I have a 5 yr old little girl. I am amazed when I shop for her what the styles are. Mini skirts..ripped tights...low rise bell bottoms...a lots and lots of shoes with heels in them. This is the main stream stuff. As I dont want my 5 yr old looking like a street walker...I really have to be picky and shop til I drop to find actual little girl stuff. What is the deal with these clothing designers? I almost wish I had a boy...sheesh. I miss my childhood with knee highs and goucho pants.

Hi,

I don't have any kids of my own, but I do have a 5 year old neice. I refuse to buy that crap for her.

They market it to them on all the tv shows, etc. She really loves the Cheetah Girl stuff....but what give year old should be walking around in belly shirts? Why do they have to grow up so fast?

I never understood why they have to "tart" up a five year old. It's just disgusting.

Great news is... JCP and Goody's don't sell much of the "booty" shorts/shirts for kids... Walmart on the other hand - tons of questionable items. Still drives me crazy that there are shorts/pants that have writing on the butt for an 8 yr old... What message is that sending to our kids except - HEY LOOK AT MY BUTT....

I won't let my daughter wear any of that either... not even around the house - just a waste of clothing... drives me nutty...

So I am Right there with you!!!

Amy

Hi,

I don't have any kids of my own, but I do have a 5 year old neice. I refuse to buy that crap for her.

They market it to them on all the tv shows, etc. She really loves the Cheetah Girl stuff....but what give year old should be walking around in belly shirts? Why do they have to grow up so fast?

I never understood why they have to "tart" up a five year old. It's just disgusting.

You are so right about the t.v. marketing it to them...Disney channel is the worst offender! What about the toys..like bratz? They are pre teen girl dolls dressed like they are in the child prostitute trade. You would think if you arent a pagent mom you wouldnt have to worry so much..but its really prevalent.

I have two daughters, 6 and 9. The only thing I can/will buy for them at Wal-Mart is sweatpants! Everything else is just too "fashionable" and I just refuse to buy into that. Luckily my girls are unswayed by it all, don't have any interest in it and neither do most of their friends. Since they're perfectly mainstream girls I have to assume that MOST girls 5-10 years old could take it or leave all that flashy stuff--it's the parents who are the target market.

I used to shop at Target but their tweeners stuff is awful now too. I'm sticking with Lands End overstocks, JC Penney, and nameless local stores carrying second-hand classics.

Tell me about it.

I also loathe really overly girlie stuff too.

I totally agree !! When I shop for my 4 year old DD, it feels like I am looking at the clothes I used to buy to go to the bar in the late 80's & 90's (I was single & skinny). Other clothes look like the clothes the burn out kids used to wear !

I have had good luck with stores like Gymboree (if you hit a clearance and there is a printable 20% coupon thats good till Jan 08 online) and the Lands end dept at sears. Trying to stick with the classic stuff and stay away from the hoochie-mama things! Its not easy, but no way is she wearing a belly top and low rise jeans at 4!!

I totally disagree with today's style of girl clothes.

My daughter is 14, and we didn't have to worry about it when she was younger. Now we are having the arguements and discussions on appropriate clothes. She started high school this year and the peer pressure to fit in is fierce. Luckily she started young, wearing decent clothing.

My point is, don't give in when the girls start wanting to wear these styles. When they get older it won't be too hard to say no...

Good Luck

I have a 5 yr old little girl. I am amazed when I shop for her what the styles are. Mini skirts..ripped tights...low rise bell bottoms...a lots and lots of shoes with heels in them. This is the main stream stuff. As I dont want my 5 yr old looking like a street walker...I really have to be picky and shop til I drop to find actual little girl stuff. What is the deal with these clothing designers? I almost wish I had a boy...sheesh. I miss my childhood with knee highs and goucho pants.

I worry about their development and posture when wearing heels and platform shoes. I wasn't coordinated enough as a kid! What scares me most is that we are playing into the hands of the sickos of the world. Your little one is lucky to have YOU as a mom!!!

I have a 5 yr old little girl. I am amazed when I shop for her what the styles are. Mini skirts..ripped tights...low rise bell bottoms...a lots and lots of shoes with heels in them. This is the main stream stuff. As I dont want my 5 yr old looking like a street walker...I really have to be picky and shop til I drop to find actual little girl stuff. What is the deal with these clothing designers? I almost wish I had a boy...sheesh. I miss my childhood with knee highs and goucho pants.

I can only imagine. Yesterday I went shopping for a baby shower and ventured into the girl stuff. Walked by the size 4-7 and could not believe what they were making for little girls. Black, slinky, cocktail dresses! I don't care for the pageant dresses either, but there should be something in between, just sweet looking.

Now that my son is a "tween" I have never been so glad to have a boy. Girls clothes are scary.

I love that my daughters have to wear uniforms to school. It takes alot of arguments out of the equation. They are 7 & 8. One is a tom boy so no worries there. My youngest is a pagent baby, so she is high maintance but I will not go there. NOT ALL PAGEANT moms like their kids looking like hookers...lol....here is mine...

Oh Brandy,

She is lovely...

Gymboree has very tasteful clothing...fits well, nothing crazy...no tummy showing...but they are slightly expensive.

I struggle with this as well...Thankfully, my three year old has no say in what goes on her body...I like that!

Rain

School uniforms are pretty much standard in Australia. Nobody gets to actually go to school in slutty clothes. But the local high schools, the girls still manage to look like those Bratz dolls, ergh.

Which is one reason why my kids are going private and will be wearing ties, hats, blazers etc. I really strongly believe in the discipline of a school uniform - teaching kids how to present themselves in certain situations. They can "express themselves" on the weekends etc.

I love that my daughters have to wear uniforms to school. It takes alot of arguments out of the equation. They are 7 & 8. One is a tom boy so no worries there. My youngest is a pagent baby, so she is high maintance but I will not go there. NOT ALL PAGEANT moms like their kids looking like hookers...lol....here is mine...

She's absolutely beautiful!

I love that my daughters have to wear uniforms to school. It takes alot of arguments out of the equation. They are 7 & 8. One is a tom boy so no worries there. My youngest is a pagent baby, so she is high maintance but I will not go there. NOT ALL PAGEANT moms like their kids looking like hookers...lol....here is mine...

She looks like an angel. Thank you for not getting defensive by the pagent mom remark. I meant that pagent mom's have to deal a little more with this situation because of the costume issues...(I am picturing swim suits etc.)