To hate uniforms on 4 year olds?

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horrible sweaty gross grey dronified things. Not to mention bloody dear!

LOL at capp's last point. I went to pick DD up from nursery the other day and she was dressed in the outfit I had left out for her - pink sandals, patterned cropped trousers, pink t-shirt. BUT.... the trousers were on pack to front. So the elasticated bit and the patch pockets were at the front and the scoop pockets were at the back. and she had been like that all day.

our pe tops have a logo on

and the cardigans

book bags etc

but anything else is from wherever

dd1 is so excited! we are having a special day out to get it all

call me a saddo, I do not care, I have not had a Milestone since potty training dd2 and school uniform purchases don't involve shit and pee

Yep, we love the 75p cotton t-shirts from asda too.

dd has just turned three and now wears a uniform for nursery. She loves it, she feels grown up and she likes wearing the same stuff as her friends. The dresses are cheap and I don't care if they get scruffy or covered in paint. The only problem I have is that they are not cotton, they are cheap gingham dresses from Tesco/Woolies/wherever and I would prefer her to wear cotton.

Don't get me started on uniforms.

At least the OP is 'only' paying £5.50 for the T-shirt...I paid a total of £26 for a polo shirt and sweatshirt-fabric cardigan. Therefore, I only bought one of each and am systematically destroying the planet by having to wash them at least 3 times a week.

I just resent buying yet more clothes when he already has clothes that fit him!

is Asda best then?

I suppose I should go and search the archive of 263579 threads discussing this yes?

Adams polo shirts are good too - they don't shrink and the fabric stays soft. M&S polo shirts are terrible - they shrink really badly.

I definately wouldn't say best as I realise these will have been made in a sweat shop somewhere on this plannet by a small child who should be going to school.....

Our nursery/school trousers cost £24.99 each and my son starts in sept and he's 3!!

In response to Alfie - in the USA where uniforms are reserved for 'posh' schools, I never knew of anyone getting picked on for not having the right gear at normal school. Maybe when you're used to seeing everyone looking different it not a big deal. I hate that we have to conform or be picked on. Bullies will always find an excuse - if they want to pick on someone they will, whether it be for the 'wrong' trainers or having spots. We only pander to bullies by stripping everyone of individuality.

Ds will start next Sept. I like the idea of uniforms. To help him fel like everybody else. I think uniforms are probably most important for the 1 year, more so thatn any other year.
I wonder why people want your child to look different. Don't most children, in the early years want to 'blend in' more than anything else.
Going to school is a big thing. I thought that blending in, would help with the big step up, that going to school is.
You want to stand out, later, becasue of your music tastes or beliefs or looks. But not initially. Ds has an eye patch. Am I wrong in thinking that he will want to blend in. No one wants to stand out , do they?
Uniform = uniformity. Makes life easier. No choices of what to wear. Get up, put it on. Washing. Brill for parents.

If I hang dd's cheapo dresses on a hanger to dry, they don't even need ironing.

I count that as a definite positive

In response to Brandinespuckler- Bullying is a very sad and a truly terrible thing that happens in modern day times but the harsh reality of the situation is that children and young people in state schools in the UK are bullied horrendously because of what they wear or what they don't wear !! I agree you should not care a damn what people think of how you look but you would be surprised to hear that children and young people express they would prefer to wear a uniform to being harassed by small minded people each day.

I love school uniform. They look lovely and smart in it and it's not that expensive imo.

I can understand that, alfie. But perhaps this is something of our own creation because we have conspired to make everyone have to 'fit in' or risk being singled out for not conforming to a standard.

In England in the 1970's hardly any schools had uniforms. When did it all change? And isn't that a contributory factor?

ach, they look cute and theres only so many gazillion name tags you have to sew/iron/stick/glue on to stuff.

thankfully, ds1&2's uniforms' are stripey. a narrowly averted PR disaster there i thought. (or itd have been aligator suit arguments every day)

never worn a uniform myself...find the concapt a touch baffling tbh, but cant say it bothers me more than, say, the old-man-y way Gordon Browns mouth moves for a second after he stops speaking.

I wore a uniform in 1972 !!
I totally agree - individuality is far more important, I am just putting forward an observation !
I reckon just whatever suits the individual eh ?

yeah, they aren't individuals at all in uniforms are they? they just turn into little mini robot all of a sudden - God, do me a favour

In my area of England in the 1970s most primary schools and all secondary schools had uniforms. I think it's about the same now, to be honest, no big change.

Who wants to be an individaul at aged 5. Noone. They want to be one of the crowd.

I'm not saying that they lose all individuality by wearing a uniform, but it is one way in which we force people to conform. I hate uniformity in any way, shape or form. It can be as segregating as it can be unifying. I can remember being targetted by kids from a rival school as I travelled home on the bus, and that was pretty terrifying.

That is sad brandine. It is possible that that would have happened irrespective of the uniform though. Because you went to a different school ?

speak for yourself, oblomov!

Sorry tanquil ? what do you mean, speak for yourself ?

Had I not been wearing a uniform I wouldn't have been called 'a snob' and various derogatory comments pertaining to my perceived 'snobbery' and 'poshness'. That was due to the fact that my school was a decent one (but still a state comprehensive), and my uniform told everyone where I went. I did not wear it with pride on that bus in London, instead my skin prickled with fear as we got to the bus stop where the other kids used to board because I knew what was coming.