Nursery, how grown up!

[tallbint]

Thomas and Emily now go to nursery every afternoon, and are going to the nursery in my old primary school. Hopefully (find out in May) will get into the preschool there from Sept as they love it and is just around the corner. Downside of bring in school is full school uniform and as Emily is not yet fully in 2-3 size and the compulsory logo sweater

Comments

[san_valentine]

It seems a very young age for a child of any gender to be wearing a tie. Surely high school is quite old enough ?

[tallbint]

I hate the idea of girls having to wear ties, so very unfeminine to my mind and hard enough to get Emily to wear a uniform without throwing in a tie as well.

For both it is preferred from three and compulsary from 3 and a half. If they stay in the same catchment they will be wearing it every day until they leave high school as a teenager.

I like the idea of schoool uniform but to enforce it from 3 seems harsh, especially when they enforce a school logo top but only sell this (at a tenner each) from size 3-4, Emily has to roll up the sleeves three times! We had to take up her school trousers 2 and a half inches poor lass although I finally found a dress she likes in Matalan as they stock from 2-3 size, Asda and Tesco only go from 3-4.

[rich_jacko]

Boys and girls wore ties from age 4 at my school, and it never did us any harm! *twitch*

[san_valentine]

We didn't have a set uniform at infant or junior shcool. From what I remember of infant school photos, we could wear pretty much anything. I know I'm wearing a red and navy blue frock in one photo, and I think something dark with flowers in another. At junior school the colours were more restricted, I think. I remember I had dresses one summer in blue and white stripes, and green and white stripes.

I think high school was the first time we had an actual uniform. Ties and blazers were compulsory for boys, but optional for girls. I saw no point in a tie, and have never worn one in my life. I had a blazer though - it was warm, and the many pockets were useful.

[longrat]

Awh!! they are getting SO BIG and all growed up!!!
Stop growing NOW!!! :)

[grok_mctanys]

girls in ties how is this helpful for life? Boys are expected to wear them as grown ups but girls not so much!

30 years ago you could replace "ties" with "trousers" and be correct.

Reducing gender differences and stereotypes in clothing will surely help reduce gender differences, stereotypes and inequalities in other facets of life.

Progress is good!

(If you want to argue that having any 3½ year-old wear a tie is pointless, can't agree more!)