'My son sleeps in his school uniform - people say I'm cruel but it's way easier'

17 November 2023 , 09:27

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The mum has divided opinions with her approach (stock photo) (Image: Getty Images)

Any parent knows that getting the kids out the door for school on time with everything they need, can be a mammoth task. But one mum has made mornings a lot easier by getting her son to sleep in his school uniform every night.

Rachel, who is a teacher, believes it speeds up the morning rush and helps it run smoothly. While she has been dubbed "cruel" in the past for her unique idea, a number of people have admitted their children do the same.

Rachel, who has become a TikTok and YouTube sensation with her baby learning videos, raked in a whopping nine million views after admitting, "I dress my little boy for school at night".

The content creator, better known as Miss Rachel, explained: "We put on a nice new shirt, sweatpants - super comfy and great for jammies - and then when he wakes up we just thrown on sneakers. Someday I'll teach him to wake up for school and get dressed and that will be a very good thing to teach, but I can't do that right now.

"And that's OK I'm doing my best and so are you and I love you." Rachel added: "he bathes at night, he doesn't get sweaty at night. If he did, we'd grab new clothes. What's your favourite tip or trick? We love this for us."

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People rushed to share their thoughts on the mum's hack and opinions are divided. "Takes five mins to get them dressed," one individual said. Another added: "It's always good to be fresh in the morning and let them bathe when he wakes up. When kids sleep they sweat."

One TikTok user commented: "I can't even imagine this I'll be honest. In the UK we're so ingrained in nightwear then day wear. I think it's because of the weather." "Please tell me this is a joke," another shocked view said.

A number of parents admitted they were pleased Miss Rachel had be honest about her hack. One commented: "We love you, thank you for letting us know that some people's 'normal' is not always everyone else's 'normal'."

Another American user said: "My mom dressed me while I was sleeping every morning until middle school." A third added: "I started doing this for my autistic daughter and it saves SO much time and energy." Another user commented: "My 13-year-old does this. She says she hates getting out of warm clothes in the morning."

Lucy Marshall