gone totally nude in bed as teenagers, obviously aside from the occasional summer heat wave.

Same in this house.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Why does this question only pertain to boys? How about girls?

I think because OP asked pertaining to her son.

This plus in general I think wearing less or going to bed naked seems to be more a of a guy thing whereas pajamas are more popular with girls into adulthood. In our house the women/girls all wear some sort of sleepwear and the men/boys all wear nothing. I can’t imagine myself or any of my girlfriends having gone totally nude in bed as teenagers, obviously aside from the occasional summer heat wave.

Same in this house.

Do you think it also has to do with social norms and expectations? Ie. nudity in the bedroom is acceptable and even expected for boys and men, but not for girls and women?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Why does this question only pertain to boys? How about girls?

I think because OP asked pertaining to her son.

This plus in general I think wearing less or going to bed naked seems to be more a of a guy thing whereas pajamas are more popular with girls into adulthood. In our house the women/girls all wear some sort of sleepwear and the men/boys all wear nothing. I can’t imagine myself or any of my girlfriends having gone totally nude in bed as teenagers, obviously aside from the occasional summer heat wave.

Same in this house.

Do you think it also has to do with social norms and expectations? Ie. nudity in the bedroom is acceptable and even expected for boys and men, but not for girls and women?

Properly a combination of social and biological factors.

[Anonymous]

My DS (16) will wear pajama pants to lounge in but not to sleep in.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why does this question only pertain to boys? How about girls?

I think because OP asked pertaining to her son.

This plus in general I think wearing less or going to bed naked seems to be more a of a guy thing whereas pajamas are more popular with girls into adulthood. In our house the women/girls all wear some sort of sleepwear and the men/boys all wear nothing. I can’t imagine myself or any of my girlfriends having gone totally nude in bed as teenagers, obviously aside from the occasional summer heat wave.

Same in this house.

Do you think it also has to do with social norms and expectations? Ie. nudity in the bedroom is acceptable and even expected for boys and men, but not for girls and women?

I don't know about expected but I was not surprised that my DS (16) ended up sleeping naked, because that is how DH sleeps, and I am not surprised that DD (18) still wears sleepwear because I do too, but it was not in anyways something we somehow dictated to them.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why does this question only pertain to boys? How about girls?

I think because OP asked pertaining to her son.

This plus in general I think wearing less or going to bed naked seems to be more a of a guy thing whereas pajamas are more popular with girls into adulthood. In our house the women/girls all wear some sort of sleepwear and the men/boys all wear nothing. I can’t imagine myself or any of my girlfriends having gone totally nude in bed as teenagers, obviously aside from the occasional summer heat wave.

Same in this house.

Do you think it also has to do with social norms and expectations? Ie. nudity in the bedroom is acceptable and even expected for boys and men, but not for girls and women?

I don't know about expected but I was not surprised that my DS (16) ended up sleeping naked, because that is how DH sleeps, and I am not surprised that DD (18) still wears sleepwear because I do too, but it was not in anyways something we somehow dictated to them.

Yeah, I think kids often tend to copy whatever the parent of the same sex does without even thinking about it. I (a guy) remember seeing my dad get out of bed naked one hot summer morning when I was a kid, was intrigued, and that night, I asked if I could sleep the same way. I sleep nude to this day. My son observed the same thing about me, and is now a nude sleeper himself.

On the other hand, my sister always saw my mother with a nightgown on, so not surprisingly, she always slept in nightgowns herself as a teenager. But I know through conversation that she sleeps nude now, ever since she got married, and guess what - my niece sleeps does the same thing. It would make for an interesting sociological study.

[Anonymous]

DS (14) has a few pajamas and loves to lounge around in them here at home, but takes them off at bedtime because he doesn’t like to be constricted by clothing when he sleeps. Pajamas don’t just have to be for bed.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:DS (14) has a few pajamas and loves to lounge around in them here at home, but takes them off at bedtime because he doesn’t like to be constricted by clothing when he sleeps. Pajamas don’t just have to be for bed.

Yes it is not necessarily either or.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:DS (14) has a few pajamas and loves to lounge around in them here at home, but takes them off at bedtime because he doesn’t like to be constricted by clothing when he sleeps. Pajamas don’t just have to be for bed.

Same with my DS.

[Anonymous]

Do all of you parents who know your teens’ sleeping attire or lack thereof still go into their rooms when they’re sleeping? Or do did you find out what they do or don’t wear based on casual conversation? In particular, sleeping nude seems like a very personal, private choice. Not wrong or bad, just personal. I wouldn’t be surprised if my teens do too, but I’m not about to ask or check for myself.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Do all of you parents who know your teens’ sleeping attire or lack thereof still go into their rooms when they’re sleeping? Or do did you find out what they do or don’t wear based on casual conversation? In particular, sleeping nude seems like a very personal, private choice. Not wrong or bad, just personal. I wouldn’t be surprised if my teens do too, but I’m not about to ask or check for myself.

Enough mornings going in to wake DS up after he sleeps through the alarm is how I know. A topless upper body with a pair of removed underwear on the floor all the time kind of makes it obvious. No words or embarrassing moments necessary.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Do all of you parents who know your teens’ sleeping attire or lack thereof still go into their rooms when they’re sleeping? Or do did you find out what they do or don’t wear based on casual conversation? In particular, sleeping nude seems like a very personal, private choice. Not wrong or bad, just personal. I wouldn’t be surprised if my teens do too, but I’m not about to ask or check for myself.

I think it depends on whether the conversation comes up naturally for example in regards to buying sleepwear or not. Also it's up to the parent to talk about in an open way the doesn't come across as judgemental. Maybe in the moment there is a little embarrassment but in the long run, I think it's good to communicate.

[Anonymous]

Ask your DH if your DS has mentioned anything to him about it.

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Anonymous wrote:My DS hasn't worn pajamas for years. I am not sure he wears anything to bed anymore.

Same. Mine started wearing just boxers as a tween, and as an older teen it's his bday suit.

Same.