To send little one to nursery in a dress without shorts?

I didn't do that out of modesty, but I did quickly realise that with my DDs preschool (a lot of outdoor time, forest school, open door situation, climbing, rolling down hills, puddle suits on and off) that dresses, even little casual ones, were not as practical as knee length shorts from the boys section, as 'girls' ones were a lot shorter, and a t-shirt that covered her shoulders.

Last time i sent my 2 year old in a dress when i picked her up the nursery had gone in her bag and put shorts on under it.

I have always put my child in shorts or tights when wearing dresses from age 2. We talk about pants being private the nspcc campaign- therefore we don't show anyone our pants
All of my friends do the same- and our school and nursery have had it in their uniform policy ...

Also I don’t think there is anything wrong with teaching the pants rule to children from a young age so they understand that nobody else should be looking at their underwear.

As others have said OP you’ll find it’s often down to how active these kids are, mine are at primary now but the girls all wear shorts under their summer dresses as they’re up and down climbing frames, on the slides, etc etc it’s just an extra layer for them! To be honest my niece mostly wears trousers and polos at school now as she’s such a wee adventurer and prefers it but when it’s boiling and the summer dresses are out they have shorts on too. You can get girls short briefs too, which do the trick. No one wants their knickers riding up their bum crack coming down a hot slide 🤣

I put them on dd2 but didn't for dd1. Dd2 is an active child compared to dd1. She also lifts up her dresses a lot. I don't think they make her any hotter than wearing tights and frankly she would tell me if she didn't want to wear them. I'd rather she just wore shorts in general whilst we have warm weather but she likes to twirl in a dress.

I dont think it's an issue whatever you decide.

Have you tried liquid talc? It’s a game changer… Amazon have it, I’d imagine Boots might too? It goes on like a liquid but dries quickly and you no longer need sweaty Spanx! DD and I both swear by it, fantastic stuff 🙂

What weirdo men do you think are at the nursery?

The shorts style knickers are great for thus. But as long as the knickers provide full coverage then I wouldn’t worry too much!

that said for that age I think shorts and a t shirt is generally much more practical for nursery especially if outside a lot

Some men do unfortunately sexualise children, so even though I don’t, I do my best to protect my child. People aren’t wrong because they don’t want people to see their child’s underwear

I have never bothered before but my daughter is almost 4 now and likes to climb, flip, roll about etc so I just put a pair of cycling shorts on underneath

I don't care about modesty (mine spend most of their lives half dressed lol) but she went down a fireman's pole in her dress the other day and now has two friction burns on the inside of ther thighs so will be wearing shorts under when going to the park etc for protection and I can see the same argument for nursery play.

I am now a larger lady so have to wear chub run shorts under skirts and dresses and they definitely make me hot and sweatier.

On a beach or a pool as much would be covered as by knickers, I honestly find it a bit weird and Victorian how girls are now being put in bloomers again.

I’d keep shorts off OP.

Thanks for sharing. I think these would be much more practical for my 3 year old. As a bonus they’re very cute too 😁

You have actually worried about being an unfit mother???

We put shorts or knickers on top of nappies under dresses otherwise they get saggy, but I wouldn't bother with a child that is potty trained.

That being said, DD did have a nasty accident recently with wearing a skirt on a slide where basically she suddenly stopped moving forward because it was her leg not the material and her top half kept going. So if she's going to be on slides that day I do put her in longer shorts.

Our daughter chose to wear shorts under a dress for a while but I’ve never insisted on it. As per others, they’re children, there is no need to sexualise their behaviour at such a young age. I do prompt her to put her dress down if she’s pulling it up, but accidental flashes of knickers are just par for the course for girls I think. I don’t think there is any harm her wearing a casual dress to pre school. Our daughter chooses to some days too and doesn’t seem to have any difficulty getting stuck in to all the activities judging by the state she comes home in!

I've noticed more children wearing shorts under skirts and dresses, and having a very active 3yo who loves to climb I had wondered the same op!

However my DD will not wear shorts and takes a lot of convincing not to wear a dress. @Mbknio these are great and look like the perfect solution.

I have 2 DDs and they have never worn any extra shorts under dresses or skirts. I think it’s unnecessary.

Our nursery requires that shorts are worn under dresses and to be honest, given the way DD flails her legs about when playing at home, im quite happy to comply. Pants are just not the same level of coverage.

Is your DD potty trained? Because the other thing we found is having shorts is much easier when she has a wee accident because it soaks up some of the wee to give her longer to run to the toilet. Before the policy changed, we had a lot of soaked shoes after a wee accident.

You sound like a lovely caring Mum! I wouldn't even think of putting shorts under my DDs dress when she was little. They have pants. This is enough. No need to make them hotter!

This. Shorts and t shirt is much more practical in a nursery setting than a dress.