Will your children know how to iron clothes when they get older?

[MariannNOVA]

My kids have no idea what an iron is for.

 

When i was their age, one of my jobs was to iron my dad's handkerchiefs, pillow cases, aprons, and anything else my mom threw in the ironing basket.

 

Do your kids or if they are to young, will your kids know how to iron?:confused:

[Mrs Mungo]

Err...my kids know how to spray something with water and put it back in the dryer for a few minutes. Does that count?

[The Girls' Mom]

Yes. Although my 15 year old thinks it is awful when I make her iron her OWN clothes.

[Farrar]

If they get into sewing possibly?

 

Or maybe if they take up a hobby that requires a crisp uniform? Probably not generally though.

[melbotoast]

Only if DH teaches them!

[The Girls' Mom]

Ok, I voted yes, because they will know HOW to iron. WILL they actually USE the skill? Probably not :lol:

[pdalley]

Uh, DH irons. I can't. I seriously iron wrinkles into everything. No matter how many times I've tried.

 

I use the wet it and dryer method or dry cleaning. DH will teach them to iron.

 

I hope.

[danybug]

I do not even own an iron, so probably not. Is it pathetic that I still have my mom iron something if it is completely necessary? :tongue_smilie:

[mom2one]

I'd have to buy an iron in order to be able to teach my daughter how to iron...and I'm not sure I want to spend my curriculum money on that! ;)

 

In all seriousness, it's probably a skill that parents should teach at some point, but I haven't ironed anything since I quit my job to be a SAHM 7 years ago.

[kb44]

I iron so rarely, but it's not hard, and they see me. They know what an iron is for. I'm sure the kids will learn one day, though they might not have to/choose to iron frequently when they are older.

[Mom22ns]

I need an other. I have an iron. I use it occasionally. My kids don't. I would be surprised if either of them ever irons their own clothes, but dd is very fashion conscious, so if fashion ever demands it she will.

[catz]

Err...my kids know how to spray something with water and put it back in the dryer for a few minutes. Does that count?

 

Nice. I think I might use this strategy with them!

 

We are a pretty iron free household. I use the iron maybe once a month.

[Lang Syne Boardie]

Yes. My boys in Civil Air Patrol have to iron their own uniforms and polish their own shoes and boots. Lately the teens have been ironing their button-down shirts, too. I kind of miss doing that for them.

[MariannNOVA]

Err...my kids know how to spray something with water and put it back in the dryer for a few minutes. Does that count?

 

I think it counts - it's what my kids do.

[swellmomma]

Theoretically. Of course that will mean I have to start ironning in order to teach them. THough if they join cadets next month I guess they will have to learn

[Dory]

I will teach them how to use the iron and they'll be able to get their dress shirts looking crisp, but that doesn't mean that they'll actually do it. I try to avoid buying much for clothes that require ironing.

[LucyStoner]

Thus far, it has not really seemed wise to trust my amazingly clumsy older son with a hot plate of metal. So I have no idea when or if he will learn. I basically only iron napkins and a few shirt collars/fronts. None of my kids' clothing needs ironing. None. Maybe that will change as they get older?

[ThisIsTheDay]

I don't iron; I don't sew. I can, but I don't. About four years ago, ds asked me if ironing and sewing were the same thing. He'd only seen hem pants with the tape you iron on.

 

Last year, we had to buy an ironing board. Ds now needs to iron all of his uniform stuff for Civil Air Patrol. He likes ironing.

[Bee Happy]

I only iron if we're going someplace special. I used to iron all the time! Wonder what happened. lol

[LMV]

Our oldest daughter (who is sixteen) irons her own clothes when appropriate. She will also sometimes help me or her dad out and iron for her siblings. She started ironing when she was eight or nine in the context of learning how to sew and needing to press seams as part of the process.

[shanvan]

Mine both know how to iron and do. They started b/c of needing to look neat and pressed for dog shows. They iron before church sometimes too, but only if the clothing really looks wrinkled.

 

Oddly, Ds has started ironing things on his own. Often I think they look fine, but they apparently don't measure up to his standards. :001_huh:

[Jenny in Florida]

My kids see me iron (not frequently, but usually their stuff). They know how to plug in an iron and use it. However, I'll be surprised if either of them irons regularly.

[Onceuponatime]

Yes, I think all boys should learn how to iron their own clothes so they can be like my dh and not make their wives do it.

[shanvan]

Yes, I think all boys should learn how to iron their own clothes so they can be like my dh and not make their wives do it.

 

:iagree::hurray: Bravo to all male ironers and their moms who taught them. Dh taught himself.

[Pippen]

Mine will--the boys due to band uniforms and my daughter when she learned to sew. I wouldn't always call it crisp, though...:)

[Impish]

Wolf would have to teach them. He watched me iron a dress shirt for him once, and I've never ironed anything ever again, not even dresses for the girls. I'm no fool. ;):D

[Mrs Mungo]

Yes, I think all boys should learn how to iron their own clothes so they can be like my dh and not make their wives do it.

 

My dh attended a military boarding school. So, yeah...I rarely do my own ironing.

[angela in ohio]

My 16 yo is the keeper of the iron in our home, because she is really good at it. Sometimes the 14 yo takes over in a pinch. My 10 yo doesn't iron, but he will learn as he gets older.

[Mommy22alyns]

I have an iron for school projects and blocking knitting. So that's probably all the girls will know!

[Nestof3]

I rarely iron. I did teach our eldest how to iron his dress shirts. When he was an older teen, he would iron it if he wanted it ironed.

[mandymom]

My older 4 all iron their own clothes (when wrinkled, not before they put away clean laundry). My youngest ds won't wear something if it is the least bit wrinkled, but of course, he's too young to iron. I usually have his older brother iron it for him :001_smile:

[Joker]

My dds know how to iron....fun fusion beads.:tongue_smilie: They've never used an iron for clothing, only for the fun stuff (and they don't see me use it for clothing either).

[QuirkyKapers]

Iron? What's that?;) So, probably not unless they become interested in this on their own.

[TammyinTN]

We hang up everything when it comes out of the dryer, but some shirts need pressing. I just taught my 14 year old son to press his shirts.

[itsheresomewhere]

My kids know how to iron- fabric that is. The only time the iron gets used is for sewing.

[IsabelC]

My kids have all started learning how to iron. Mr 9 and Ms 7 iron Daddy's shirts, while Ms 4 irons handkerchiefs. We don't actually do much ironing at all - the kids and I dress super casually unless it's a wedding/funeral/etc - but I think everyone should be able to press a shirt reasonably neatly if they need to.

[oldskool]

Dh will be the one teaching them. He irons his clothes everyday for work. The kids already know to give their clothes to him when they need something ironed. Hopefully he will pass the skill on to them soon.

[dirty ethel rackham]

Don't know if my boys know how to iron. Dd does because she sews. I guess I forgot to teach ds18. He leaves tomorrow for college, so I guess it is too late.

[Canadianmumof5]

Dh will be the one teaching them. He irons his clothes everyday for work. The kids already know to give their clothes to him when they need something ironed. Hopefully he will pass the skill on to them soon.

 

Same here :D

[Pamela H in Texas]

We don't iron *a lot* by any means. Seriously, as a kid, I ironed jeans and t-shirts. Now, I'm fine with the "touched up in the dryer" look. But we do dress a couple times per week and as necessary iron for that. BTW, many times, I figure that dried and hung up is good enough for a boy's shirt if he is wearing a vest or jacket over it. So we aren't ironing tons. Most of my shirts don't require ironing. DS17 irons his own clothes. DD19 less often. 10 seems like a good age to learn for the rest of them.

[Unicorn.]

My kids know all about Downy De-wrinkler. :D I have one child that might could iron if she had to.

[cave canem]

Ironing uses much less energy than the dryer or dry cleaning.

[Juniper]

My dh irons EVERYTHING! So it will all depend on who they take after. :D

 

Everyone in our family knows that if you need something ironed you give it to Dad. I do not want to think about an iron in the hands of my twins!!!!!

[Mrs Mungo]

Don't know if my boys know how to iron. Dd does because she sews. I guess I forgot to teach ds18. He leaves tomorrow for college, so I guess it is too late.

 

We should make a thread entitled, "things Dirty Ethel Rackham probably forgot to teach her son," then you can wake him up and teach them really quick. :lol: he would be soooooooo...GRATEFUL!! :smilielol5:

[FO4UR]

I voted that we don't even own an iron...it was stretching the truth a bit, but I did use it once in the last 10 years and the kids all stood and stared, wondering what it was.:001_huh::lol:

 

 

I do keep the iron around b/c I do sew and occasionally need it, but it has been ages. We moved in Dec and the ironing board still has packing tape around the legs...

[Mimm]

I voted no. I do own an iron but in the past year, it's been used for craft projects three or four times and for ironing clothes zero times.

[IsabelC]

We should make a thread entitled, "things Dirty Ethel Rackham probably forgot to teach her son," then you can wake him up and teach them really quick. :lol: he would be soooooooo...GRATEFUL!! :smilielol5:

 

What a great idea :lol:

[greenvneck]

No, definitely no. We do own an iron...somewhere? I bought it about 15 years ago to press hand-made paper and haven't seen it since.

 

ETA: I'm seriously wondering WHY anyone would need to know how to iron now?

[Lang Syne Boardie]

No, definitely no. We do own an iron...somewhere? I bought it about 15 years ago to press hand-made paper and haven't seen it since.

 

ETA: I'm seriously wondering WHY anyone would need to know how to iron now?

 

Because they wear khakis and button-down shirts? Because they wear uniforms? How do people not iron?

[IsabelC]

Because they wear khakis and button-down shirts? Because they wear uniforms? How do people not iron?

 

Some people get their clothes dry cleaned in order to avoid ironing them.