Does your child like wearing underwear?

@maddysmommy (16230)
United States
August 11, 2008 1:24am CST
My 6 yr old son only wears underwear or boxer shorts when he wears dress shorts or cargo type shorts and or long pants. When it comes to sports shorts made out of mesh or light breathing material, he prefers not to wear any. I wonder why that is? I've asked him but he just shrugs his shoulders and says "I don't need to wear them with these shorts."
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@checapricorn (16061)
• United States
11 Aug 08
Hi maddysmommy, My cousins want to wear underwear in both pants and shorts..It's maybe because he saw his dad wearing it or just because the mother trained him to have it in any outfit he will have!
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@maddysmommy (16230)
• United States
11 Aug 08
I'm not sure when it started and I don't force him to wear anything that doesn't feel uncomfortable. I think it's the type of material and that's why he doesn't like to wear them when it comes to sports shorts.
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• United States
11 Aug 08
yea..it will not be good also to force them!
@youless (112091)
• Guangzhou, China
16 Aug 08
My son is four years old. But he doesn't like wearing underwear, like the pants. I don't understand why. Perhaps he doesn't get used to it. I think it will change when time goes by. I am not so worried about it. When he grows up, his friends will have an effect on him and then he will change. I love China
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@maddysmommy (16230)
• United States
16 Aug 08
That's what I'm thinking when he's at school. Seeing all his friends wearing undies would probably make him want to wear them too. It's just weird that he does wear them but not with certain type of shorts. Thanks youless! Your son is a cutie!
@Rozie37 (15499)
• Turkmenistan
12 Aug 08
Maybe his father has told him that. Are you speaking of swimming trunks? All I know is if the shorts are hiding/holding in his business, he should be fine, LOL.
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@maddysmommy (16230)
• United States
12 Aug 08
Sports shorts, you know those soccer ones or nike ones that are silky LOL I don't know how else to describe them. His swimming shorts already have netted underwear in them :P
@Modestah (11179)
• United States
15 Aug 08
I never have had any trouble with my children wearing undergarments - well except the pealing off of diapers at around 11 months, hehe. I think if I were confronted with this I simply would not buy him those shorts which he figures do not need undergarments worn with them.
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@maddysmommy (16230)
• United States
16 Aug 08
But those ones are good for playing sports in and running around you know? I asked him yesterday again why he thinks he doesn't need them and he then told me his Dad told him that he doesn't need to wear them LOL go figure. He does with jeans and dress shorts but not with the sports kind.
@Feona1962 (7526)
• United States
11 Aug 08
The first thing I thought of was the feel of the material against his skin..With dress up pants and cargo shorts, the material probably doesn't feel right next to his skin so he will wear the underwear.. Is the mesh like lining in a swimsuit? Usually boys won't wear underwear with the mesh lining...Maybe with the mesh and underwear it is too constraining for him.... My grandsons do like to wear their underwear..but there is a time or two that they don't put any on....the reason I get is, "We couldn't find any."....LOL
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@maddysmommy (16230)
• United States
11 Aug 08
LOL I get that answer too some times. It's definitely got to do with the type of material - mesh is like netted material inside swimming shorts but not as thin like that with sports shorts. I think teenagers call them basketball shorts even soccer shorts - they feel very silky on the outside so that is probably why he doesn't feel comfortable wearing underwear with them.
• Philippines
11 Aug 08
My son is only 2 1/2 yrs old. And, he's not usually wearing underwear.He no longer wears diaper on a regular basis. But, when we're going out I force him to wear diaper coz you'll never know when he's going to pee. I am forcing him to wear diaper coz he doesn't want to wear it anymore. He just wants brief for his underwear. He likes to wear underwear coz he's seeing it from his father.
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@maddysmommy (16230)
• United States
11 Aug 08
Well to be honest his dad often goes without when it comes to sports shorts and that could be the reason why he doesn't like to wear them. I think it's the material.
@pehpot (4762)
• Philippines
11 Aug 08
Oh I think when the bottom wear is made of heavy materials he feels uncomfortable.
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@maddysmommy (16230)
• United States
11 Aug 08
Yup the material has a lot to do with it.