If your DD wears dresses to school

[lilles]

do you have her wear short/capris under it?

[quickstepstar]

Yeah always either leggings or bike shorts.

[Deleted]

Yes. I have her do it at daycare because it's a requirement at the school I work in and she will be soon attending.

[AHappierHour]

Yes it's a requirement for school.

[toesie]

Yes, most of the times, to protect her knees from all the falls.

[Deleted]

Yes

[nonsenseabound]

I'm the scandalous one. Nope! But I did teach her not to lift her dress above her head :-)

[statlerwaldorf]

Yes, but I always put shorts underneath. Modesty is not her strong suit.

[zeewifeandmama]

Yep, leggings

[bbonanza]

Yes - they make shorts just for this too.

www.kohls.com/product/prd-1404107/playground-pals-2-pk-mini-shorts-girls.jsp

www.target.com/p/hanes-girls-2-pack-play-shorts-assorted/-/A-14782172#prodSlot=medium_1_10&term=girls+hanes

[pupcake]

No she doesn't. I have told her that if she lifts up her dress she doesn't get to wear them anymore and I think her love of dresses is stronger then her want to be a flasher.

[hocus2]

At school -- yes my daughter wears tights or bike shorts under a dress. I'd be fine with her skipping it for say a walk to the store but she really wants something under a dress most days.

[frlcb]

yep, hidees - www.hide-ees.com/

[Deleted]

Yes, she is 4 and I have found some great shorts at Old Navy. 

[bunch]

Yes. Short bike shorts.

[statlerwaldorf]

May 13, 2014 10:41:57 GMT -5 @upnorth said:

So, stupid question...at what point did you start this and why? I mean, I guess once I started school wearing uniform skirts I wore them but never before that so like 2nd grade? Is it modesty, is it to protect legs/bottom from slide "rug"burn. Do you differentiate between nice dresses (for Easter, Christmas, etc.) or just wear shorts always?

I feel like a really dumb girl mom.

I've always done it. She wore diaper covers as a baby and I switched to shorts once she was potty trained. I usually do tights with nice dresses and don't bother with shorts if she is wearing tights or leggings.

[Deleted]

Yes. Long enough to cover her knees because she's clumsy like her mom.

[whitepicketfence]

Nope. In the winter, I'll have her wear tights or leggings but other than that, I don't worry about it.

[dragonfly08]

Absolutely. The kids sit on the carpet every morning for announcements, and again in the afternoon for reading, etc. And modesty is not one of DD #2s strengths. #1 almost never wears skirts so it's not an issue, but she's a little older/more aware of these things so I wouldn't worry as much with her.

"Nice" dresses that reach the knees or below I don't have her wear shorts underneath unless she's going to school and it's a PE day. But that rarely happens...she'd only dress up that way if it were picture day or a class presentation, and that's 3-4 times/year max so odds of it also being PE day are slim.

[imojoebunny]

I use the little shorts that come with summer pjs, they don't need to match, since you seldom see them. DD is in a class with kids ranging from 7 to 10, so even though she is not really into modesty yet, some of the other kids are really into it. She also sometimes wears leggings that are short enough to be capris to protect her knees. They are left over from when she was younger. I don't go buy things specifically for that purpose.

[pinkdutchtulips]

absolutely !

i have her trained that if her skirt doesn't already have shorts attached to it, then she needs to grab either bike shorts or leggings to go under it.

[pinkdutchtulips]

May 13, 2014 10:41:57 GMT -5 @upnorth said:

So, stupid question...at what point did you start this and why? I mean, I guess once I started school wearing uniform skirts I wore them but never before that so like 2nd grade? Is it modesty, is it to protect legs/bottom from slide "rug"burn. Do you differentiate between nice dresses (for Easter, Christmas, etc.) or just wear shorts always?

I feel like a really dumb girl mom.

when she got out of diapers and into pull-ups, given her size, skirts w/ shorts attached were hit or miss. she about 3 when the shorts/leggings under skirts started. for me its a modesty issue.

nice holiday dresses get either tights or changed immediately out of once church is over.

[iheartbanjos]

Yes. Cartwheel shorts from Children's Place.

[livinitup]

Not in warm weather. Most of her skirts have shorts sewn-in. Dresses that don't aren't an issue when she's sitting or playing.

[cjeanette]

No. Tights in the winter though. Otherwise I don't worry about it.

[starlily]

Yes. I started to in order to protect her knees and make it easier to use the slide. As she got older, modesty became a reason as well.

[mainelyfoolish]

Yes, she wears something that covers her underwear. Thick tights, leggings, capris, bike shorts, or the cartwheel/playground shorts. Today my DD wanted to wear tights and playground shorts under her dress, so she's doubly-covered!

[hocus2]

May 13, 2014 10:41:57 GMT -5 @upnorth said:

So, stupid question...at what point did you start this and why? I mean, I guess once I started school wearing uniform skirts I wore them but never before that so like 2nd grade? Is it modesty, is it to protect legs/bottom from slide "rug"burn. Do you differentiate between nice dresses (for Easter, Christmas, etc.) or just wear shorts always?

I feel like a really dumb girl mom.

  It is mostly a modesty thing for me. Little bike shorts don't offer that much more protection than the grannie style underwear my 4 year old wears.  

 With formal stuff she wears footed tights vs. leggings but that is mostly her prefernce.

[orval]

Yes, please have your daughter wear something besides underwear! I was at a playground the other day and there was a girl (maybe about 5 yrs old) that just had undies on under her dress. Let me say she was pretty exposed. Going down the slide her dress and underwear would ride up leaving not much to the imagination. So even if they don't lift their dress above their head, they play!

[rootbeerfloat]

Yes, her preschool requires it. She'll do leggings, bike shorts, or sometimes even full skort underneath, lol.