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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The "let them wear pajamas all day" PPs are interesting.  I understand that parents need to pick their battles.  I understand that some kids have legitimate self-regulation or sensory issues.  But wearing pajamas in public just feels... too much like you blurred the lines between public and private.

The toddler years are all about exploring definitions and boundaries.  Why not teach them this one?  It feels like some of the pajama parents just gave up.  [/quote]

I think people suggest this as a last resort or a way to short-circuit the ongoing battle, not as an everyday solution. I think I've let my DD wear pajamas all day maybe a handful of times in the last few years? Usually on days where daycare is closed or our schedule is weird for some reason (doctor's appointment, or evening flight) and I just don't have the energy to fight the battle that day. I'd rather take my kid to the doctor or the grocery store in his PJs than spend an hour trying to force him into clothes, especially if he's going to spend most of the day with me anyway. I don't think I've ever let him wear PJs to daycare/school but I would in a pinch -- sometimes you just need to get out the door and if that's what get's you there, so be it.

Honestly, even if someone let their kid do it for a few months, I don't think it's a big deal. It's like so much at this age -- they will outgrow it. It's not like letting a 2 year old wear pajamas for a few months mean they aren't going to understand the difference between public and private as an adult. It's a few months and they are a very young child.

Lighten up. Giving up on parenting means not feeding your kids, or resorting to violence or yelling because you can't be bothered to be the mature adult, or letting them watch TV all day, or not bothering to invest in them as people. It's not letting your kid wear PJs past noon now and again.[/quote]

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