Kilt(s) with kids at school.

[Raphael]

I am in Burnaby and I wear my kilt to take my son to school all the time.

[O'Neille]

My daughter just finished KG last year and is starting 1st grade on the 9th. I think I'll ask her teacher to invite me to a class day where I can wear my kilt and give a talk on the subject. It would be nice exercise to have the kids find out from their parents where their ancestors are from. Just the sort of stuff that KG and 1st grade are about. That would be social studies at it's core. I've had many inquiries from school age kids asking where I got my kilt with genuie politeness and interest. I'm already the eccentric dad who eats lunch with his daughter whenever he can. We ride our Mountain bike w/ trail-a-bike to school most days so a kilt isn't usually on the menu. Many of the kids know me from my daughter's day care lady and many of them are my patients or have family members who are. Good question, the last thing I would ever want to do is embarras my daughter in school. O'Neille

[highlandcelt]

Alot of good points and ideas. Ultimately, the decision is yours and your childrens. Think hard on it. Children at that age are impressionable. Ask yourself, "Am I wearing this kilt because I want to show my heritage and pride? Or, am I wearing it for others', or even my OWN "benefit"?" (Vanities sake, showing off) To thine own self be true.

[Panache]

Dave,

One additional thing. You know the "Question". If you are around kindergarteners or other small children the answer had better be "boxers or briefs". Trust me on this!

Cheers

[TechBear]

Dave,

One additional thing. You know the "Question". If you are around kindergarteners or other small children the answer had better be "boxers or briefs". Trust me on this! Cheers

I disagree. I think a better answer, even with young children, is a gentle "That is not a polite question."

[pbpersson]

One thing which has not been mentioned but keeps coming back to my mind -

If you try to keep it from your children's schoolmates it is only a matter of time before they find out and THEN the question on their mind is why were you trying to hide it from them in the first place?

[Kilted KT]

I'm with matt as well. If the kids are fine with the kilt, then go for it.

[Panache]

I disagree. I think a better answer, even with young children, is a gentle "That is not a polite question."

TechBear,

You misunderstand me. I have never had a little boy or girl ask "The Question". Being at a kindergarten class is somewhat like being with wild animals, they are unpredictable! They run around, grab at you, knock you over, try to crawl under you, and a host of other frenetic activities. It's not that they are bad, they are children. They have 50 times the energy that we do and the attention span of a mayfly. When around young children it is better safe than sorry.

Cheers

[Colin]

Dave, I hear your dilema, mate. I used to drop my kids off at their old daycare kilted all the time. Not really an issue when you know the owners and there are only 8 kids. The Montessori daycare/pre-school/kindergarten my kids have been going to for the past year has been different. At first I didn't wear the kilt when I dropped them off for the very reasons you suggested. I also wanted the other kids to get to know my kids without my quirks being the topic of conversation (I also wore long sleeves to hide the tattoos until the spring). Now that my kids (and my wife and I ) have established relationships with the other kids, I will allow more of my self to be seen with the school. I never felt I was hiding anything, or not being true to my self or my kids, I just left that to "my time". I think it also taught my kids that sometimes what they want and what is appropriate for the situation is not always the same.

I have worn kilts to all the concerts (as has my son), we've saw quite a few of the other kids at the highland games this year, and my daughter has started the Scottish gang with one or two of the other girls (basically they practise their version of highland dancing and talk about their kilts and daddy's kilts..........not unlike us ).

This year my son will stay at the school for Kindergarten, and my daughter will be taking her first (they already did some teaching before) year of pre-school. Both are really bright kids.

[mudd]

When around young children it is better safe than sorry.

Yes. At that age, they'll most likely just look for themselves rather than ask "the question".