To ask what you dress your toddlers in?

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My DD is 3 and she lives in trainers, joggers, t-shirts, hoodies & jumpers. Mainly because its easy to wash but also because i just cba dressing her in 'fancier' more 'girlie' stuff.

Whenever i see a toddler girl wearing a dress, skirt, tights etc, i just think it would be a pain to wash, a pain to get her dressed in it & that its a bit impractical for her age.

For context she spends half her time at nursery and the rest is spent with family, going to parks and being dragged round the shops...

Comfortable stuff that it is easy to handle for toilet time and keeps them warm, dry or cool in summer.
The one thing that makes me go 😬😬😬😬😬 is children in the warm weather wearing dresses or skirts and trying to go down the slide 😬😬😬

Thanks for clarification!

In that case, i can't bear pinafores then...even more irritating as the top gets bunched up under it combined with tights...nightmare!

My daughter is 3 and lives in dresses and tights, in winter if she wears one of her short sleeved dresses we just put a long sleeve tshirt underneath instead of a vest.
For going to nursery she then wears a thick hoody and has a coat we leave at nursery.
We have to sometimes argue with her to get her to wear leggings and a jumper. Nothing is easier or harder to wash though, or easier/harder to put on

Now my DD (19 months) is walking, she's mainly in long sleeved dresses and tights. The main driver for this is that I really fucking hate tiny wee socks. I can never find a matching pair. If I do find a pair, she whips them off within seconds.

Putting a pair of tights in takes no longer than a pair of jogging bottoms. Her dresses are not frilly but they are patterned. Her tights are mostly plain so everything mixes and matches. The tights tuck into her snow suit too so less bulky when we're out and about.

My kids don't own joggers until they start reception and I have to buy them for PE.

Boys wear trousers and tops
Girls a mix of trousers or dresses

I mean they just wear normal clothes? Until they start potty training, I try to make them wear as many dungarees as I can because I love the look and they can only wear them for a very short time.

Clothes are just clothes, they are practical. I would find sticking kids in trainers a lot more impractical frankly, at least the shoes are rainproof if not waterproof. They don't have to live in wellies.

When my daughter was small she wore leggings and either T-shirt’s or a dress. Hated tights mostly but I never noticed that the dresses were any harder to wash than t shirts. That said, I don’t buy anything that needs ironing, can’t be arsed with it, and those £2.99 dresses that H&M sell in the summer are a godsend. As far as shoes were concerned, she had Clark’s in whatever colour and style fit her that she liked and wellies.

As far as my son goes, when he was a toddler I was lucky to keep any clothes on him, ever.

I have boys so I don't know whether dresses are impractical. But they tend to live in joggers or jeans (stretchy waistband only please), or shorts in summer, a vest (until potty training, then I skip this), long or short sleeve t-shirts depending on the season and then hoodies/sweaters/cardigans, preferably with zips, not buttons. I put tights on them in winter if it's really cold and I'm wearing leggings under my trousers myself. I'm in a country outside the UK where it's normal for little boys to wear tights in cold weather, and you can get them in "boy" designs/sections of the shop, but I used to do it in the UK too - I just bought them in grey, black, blue or red and nobody ever noticed.

I can't be doing with button up shirts. Dungarees look cute, but are such a pain and I find them quite bulky. I don't like trousers which restrict their movement. I have put them in leggings before as well, more in spring/summer as they tend to be quite thin.

I would have thought a simple dress which is not much more than an overlong top together with tights or leggings wouldn't be too restrictive or complicated, in fact probably less restrictive than some trousers which I find really tight around the crotch area which doesn't give the flexibility. Plus my friends with girl toddlers tell me they really enjoy a dress which flies out when they twirl - sounds fun to me. I wouldn't stop my daughter from wearing that if she wanted to.

Slides? I used to tuck my skirt under me to go down a slide. It prevents it getting caught in anything and provides a barrier between your legs and the hot metal of the slide.

Leggings and tops or dresses and tights; mostly dresses and tights because she has very long legs so leggings always ride up on her. I don’t find dresses any extra hassle to be honest. She has some fancier ones but mainly cotton, which are fine for everyday use. The only thing I really don’t like (and she’s consequently never worn) is jeans, and that’s a personal preference.

How are dresses harder to wash, iron or put on?! My toddler girl just wears a mixture of dresses with tights or leggings / trousers and tops depending on the weather and what she fancies that day. Sometimes she will wear quite sparkly stuff or tutus etc just because she wants to, it’s never stopped her from climbing or being active and if you can’t wear combos like tutus and wellies when you’re 2 or 3 then when can you!

My DD mostly wears leggings or stretchy cord trousers with a long sleeved tshirt and a wool cardigan at this time of year. She has one tweedy skirt that she wears with tights. She has zero interest in what she wears, I just make sure it's all comfy and natural materials. As soon as we are in the house she strips down to just pants.

Give her the choice?
If she's at day care then yes something easy for toileting and practical for playing but at weekends etc can you ask her what she would prefer to wear? My 3yo gets a choice on the weekend. He prefers the birthday suit though

Dd isn't 2 yet.
We have a mix. Leggings and jeggings with hoodies or polo /roll Necks. For play, childminder etc

She has pinafore type. Denim Dresses to wear with tights and cardigans.

Nicer dresses for parties or meals out
And some extra special ones for evenings out.. Which is rare but a few coming up.

I like dresses and tights because DD is always pulling her socks off.

I don’t dress her in those horrible scratchy dresses just normal soft jersey type fabric. My rule is I don’t dress her in anything I wouldn’t find comfy! So never stuff like jeans.

Threads like these just scream insecurity about the OP's own choices.

A dress is just as easy to wash, iron and put on as a tracksuit is. Congratulations for dressing your child in boring clothes, you're a better mum than everyone who chooses to dress their children nicely is that what you wanted to hear?

Agree Kensie

But to answer question : either a top, leggings, and socks, or a dress and tights.

The latter outfit is less faff as only two things and tights are slightly warmer.

Not sure why you'd think a dress is less practical or more of a pain to wash.