Uniform for girls who live in leggings

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My nearly 4yo starts school in Sept. She is quite fussy about clothes, only really wearing leggings or cycling shorts and a T-shirt.

For those with less ‘girly’ girls what did you go for with uniform. I’ve not no chance in getting her in a dress/skirt/pinafore now. Jersey trousers should be OK but what if it is still warm in Sept?

Did you find that they changed their view on uniform over the first term? Don’t want to buy loads of other girls in her class wearing dresses etc changes her mind….

@taptaroundtheworldi so wish there were boys trousers/shorts in a nice soft fabric. Girls get a lot more options with primary uniform. My DS has sensory issues and hates the tight, scratchy clothes. All the soft ones are obviously girly though and he would stand out far too much in them (he wouldn't like to look too different as he hates having attention drawn to him).

I'd have liked a non uniform school for my two but there were no schools like that near enough.

If the uniform doesn't specify, then cycling shorts in black/grey would be good for hot weather.
Ponte trousers (girls fitted/girls stretch) are very stretchy but hard wearing.
And presumably leggings are ok for PE.

If the uniform has a squillion options the school may as well not bother with it at all.

jersey pull on school trousers, I managed to get some for my daughter from next.

Exactly. But most Brits heads explode if you suggest no uniform!! Despite usually having zero experience of it.

@DrCoconut ecooutfitters is what you need. Soft cotton trousers and shorts :)
My oldest is in year 7, so we’ve been using their stuff for 8 years now (little brother wears them as hand me downs as well)

They're just the options that any shop that sells uniform sells
So no different to most schools

My DD either wears trousers or shorts (uniform ones). Never wears a skirt or dress ever.

Would she prefer to wear black leggings with black socks underneath the skirt? That would look almost the same as tights. In the summer she could wear cycling shorts underneath.

A lot of eejits on this thread.

trousers are part of the uniform and many schools also include shorts.

would you force your boys to wear a dress

Mine has stretchy Jersey trousers if it's cold (asda easy on) and black pe shorts if it's warm, black cycle short would also be fine at our school.

I have found the summer-dress style gingham playsuits to be a good option. They still fit in with everyone else but the bottom bit is shorts rather than a skit. Asda and M&S do them.

Mine has made it all the way to high school never changing her mind and still wears trousers or shorts.

DD had never worn a dress until she went to school but it actually wasn’t a problem, she seemed to accept that everyone wears one so she had to.
I do buy tights that are so thick they are practically leggings anyway which I think helps! She wears cycling shorts under the skirt in the summer

My 5yo and my 10yo both wear black cycling shorts or black leggings 🤷🏻‍♀️ Are you sure your school doesn’t allow this? (I know some schools take uniforms very seriously! Lucky ours is keen on things that are comfortable and practical)

I would say they are influenced by their peers in reception though: mine wanted cardigans - rather than jumpers - because that’s what all her friends had.

Its what the uniform policy states and what the school have decided. We don't have an issue with it so its fine for us.
We knew the policy before deciding that school for our children.

My dress refuser wore the school uniform dress, she didn’t have an option and actually just accepted it. Our school is fairly strict on uniform so minimal alternatives were available.

She now wears a range of things, it was just a phase.

She’s 4 - she doesn’t get to choose whether to wear a uniform and she doesn’t get to change her mind till she grows out of whatever option you pick.

I understand uniforms can be hard for some neuro diverse kids, but the worry about her changing her mind makes this sound more like a discipline problem

I have always asked my daughter what she prefers to wear. The world doesn't fall in, no matter how some people on here give the impression they're little robots.

Mine has swung all around from pinafores to gingham dresses to shorts to trousers to leggings, between polo shirts and formal shirts, shoes to trainers. We've been constantly buying new (or second hand) things throughout every year she's been at school because the growing they do is insane. So I would say don't worry about it - let her have a little bit of choice - and don't buy too much as you WILL need to replace things anyway.

What’s the problem here? I’m sure you’ll be able to find some slightly softer but still adherent to the rules shorts or trousers.

Also I wouldn’t take on board any of the people saying this sounds like a behaviour issue. Why shouldn’t she wear what is comfortable for her. Forcing her into a skirt or dress she’s not comfortable in will do her no favours.

Boys generally don’t wear dresses so this is an apples and pears comparison.. lot of eejits on the thread, as you say

This surprises me. We shopped boy for our girl because the clothes were easier for her to tolerate. Designed for comfort rather than fashion.

Options of black or grey bottoms, a set coloured polo and set colour jumper/cardigan can give tons of options but is still quite clearly a uniform. Whether the kids are in skirts, pinafore, shorts, trousers or leggings, it's quite obviously a linked set of clothes. Same for a jumper / cardigan / round neck / v neck / logo / no logo etc.

My DD doesn’t wear dresses outside of school but found a school pinafore dress or skort, you can get both in jersey fabrics, was more comfortable than school trousers or school shorts. Then cotton gingham dress for summer.

Yes exactly