School uniform?

Question

Do you think it ok for a child to wear the same clothes (school uniform) all week with out it being washed?

The reason I ask is when I was at school (13 years ago) it was ok for us to wear the same clothes all week.
For my son (7) he has a clean uniform every day.

I will say again that my son has a clean uniform EVERY day.
I was just asking what other thought!!!!!

Answer 1

My son (aged 10) has a clean uniform everyday, although I have let him wear the same jumper two days on the trot before, but only if it was clean. I would never let him wear the same short, pants, socks, or trousers two days running though

Answer 2

My Daughter has a clean shirt every day but she wears her trousers for 2 days before I wash it and her balzer gets washed once a week. Obviously if the uniform is really dirty I will wash it more often. Her PE kit gets washed the night after she has worn it. I think it depends on the childs personal hygene and how dirty the uniform it to how often it should be washed but i think leaving a week is a little much. Especially for teenagers with all their raging hormones and related odour problems!

Answer 3

Well I wouldn't like to wear the same clothes for 5 days but kids don't sweat under the arms etc. My Daughter has a clean uniform 3 times a week. Mon, wed and Fri usually.

Answer 4

It depends if he can keep it clean without spilling food on it and so on.

My daughter is nearly 6 and I try to get her to wear the same clothes for at least 2 days sometimes 3 (she has a half day on a Friday) through the week. It doesn't always happen as she spills her lunch on it or she gets paint on it.

I don't see the need to change it every day if it is clean and as long as he changes out of it when he gets home.

Answer 5

I don't think its good to go a whole week without washing it. They play in those clothes....sweat and the clothes get smelly. You don't want your kid to be the smelly kid in class do you? I would def. try to have the uniform washed daily. If not, see if your child can't have more than one uniform...at least two so you can get a chance to wash the one while the child is wearing the other!

Answer 6

my daughter has a clean polo shirt every day and only changes her skirt if she has to in the week and she is only 8 plus it dont do the uniform any good keep washing it as long has her top is clean i remenber when i was at school i never changed my school clothes all the time apart from my top

Answer 7

I think it depends on how clean the child is, i think boys need theirs cleaning more than girls because of them playing football at playtime etc but in general yea i think its acceptable for the uniform to be washed 3 times a week.

Answer 8

When my two were at school, trousers and jumpers etc were changed twice a week if needed, once if not, but always a clean shirt and underwear. At age of 7, your son will not perspire like an older child, so the jumper and trs will be fine

Answer 9

Clean shirt and underwear everyday. Same trousers/skirt and cardigan/jumper all week. They wont get bubonic plague. Forget what other people do. Mine only get bathed twice a week and that is on the doctors reccommendation! Too much bathing is bad for the skin - so there!

Answer 10

most boys are such muck magnets that they need a clean uniform every day
i think in this day and age it would be considered quite unhygenic and antisocial to wear the same clothes for a week