Uniform staying on after school?

Er, mine? He'd change if he was uncomfortable. He's clearly not, because he doesn't.

My DC have to wear their blazer all day at school so it’s not considered an outdoor jacket in the same way a jacket usually would be.
DS5 starts removing his uniform in the car; tie and blazer straight off. DD9 takes hers off as soon as she gets home. It’s definitely uncomfortable for children.

DS1 strips off the second he's through the door. He usually changes into pajamas.

DS2 wears his uniform, although usually ditches the tie.

I've never said they couldn't change out of uniform, but I don't think I've suggested they change either!

Why are you telling your DDs what to wear at 15 and 16?

I don't understand how leaving uniform on is saving you money OP.

It's the correct way to get changed when you come home from school if you want to wear it again the next day. I wouldn't expect DS to lounge I'm his uniform all evening and re wear the same clothes the next morning.

Surely your DDs can just shower and PJ'S on?!

My DS just sits in his uniform, he doesn't seem to find it uncomfortable (neither did I at school) so unless he's going out swimming he doesn't change. The top and bottoms he wears to swimming he'll also stick on on Saturday as it was only worn for a few hours.

We've always done this so I couldn't say how much washing it saves, but we create three loads of clothes washing per week and I do it all at the weekend. No doubt a bigger family creates more loads.

Make them wear the same items as loungewear and just wash those. No need for fresh stuff every day if yesterday's aren't stained or sweaty.

Because my dc get unwell all the time and school are threatening court even though we got drs letters so I’m trying this in case it reduces the frequency of norovirus and nasty viruses with high fevers

My DM’s view was always that you didn’t want to spoil school uniform which was some of our
most expensive clothing by wearing it at home! Save urgent washing/ironing/mending.

Blazer is a jacket so I'd remove that like I'd remove any jacket indoors.

Never bothered taking off my tie. Don't remember ever seeing my brother do that either or my dad when he came in. Changing is more faff than it's worth.

Don't think I've ever been in any outfit that was so uncomfortable I felt the need to change when I got home. It’s all quite a weird idea to me.

"Should I force my kids to stay in uncomfortable clothing because it makes my life more convenient?"

Get them two or three sets of comfy clothes to wear in between school and bedtime. Problem solved.

Just wash clothes less, rewear outfits

I beg to differ. What child wants to sit around in a shirt, tie & blazer all evening?

You need to clarify this dramatic reduction. Is she wearing a fresh outfit each day? If so, that is the problem. You only need to wash clothes that are dirty.

Wouldn't it save more money if they changed and you didn't have to wash school uniform as often?

Uniform isn’t that comfy.
Nor is significantly uncomfy!

Uniform isn’t that comfy.
No need to wash the new outfit daily though.
Aside from the 2 days a week mine change into activity uniform, the other 3 days they wear the same thing, unless they drop food down it. Fresh shirt for school daily but the rest of that lasts at least a couple of days. So a shirt and underwear daily, then other things about 2 a week. Really not that much to wash. Unless we’re talking muddy primary kids there’s no need for all this washing!

Yeah, that's a pretty weird and obsessive way to live.

Why all the disinfecting?

Never took my uniform off till bedtime or an activity and DC are the same. If they really wanted to start getting changed when they're older I would find it a bit irritating but as long as they are responsible for their own laundry that's fine.

Never understood the need to strip as soon as you get through the door myself.

I’m a germaphobe so would want them to get changed out of school uniform but agree with Pp either into pjs or one outfit that they wear between home time and bedtime and they fold and re wear once or twice. If they are teens they should’ve get too messy

Is that much extra washing really? Maybe a couple of extra outfits a week?

School uniforms are pretty formal, fair enough she doesn’t want to relax in tights, smart shirt, blazer etc. Presuming she’s well past the age of getting her tea down her front there’s no need to wash something that’s been worn from 4-10pm ish. She can change into the same comfy clothes each day when she gets in and put it in the wash on Friday. Or go straight into PJs.

Would find this really odd. I don't even dress that smartly for work and it's still into comfies the I'm home. All dc have always done the same.

Fine to stay in uniform or get changed but it shouldn’t mean a change to the laundry! If they’re wearing something for a few hours over the evening it should go back in the drawers / wardrobe for the next day rather than straight into the wash, unless something spilt on it.