what happened to you, mom?
I was just about to ask where the 5 year old gets te income to buy such things.....lol
That Mom should turn off the TV and start doing some parenting.
Here's what happened. You went out and bought slut clothes for a five year-old. Good luck with those teenage years.
"The fashions do worry me," said G.J. Tarazi, principal of Glasgow Middle School in Fairfax, Va., citing the bombardment of television ads from the likes of Levi's and others trumpeting low-rise jeans.
Here's an idea. Turn off the TV.
"It will be the question of how far can the retailers and how far can the parents go," she said. "Who will blink first?"
For me, this is a non-issue. There are plenty of stores out there with (what some might call) traditional styles. I can tell you this - there is no way in hell my eight year old is wearing a a mini-skirt or low-ride jeans. It just ain't going to happen.
Sheesh, thats the real issue. My sister has "tween" daughters, who giggle and like those racy fashions, but she insists that they dress like ladies. They complain a bit, but they go along with her. WHATS SO HARD ABOUT THAT!
Sheesh, modern parents today make me sick.. WHATEVER HAPPENED TO THE WORD "NO".
Remember the good old days when a young woman would blush if anything remotely immodest was said in front of her?
She had to go to a second hand store to find stuff that wasn't sexualizing her at such a young age.
Michael Medved has talked about it on his show before and it's true. The clothes for kids (I guess were talking about girls and not kids) nowadays is trashy to an extreme.
In a few years the second hand stores will be stocking the crap that we won't buy now and then we will be taking sewing classes.
I'm not talking about 12 year olds trying to look 16 or 18. I'm talking about clothes for a kid who just started pre-school and the only clothes available for Easter outfits are miniskirts and short skirts.
Unbelievable.
Try L.L. Bean.
I have a strong hunch that the apple didn't fall far from the tree.
"Growing up" means taking responsibility for your actions, and making decisions based on cost/benefit, planning for future growth. "Growing up" does not mean dressing like a tramp.
The parent here is the one who needs to grow up.
When his daughter complained he told her "Well, if you'd buy clothes that look decent I wouldn't throw them out." When she said "But it's my money!" he replied, "Yep. And you'll run out of money a lot faster than your mom and I will run out of garbage bags."
Now if she wants something that she thinks he might consider pushing the limits she asks if its okay first. Simple behaviour modification from a loving parent.
I established boundaries with my children when they were very young and have explained to them all along the way that if I allowed the worldly trends to dictate how my children dressed, I would not be doing my job as a Christian mother. It is sometimes difficult to withstand the peer presure they receive from their video-watching friends...we don't listen to that music or watch those programs. We fight back by keeping Christian friends around and enjoying activities with church friends, our family, and other school families who share our value system. Having a support group to encourage them has helped my kids feel that resisting the lure of risque fashion and music has been worth it. One of my kids was surprised last week when a "trendy" friend whispered "I don't really like Britney either. I just didn't want (insert popular girl's name here) to think I'm a dork."
It is more work to find modest fashions for exuberant young people, but the clothes ARE there...you just have to wade past the unworthy items to get to them. One day at the mall, I saw a group of beautiful girls with their mothers. These girls turned my head because their clothes looked classic and low-key instead of tight and low-cut. I made a point of encouraging them and their mothers by remarking how lovely the girls were and that one reason I thought so was their modest choice of clothing. One mother grinned and said, "No belly shirts here!" The girls blushed and smiled...it may have embarrassed them to be noticed for that reason, but I was impressed. My kids asked me why I had approached the group just to tell them I thought they looked nice. I said, "When people are trying to do something that is right and good, they deserve a pat on the back."
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