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Getting changed after school

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ClovisWrites · 20/07/2026 14:43

I’m just really curious about this: do your children get changed after school? I. e. Into casual clothes for the time between uniform and pyjamas. I’ll be honest, mine often don’t. Partly because some nights they’re only home at 6 pm after wraparound, but on other nights, it just doesn’t seem worth it. A school friend of my middle one thought it was really funny one night when he walked past our house and saw my son wearing his school clothes about an hour after getting home, so now I’m wondering if we’re alone in this laziness.

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Iloveagoodnap · 22/07/2026 15:00

I never changed out of uniform after school as a child so when I had children in school I never asked them to change. When my two eldest were little I had enough uniform for them to have clean every day and as they got older I sometimes washed trousers and jumpers mid week.

KarmenPQZ · 22/07/2026 16:09

Mine don’t. And even go out again ie to swimming or for dinner in their uniform. But this is primary where it’s shorts and a polo. I think it’ll change when we hit secondary.

Corgicorky · 22/07/2026 22:37

No, they spend their evening in their uniform until bedtime.

SadiraOfTyr · 22/07/2026 22:49

Not always at infants and juniors as they had a sensible uniform (shorts, polo) but since secondary he can’t wait to get out of the loathed uniform and into shorts and a tshirt. Only one more year and then the bliss of sixth form and no more ridiculous uniform.

Corgicorky · 23/07/2026 16:30

frenchnoodle · 22/07/2026 09:03

😂, mine is 8, Luckily he waits until he's in the door.

I'm not sure I'd let an 8 year old be naked.

Needmorelego · 23/07/2026 16:32

Corgicorky · 23/07/2026 16:30

I'm not sure I'd let an 8 year old be naked.

Why?
What's wrong with being naked in the privacy of your own home?

orangehandles · 23/07/2026 16:37

I loathed the bottle green school uniform and couldn't wait to get back into ordinary clothes again when I got home from school.

ChalkOutlines · 23/07/2026 16:40

DD does . She always did. It’s just a habit. We also change clothes when we come back from being out and about. I don’t think it’s lazy not to, just different habits.

frenchnoodle · 23/07/2026 18:45

Corgicorky · 23/07/2026 16:30

I'm not sure I'd let an 8 year old be naked.

Okay, I think It's fine. So it's fine.

Corgicorky · 25/07/2026 18:02

Needmorelego · 23/07/2026 16:32

Why?
What's wrong with being naked in the privacy of your own home?

I just think it sets a bad example for outside the home. But that's just my opinion.

Growlybear83 · 25/07/2026 18:06

Yes my daughter always changed as soon as she got home. I sometimes managed to get two wears from a sweatshirt and skirt.

Needmorelego · 25/07/2026 18:26

Corgicorky · 25/07/2026 18:02

I just think it sets a bad example for outside the home. But that's just my opinion.

But if you're at home you're not outside the home.....

FlatCatYellowMat · 25/07/2026 18:34

Yes.

At primary so that they didn't get their uniform any more stained than it was from school when they ate dinner. At secondary, because they do PE last thing and he comes home and has a shower straight away.

Edit - and eldest would hang around in pants if he's hot, and wouldn't think twice about it even at 15. Youngest hasn't been seen outside of his bedroom without trousers since he was 2.

SquigglePigs · 25/07/2026 18:41

Depends what you mean by "get changed" - DD (7) generally strips off to her pants but doesn't bother putting anything else on!

herewegoagainonwednesday · 25/07/2026 18:43

No, ties are taken off immediately though. we get comfortable cotton uniform, so no point in changing

poolaid · 25/07/2026 18:43

Mine do. High school, they both shower straight after school and change, honestly I’d be happy for them not to and have less washing but alas it’s a routine they’ve both got into through their own volition and I suppose it’s a good one really!

TheEasterBunny3 · 25/07/2026 19:03

Nope - unless going to football or cubs or put somewhere all my dc have always stayed in their uniforms. Another set of clothes to wash otherwise. Mine have all always had 5 t shirts, jumpers & bottoms so each one is washed after 1 wear anyway.

Newsenmum · 25/07/2026 19:16

Why does it matter? All mine goes straight in the wash we have a new set every day. Unless they’re in a suit it’s just clothes.

frenchnoodle · 25/07/2026 19:16

Corgicorky · 25/07/2026 18:02

I just think it sets a bad example for outside the home. But that's just my opinion.

I like the fact my kids are comfortable enough at home that my 10 year old can run around in pants and my 8 year old feels fine being naked.
They learnt at a very young age that, like shoes, we have to wear clothes outside.
It's like trying to argue being naked in the bathroom will be a bad example outside the home.

Newsenmum · 25/07/2026 19:18

Im really surprised at all these people changing. Luckily my kids uniform is extremely relaxed 100% cotton polo and shorts. Sometimes he wants to keep it on , other times it all ends up on the floor and he runs around in his pants. Absolutely no way it would ever be clean enough to be worn two days in a row!

Fluffyscrubber · 25/07/2026 19:18

Uniform comes off when DC get home. I always changed from my uniform when I was a child.

Notmycircusnotmyotter · 25/07/2026 19:22

Mine take their clothes off as soon as they can when it's warm and hang out naked or in pants (3 and 5). I'm not fussed either way. They always wear clean uniform every day

TangfasticAddict · 25/07/2026 19:29

Only on days with no wraparound - they don’t bother when getting home at 6 😄

stample · 25/07/2026 19:41

My kids have always done this. Stemmed from nursery I guess, home at 7ish so straight into pyjamas. But as they’re in primary school they decide if they’re getting into pyjamas or other clothes, I do have a rule that if they’re on the phone (video call) they’re not allowed in their pyjamas though

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