Parenting: I love UNIFORMS!
They are so convenient. Just pick a top and bottom, add a sweater and leggings if needed and out the door she goes, bye babe!
The main great feature of uniforms for me right now is how easy it makes things in the morning (the convenience), but I'm also loving how it takes importance off of how my daughter dresses. She is actually quite picky normally on what she wears and likes dresses and skirts all the time, pink and purple, sparkles, etc. She's a very girly girl and likes looking "like a princess" and being beautiful. I didn't find it a priority to get her off the princess and beautiful idea even if I don't love it, but I'm glad that this is effortlessly doing the job. She doesn't mind it and she's getting used to looking ordinary instead of "like a princess".
The more ordinary she looks, the more importance can be put on what she actually DOES.
Teasing has not at all come into play at 5 years old but I have hopes that it will help. The school says that it fosters a sense of pride in their school and that's probably more apparant for the older kids (at teasing ages) and I imagine it brings the teasing for poorer kids down.
I'm really happy that she goes to a school with this amount of structure and focus. It seems a good balance.
Who else loves uniforms? Who dislikes them? What are your thoughts?