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When Are Kids Old Enough to Choose Their Own Clothes?

I had to chuckle when I thought about writing this blog…I’m not entirely convinced that my high school-age teenagers should be allowed to choose their own clothes considering what they wear sometimes! But, jokes aside, being able to choose their clothes and have some autonomy and control over how they dress is an important milestone for kids—and one that many parents are reluctant to turn over. I let my children start dressing themselves as soon as they were interested and physically able. This didn’t mean that they always got to choose their own outfits. It was really a gradual process. … Continue reading →

Interplanetary Parenting

My boys sometimes think I am from another planet, hence the title. They do not understand my logic or agree with me on clothing. Both are in agreement that I am unfashionable. I can live with that. It’s not likely you will ever run into me at WalMart wearing a baseball cap with the bill perched over my right ear. If making a fashion statement constitutes the inseam of my pants hanging just above the kneecap, a multitude of size 3X t-shirts layered on my back and adorned with enough oversized chains hanging around my neck to make me look … Continue reading →

Padded Bras For 6-Year Olds

What is the fashion world coming to? Now stores are selling padded bras for six year olds. That is kindergarten age. So bras aren’t just for those who are actually developing but a necessity to start kindergarten. It’s crazy. What is even crazier is that parents actually buy them for their daughters. Bratz padded bras are currently being sold in Australia and it’s only a matter of time before they make their way to the United States. In a Herald Sun article Target, a separate entity from the US Target, claimed that they sell the padded bras because they support … Continue reading →

Teaching Your Teen To Have Their Own Fashion Style

School is starting and with it the usual purchasing of the latest fashions. Which all to often are by my tastes are too tight, too revealing, and just plain immodest. Often teenagers do not realize the message that they are portraying when they dress a certain way. When asked what a teenage girl wearing tight jeans and a skimpy top is saying about herself Dr. Bernal, who recently presented a paper on teaching adolescents to not be slaves to fashion at the international Congress on the Emotional and Sexual Education of Adolescents, said that teens often wear that type of … Continue reading →