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Mom who ditched kids pajamas crashed online, but is it really cool?
Children are dirty, it is a fact.
Well, mine are, anyway. They play outside, they love muddy puddles, they really get into the playdough and spill when they eat.
I change them three times a day and the growing pile of clothes is known to be exhausting.
For most of 2020, thanks to the winter lockout, they spent a lot of time in their comfortable, warm nightwear, which made life a little easier for everyone.
And be honest, who didn’t spend a day in their pajamas at some point this year? We all learned a lot of new habits, I’m sure.
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But when I saw a mother publish this idea in an international minimalist parent group, I was all ears. She suggested sleeping in daywear and ditching sleepwear completely …
Has anyone got rid of pajamas completely?
I was going to buy new pajamas for my children and I thought “wait, why don’t they sleep in the clothes the next day?”
They are delighted with the idea and so am I!
Is this a genius or am I missing something?
Over a thousand comments later, it seems the general consensus is that sleeping in clothes is disgusting and kids need pajamas.
It sounds gross
One mother noted: “You sweat and drool in your sleep. It’s kind of gross to keep them in the clothes they are going to wear the next day” and another wrote “Sounds gross. They all sweat at night and then they are sent to school in their wrinkled clothes. and sweaty is just gross. ”
“There is no way I want to wear clothes the day after I have slept with them, much less my children.”
Interestingly, some of these same parents admitted that their children spend “all day” in their pajamas and then switch to a fair game to go back to bed.
Healthy habits
“Putting on specific clothes for sleep is part of a healthy sleep routine. It makes our brain say that it is time to sleep,” wrote a concerned parent, while another commented that they would not want their children to get into the habit of rolling out of bed in whatever they have in their day.
“Once it’s a lifelong habit, it’s hard to change it at that point,” she wrote, “especially getting a teenager to do anything!”
Ready to play
The original poster, which probably has a lot more free time now, defended its parenting gimmick by explaining that wearing the same clothes for 24 hours is not unhygienic, “especially for prepubertal boys who are literally lying down and sleeping for 12 of those hours.
He explained that children bathe at night, dress in clean, comfortable clothes, and then go to bed.
He also says he gave them the option to stay in their pajamas, but that they were “delighted to sleep in their clothes and not have to get dressed in the morning,” and love to get up ready to play.
But isn’t it the worst idea?
“I do this and I love it!” admitted another parent in the group, adding “My son is two years old and all of his clothes are stretchy. We put him in his stretch pants and his shirt and that’s what he wears at school the next day.”
“I don’t know how anyone could have a problem wearing clean, comfortable clothes to bed that just aren’t labeled ‘pajamas,'” said another wise mother.
As for my family, we love our pajamas, but taking them off in the morning makes them that much more special, so I think we’ll keep this habit for now …
What you think? Pajamas canceled or are they here to stay?
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