To think kids do not grow more in the summer holidays than at any other time of year.

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DD (Y6) outgrew her school shoes last week so this weekend I replaced them as she still has 4 weeks of school left and then starts High school in September where she will continue to wear them until they no longer fit.
Today, a group of mums were discussing their refusal to replace any uniform at this time of year as they won't fit in September.
Eh??
I don't hear any similar concerns that shoes/ trousers/ shirts etc bought in September won't fit by the October half term so what's so special about the summer holidays that each kid outgrows everything?

I think the point is that at least the child will get some wear out of the clothes even if they do outgrow them in a few weeks during term time.

A bit gutting to buy new shoes/clothes to sit practically unworn for six weeks to discover they don't fit come September.

My kids all seem to have a growth spurt/grow faster over the summer, yes.

I measure them quite regularly...

because they don't wear them over the summer.

Why bother buying clothes or shoes that your child won't wear for six weeks?!

Because they won’t be wearing them for six weeks? 🤷🏼‍♀️

It’s because over the summer holidays they won’t be worn!

there is no point IMO in buying something now when come July it’ll be cast aside until September.

It’s sensible to wait if you can (my DS1 is starting school this year so won’t be needing them til September) but YANBU at all to buy new shoes that your daughter needs now. She can hardly wear tight shoes for a month

I’m refusing to buy my children any uniform until closer to September

Yanbu. I replace things as they need replacing whenever that is in the year. Especially shoes - you wouldn’t leave a child is shoes too small for a month surely?

Well my son's uncomfortable in his too tight trousers and his belly is hanging under his polo shirt so I've just gone and bought some new. Bollocks to the six week gap, it's only £5 for 3. Do what you want and introduce a more interesting topic of conversation like Brexit.

I thought it was known that children grow more in spring and summer?

That plus them not needing uniform during the summer holidays prevents me from replacing things late in the year.

The alternative is sending your child to school in too small shoes, which surely no one would do if they could help it?
DD1 outgrew her shoes about 4 weeks ago, so I replaced them. If the new ones still fit her in September, then great. If not I’ll have to replace again.
I wouldn’t replace grubby looking polo shirts etc at this stage of term, but too small/uncomfortable items? Definitely.

I've come across this too. I also seemed to cause concern last September when I said I hadn't bought DC2 new schools shoes as his previous pair still fit. We replace as and when. I couldn't send my DC out in too small or broken shoes. And it spreads the cost!

If mine have outgrown/worn out school shoes in the last month I send them in in trainers. Even the secondary school has been fine with this - they give them a pass to show teachers why they're not wearing proper school shoes.

Then I wait till the last week of August to buy new ones. My twins had a massive growth spurt in the summer between y6 and y7, so I'm glad I didn't buy their secondary blazers etc till the end of the holiday!

Sorry! Didn't read fully. I have recently replaced school shoes but not the other items that are looking worn.

Shoes are very different, they need to fit well since they wear them for hours, five days a week.

I buy new uniform in the M&S sale about now and they normally start wearing it immediately. Only last year when DS1 was in Y6 I didn’t want to buy him any more polos as he was going to be wearing shirts at secondary. But I did anyway and his brother will get to wear them soon enough.
I assume people who don’t want to buy new school shoes at this time of year will buy trainers and send the kids to school in those if they can get away with it.

Well on a normal school day mine eat breakfast, a small snack at break time, a smallish lunch, and after school snack and then dinner.

On school holidays it goes like this:
Breakfast.
Post breakfast Snack.
Sandwich.
Crisps
Fruit
Pre lunch snacks
Huge lunch
After lunch snack
Another sandwich
Biscuits
More fruit
Dinner
Dessert
After dinner snack
Pre supper snack
Supper
Pre bed snack

WHY DO THEY EAT SO MUCH?!?!?!?!?

I think that explains why they say they grow more at summer.

Mine needs new shoes, there’s no way I’m buying more for 3 weeks of school, when he’ll probably grow over the summer and I’ll have to replace again. If they’re too small he’ll have to wear his trainers!

I remember a video of the first female team to sail round the world. They said that their fingernails didn't grow in the Artic circle. So (unscientifically) I have always thought that there is something in heat increasing growth and cold inhibiting it. Almost the only thing I remember from GSCE science is that heat is a biological catalyst! (I also remember the the law of inertia and osmosis.) I would love to know if it's right!!

As others have said, it's obviously because the clothes are not being worn for 6 weeks. Clearly if you were to buy new uniform on the first day of the holidays, leave it unworn for 6 weeks and then put your kids in it at the start of term in September after they've been growing all summer, you aren't getting the same value for money as if you'd bought slightly bigger uniform for the same price on the last day of the holidays. The parents you overhead were presumably of the very sensible mindset that their kids could make do for a few weeks now in order to ensure better value for money when purchasing the next set of uniform. I'm not sure what's complicated about it really.

We buy as and when needed in all things. Younger DD had a whole new uniform this week because she had grown. It'll still be good for September.

Elder DD is going to high school this year and the uniform is only available to purchase from the school and needs collecting tomorrow, so they must expect it to fit in September.

If more/heat sun increased growth wouldn’t humans raised in hotter climates be taller than average? But the tallest tend to be from colder climates so I can’t see any truth in the heat/growth theory.

I googled it. Seasonal growth: climate has no effect on human growth but seasons do. Boys and girls grow quicker in Spring and Summer than in Autumn and Winter.

This is an issue in my school. We've have a "school plimsoles are allowed but no trainers" rule for the last few weeks of term.

I replace things when they need replaced. What month is is doesn't come into it.