School Kids

Did you ever think that maybe, the reason the kids were playing in their uniforms is because the parents are happy for them to do it? My school uniform only involved anything blue, grey or maroon for primary school & although my Mum used to ask me to get out of my school gear when we got home, some parents mightn't have a problem with it. My high school uniform was just blue, grey or white - which meant i wore a blue jumper & jeans to school - which is just my usual casual wear anyway, so it really didn't matter. I'm sure that if the parents had a problem with the kids playing in their uniforms, they'd say something. Maybe they can afford to buy new things so they don't mind. Maybe it's just you saying this because it's what you would do & that's fine but if another parent is ok with it, then it's not really your place to comment on what kids wear when they're playing outside - every parent, parents different so you do what you want & let others do what they like!

It's not actually our problem anymore, if their parents would let them, so be it.. afterall it would be the parents headache of removing the stains on the uniforms their children had caused, not ours.. so let them crawl that kid's park or wherever they wanted to play.

Yeah, I understand what you mean. Kids have to be told to do things if not they won't be able to do it themselves. Sense of responsibility is very low among kids, even though some of them have even reached the age of early teenagers. This results in their parents having headaches due to the ignorant of their kids. It is true that kids should be put into discipline in their daily lives. They should know to change their uniforms immediately after coming back from school so that they can help in saving their parents' money.

Yes you are cent percent correct and i agree with you,i support your discussion .

My son doesn't have to wear a uniform, but if he did, taking off the uniform before going out and playing would definitely be the rule. That said, if another parent doesn't care, if they don't mind paying for new uniforms when they get ruined or having to do a lot of extra washing/stain removal then that's their choice.

I certainly agree with what you've mentioned. My son is eight years old, very naughty. If we don't ask him to get change after school, he'll be very dirty within half an hour. So, what I did is ask him to help me wash dished or wash the car or even clean up the bathroom. Some kids like to play with water and they would be realize that they have to get change first. And after finished working we will give them some sweet and let them watch cartoons. My son enjoy helping me doing the house work. This idea may not work with every kid, but I think it's worth a try. Luksana.

i don't think it's for you to say it's wrong for everyone. some parents probably don't mind buying new school clothes if those get ruined or doing the laundry. i don't see a big deal in kids playing with their school stuff on. mind you i personally don't have the extra cash and wouldn't let my child do it but i think it's the parents choice to get their kdis to change and i don't see why it would bother you so much to see someone else doing it. it's not that big of deal. they aren't hurting anyone and if their parents had a problem with it i'm sure they'd do something.

I don't know whether or not I agree with you. I really could care less if someone allows their children to ruin their school uniforms, after all, it is the parents paying for it. So if they allow it to happen then why would it matter to anyone. No one else is paying for those clothes except for the parents and apparently it does not bother them. Maybe their parents have the money to keep replacing the clothes. It's not like you are forced to pay for it with your taxes or something.

I agree with you in that. my mother has imposed on us a rule that when we get home from school we should change our clothes. I don't do this anymore because I don't wear uniform anymore because i'm in college but my two younger siblings do have to do this so as not to dirty the uniforms.