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Doing P.E. In just knickers?

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Radley · 10/11/2006 16:19

DD2 (4) came home and told me that she has done pe for the first time, in just her knickers.

Am I over reacting thinking that this is out of order?

Also, DD1 (7) came home and said that pe today had been running round the field etc in her normal uniform and her trainers, when she has got a tracksuit etc (this was asked for specifically a short while ago)

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BIGlilBUBU · 10/11/2006 18:01

I dont think we need to "get a grip" ernest.
Why should a child be expected to do P.E in there underwear? I had to do it when I forgot my kit when I was younger, I hated it and found it really humiliating. My friends daughter has to do it at her school and she absolutly hates it too. I think its out of order. Why cant they wear ther P.E kit ffs. And as for peopos, well there out there and you can never be too careful.

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Radley · 10/11/2006 18:02

I'm glad that the majority agrees with me, I thought I may have been over reacting thinking that it's out of order.

I'll go into school next week and try and sort something out.

Thanks for the posts y'all.

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Radley · 10/11/2006 18:02

I'm glad that the majority agrees with me, I thought I may have been over reacting thinking that it's out of order.

I'll go into school next week and try and sort something out.

Thanks for the posts y'all.

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BIGlilBUBU · 10/11/2006 18:02

Ment to say paedo

beckybrastraps · 10/11/2006 18:04

Any "peopo" (paedophile) working in a school would be able to see your child in their underwear while helping them CHANGE for PE. And my ds needed a LOT of help changing when he started school.

LucyJu · 10/11/2006 18:06

I remember always doing PE in knickers and vest. If you weren't wearing a vest, then you had to do PE in just knickers. You only got to wear shorts and T-shirt in Junior school (equivalent of YR3).
What has changed so much in 30 years that such things are no longer appropriate?

BIGlilBUBU · 10/11/2006 18:06

Oi bbs I corrected my mistake.
Thats not my point anyway, my point is that its embarrasing for the kids. Why are you so defensive anyway.

curlew · 10/11/2006 18:07

You can be too careful, you know!!

NAB3 · 10/11/2006 18:07

A lot of things were fine 30 years ago that wouldn't be accepted now.

SaintGeorge · 10/11/2006 18:08

Sorry, but I am PMSL at the thought of 4 yr olds finding it humiliating to be seen in their underwear.

I dearly wish I saw less underwear every day when I am tending to the foundation classes at lunchtime. Seems like everytime I turn around another child is mooning at me down the bloody corridor.

Bless 'em.

BIGlilBUBU · 10/11/2006 18:10

Well all children are different arnt they. Some find it embarrasing and some don't. Imo I really don't think its unresonable to want your kids wearing P.E kit.

gothicmama · 10/11/2006 18:11

because people recognise taht children are people too now, and it is really unappropriate to run around in knickers etc. once a child is a certain age. There is also a danger of giving children mixed messages

Flamesparrow · 10/11/2006 18:12

My DD would LOVE to be able to run round in her vest and knickers at school!

Not sure what she does wear... will ask.

gothicmama · 10/11/2006 18:13

some kids do and also there is more awareness now about the fact that some children will have been abused so it is a way of making school a safe environment for them

Flamesparrow · 10/11/2006 18:14

Nope, turns out that she wears knickers and her t-shirt. (Makes me feel better actually, I was thinking that she just took off her shoes and socks which would cause em big problems the days I send her in jeans and tights...)

foxinsocks · 10/11/2006 18:15

gawd, brings me back to the days when we had to do PE in our knickers (though we were older). We had a lesbo PE teacher (we always used to see her snogging her mate outside the school!) and I always used to think she took a bit too much pleasure watching us running around in the freezing cold in our knickers!

I think if they have a PE kit, I don't see why they shouldn't wear it. At dd/ds's school, they have shorts they put on top of their underpants/knickers.

BIGlilBUBU · 10/11/2006 18:15

Absolutly agree gothicmama.

beckybrastraps · 10/11/2006 18:18

BLB - my brother is a primary school teacher. This constant harping in paedophiles irks him. And me.
And saddens me too.

beckybrastraps · 10/11/2006 18:19

The "certain age" we are talking about is 4 and 5.

Gillian76 · 10/11/2006 19:32

I have to say I think there's a health and safety risk with kids running around bare chested in a gym.

If you take them to soft play they recommend long legs and sleeves.

So what if we did it 30 years ago?

We used to have outside toilets too.

GarfieldsGirl · 10/11/2006 19:55

DS1 had fire practice a few weeks ago, while they were getting changed for PE (he's 5, just started reception), and he was still in his underpants, bless him!

Initially I felt a little and felt it was a silly time to sound the bell, but I find it quite funny now.

binkacat · 10/11/2006 20:41

My 5yo gets into pe kit for pe.

However she happily pulls her trousers down in class and shows everyone her knickers with cats/princesses/whatever on. Sounds like they often compare knickers with each other so I can't imagine small children been embarassed.

Kidstrack · 10/11/2006 20:54

don't agree with pants and vests for p.e, they are "underwear" underwear that is not usely exposed as it is used to cover their bodies to keep them warm under main clothes, gym shoes should be used with school uniforms until the age of 5 when they can get changed into a p.e kit of gym shoes and shorts by themselves, ds school wear polo shirts on gym days and have a bag hanging on their peg with their gym shoes and shorts in it, they bring the gym bag home at holidays for the shorts to be washed and we check the sizing of the gym shoes.

Wallace · 10/11/2006 20:55

Dd (5) would be mortified if she had to do PE in her knickers.

I remember in primary school we had to do swimming in our knickers if we forgot our costume. This was even age 10 - we hated it

rustybear · 10/11/2006 21:03

When I was 12 our school field was re-seeded and we had to do athletics at the Police cadet college over the road - we had to walk there in our aertex shirts and navy knickers - there was always a row of cadets leaning on the fence watching us - these were future policemen.....