Comments on: Milestones: K-garten and 5th Grade http://www.chocolateandgarlic.com/2009/08/milestones-k-garten-and-5th-grade/ The Sweet, The Savory Mon, 18 Jul 2011 06:24:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Pmom http://www.chocolateandgarlic.com/2009/08/milestones-k-garten-and-5th-grade/comment-page-1/#comment-883 Pmom Thu, 27 Aug 2009 22:51:48 +0000 http://www.chocolateandgarlic.com/?p=2154#comment-883 Robin--Yes, Amelia has often worn running shoes with her dresses and it is not the most coordinated look. It does work better with the demands of PE though. She isn't really the hanging upside down type of girl, but nonetheless the modesty issue has come up a lot. Her dresses are long enough, but it turns out that knowing how to sit properly in a dress is very much a learned behavior. I have been surprised how many reminders are required. How did people teach this to girls when dress wearing was the norm? I think skorts are a wonderful solution, but Amelia believes them to be an abomination. angela--I just asked Duncan and he told me that the part of the playground where the kindergarteners go to play has no trees! I guess he will have to look forward to second grade! Robin–Yes, Amelia has often worn running shoes with her dresses and it is not the most coordinated look. It does work better with the demands of PE though. She isn’t really the hanging upside down type of girl, but nonetheless the modesty issue has come up a lot. Her dresses are long enough, but it turns out that knowing how to sit properly in a dress is very much a learned behavior. I have been surprised how many reminders are required. How did people teach this to girls when dress wearing was the norm? I think skorts are a wonderful solution, but Amelia believes them to be an abomination.

angela–I just asked Duncan and he told me that the part of the playground where the kindergarteners go to play has no trees! I guess he will have to look forward to second grade!

]]> By: angela http://www.chocolateandgarlic.com/2009/08/milestones-k-garten-and-5th-grade/comment-page-1/#comment-882 angela Thu, 27 Aug 2009 22:13:13 +0000 http://www.chocolateandgarlic.com/?p=2154#comment-882 Such cute kids. I have a daughter starting kindergarten this year. I am anxious to hear how the sitting under a treeand non-dress wearing goes. Such cute kids. I have a daughter starting kindergarten this year. I am anxious to hear how the sitting under a treeand non-dress wearing goes.

]]> By: Robin http://www.chocolateandgarlic.com/2009/08/milestones-k-garten-and-5th-grade/comment-page-1/#comment-881 Robin Thu, 27 Aug 2009 15:51:28 +0000 http://www.chocolateandgarlic.com/?p=2154#comment-881 I love the tie-dye with the plaid. That's classy. I wish I could get my girls to wear more dresses to school, but I think they discourage it at our school. For one thing, they have the kids from third grade up run laps around the field every day, which I think is great for their health, but bad for their fashion. They have to wear running shoes everyday and you don't want to dress them in something too cute that couldn't handle the activity. No cute shoes or boots! For another, what do you do about the hanging-upside-down-on-the-playground thing while wearing a dress? Does she wear shorts underneath? Or is she just not a hanging-upside-down kind of girl? I love the tie-dye with the plaid. That’s classy.

I wish I could get my girls to wear more dresses to school, but I think they discourage it at our school. For one thing, they have the kids from third grade up run laps around the field every day, which I think is great for their health, but bad for their fashion. They have to wear running shoes everyday and you don’t want to dress them in something too cute that couldn’t handle the activity. No cute shoes or boots! For another, what do you do about the hanging-upside-down-on-the-playground thing while wearing a dress? Does she wear shorts underneath? Or is she just not a hanging-upside-down kind of girl?

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