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Do you let your dc stay in their PJs in the school hols?

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twosoups1972 · 24/12/2018 11:05

Only a few days into the holidays and already I am annoyed with them not getting dressed. I'm not insisting on early mornings and getting dressed straight away but surely it's not unreasonable to be washed and dressed by lunch time??

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Butteredghost · 26/12/2018 22:53

I stay in my pjs if I'm not going out so it would be a bit hypocritical to force dc to get dressed. Down with waist bands I say! Elastic all the way!

Lovellama · 27/12/2018 03:05

As long as you are clean and change your undies every day... does it actually really matter what you sit around the house in?
As soon as I get home, my make up is off ... jewellery is off and I put pjs on ... I do admit my pjs don’t look like pjs - I’d guess you’d call them loungewear? Plain black really bloody comfy trousers!
I’ve been to my mums tonight to see family .. got dressy top on and make up etc
..and wore my pj bottoms because I wanted to be comfy! 😂
Judge me however you like .. but I wasn’t the one sitting there trying to get my jeans out of my crevices! 😘

wanderings · 27/12/2018 06:31

I like a PJ day occasionally. As a compromise, I wear trainers with them instead of slippers, so that I can nip out into the garden if I need to. Wink

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Kokeshi123 · 27/12/2018 07:48

Not generally, no. I think getting dressed is conducive to better habits and getting things done, and also better sleep hygiene (establishing clear distinctions between daytime and nighttime behaviors).

Kokeshi123 · 27/12/2018 07:49

Not that I would worry about an occasional PJ day, though.

FloofyDoof · 27/12/2018 08:59

DD (18) has a day off work today, at some point she'll surface, have a bath, and put on a clean onesie/PJs. DS (19) gets up and showers and puts his comfy stuff on, which might as well be PJs. Tracksuit bottoms and a sweatshirt usually, he only ever wears trackies in the house, furthest he'll go wearing them is to take the rubbish out.

I'm more like DS. I have leggings and jersey dresses, or harem pants and jumpers that are super comfortable but only for wearing at home, and I have no problem with DC wearing whatever they feel like wearing, as long as they wash themselves and clean their teeth. Just be comfortable!

bibbitybobbityyhat · 27/12/2018 09:15

No. It's just one of my foibles but I don't like it at all. Night clothes stay on only if someone is ill. They can do what they like when they've grown up and left home.

Parker231 · 27/12/2018 09:18

Getting showered and dressed is a good habit, part of daily life but occasionally whilst on holidays, nothing matters so pj’s all day are perfectly fine.

brizzledrizzle · 27/12/2018 09:20

If they like, It's their holiday and they can relax in pjs if they like. I won't have to leave the house for the next four days and will be home alone so I could stay in pjs if I wanted, where's the harm?

MishMashMosher · 27/12/2018 09:51

I don't really see the problem. Mine have been dressed everyday of the holidays as we've been out everyday but when we are in the house we all stay in our pj's. As long as they change them everyday and brush their teeth, I don't care what they wear.

Knittink · 27/12/2018 09:58

Pyjamas are for bedtime here. Up, showered and dressed for the day.

Same here. Lie-ins are fine at weekends and in the holidays, but everyone is dressed by about 11.

Alibob26 · 27/12/2018 22:37

My boys have been in their pjs for three days. What’s the problem?

pinkkoala · 27/12/2018 23:48

Yes i do with dd 14, i also spend days in my pjs when i come in from night shift, have shower and just put pjs on if not going out, they are more loungewear though.

ladybirdsaredotty · 28/12/2018 00:26

My children (all under 8) all stayed in their (new) pyjamas all day on Christmas day. I lasted until 3pm but I get to a point where I cannot stand it any longer and feel DESPERATE for a shower! DP tired to persuade me to stay in pyjamas but I felt incredibly frustrated by it (I'm not usually grumpy), I genuinely feel like it affects my MH! BUT my children have no such hang ups and I do try to relax about it when it comes to them. They're regularly only getting dressed at lunchtime in the holidays, whereas most other children of our acquaintance seem to have been out to do An Activity by then.

OkPedro · 28/12/2018 00:56

We're exhausted after finishing school and work and we had lots of late nights leading up to and including Christmas day.
My dc didn't wake until 9am this morning. We stayed in our pyjamas all day, they didn't shower or wash until bedtime tonight. We weren't going anywhere and had no one calling over. It was bliss

OneInAMillionYou · 28/12/2018 02:31

My parents only allowed us downstairs in pyjamas on one day of the year, Christmas Day, and then only for a couple of hours.
We were very much an outdoors family so would never have slobbed around all day in nightclothes!
If ill, we would be in bed.
I think I've tended to follow that in my adult life.

RoseMartha · 28/12/2018 07:34

No lounging in pj's all day here, unless ill, usually dressed before 11.

SoyDora · 28/12/2018 08:22

ladybirdsaredotty I feel the same, it really affects my mood if I’m not showered and dressed.

3WildOnes · 28/12/2018 08:41

We’ve been going for longish walks every day but as soon as I get home I’ve been getting into my PJs. They’re my most comfortable clothes. My children have stayed in leggings and tracksuit bottoms. My husband doesn’t like wearing PJs in the day so he’s been in jeans.

ShadowWeaver · 28/12/2018 09:55

If we're not going out my Dds will typically be found in various states of undress. They much prefer pjs/dressing gown to clothes. and it saves on washing

user1471426142 · 28/12/2018 10:09

A bit of downtime is nice. During term time everything is so hectic with activities, leaving early etc I can’t get worked up about a few days just to chill. My child did spend most of yesterday in a towel poncho though so I’m possibly not the best judge! It did look comfy though.

ChristmasSnow · 28/12/2018 12:18

I dont see a problem really.
If the day is to spend indoors.
So.etimes a shower and put pj's back on. Although mine are tshirts and trousers. Do more like indoor clothes rather than pj's really

BitchQueen90 · 28/12/2018 12:22

We will be having a PJ day on Sunday. We were on holiday until the 23rd and then we've been doing so much over Christmas that 5yo DS needs a break.

Pinkbutton85 · 28/12/2018 12:29

Yup. Unless we are going out of people are coming over we usually just chill in out PJ's or 'lounge wear'

willyloman · 28/12/2018 12:31

Oops. i'm still in pjs. Shall dress immediately lest the queen pop round for a quick cuppa...www.mumsnet.com/emo/te/2.gif.pagespeed.ce.pqlGYGVWqX.gif