[Mo1]

I beg to differ. I mall-walk every day at lunch and I constantly see little girls, some as young as 10 or so (near as I can tell) who are totally slutted out -- short short skirts, training bra straps under torn or short-short t-shirts, etc. Invariaby, these girls are with their Mothers -- usually late-20s to early 40s -- who don't seem to care and are helping buy these slutty outfits (some stores only sell these types of clothes.

I see them also and but I also see mothers that refuse to buy those cloths.

I'm not saying we parents don't have battles with the our kids over cloths .. but there comes a time when parents should act like adults and say No.

If these kids don't have any self respect for themselves .. they will never learn to show respect for others

And having a daughter or a son that dresses like a tramp and curses like a truck driver (nothing against truck drivers, but you know what I mean) .. then they will go through life with no respect

[LisaAnne]

I remember when my daughter, probably about age 9 or so, wanted to get a Madonna CD. I told her I wouldn't use my money to support a tramp like that. *LOL* You should have seen the looks I got from other around us.

[freedumb2003]

I see them also and but I also see mothers that refuse to buy those cloths.
I'm not saying we parents don't have battles with the our kids over cloths .. but there comes a time when parents should act like adults and say No.
If these kids don't have any self respect for themselves .. they will never learn to show respect for others
And having a daughter or a son that dresses like a tramp and curses like a truck driver (nothing against truck drivers, but you know what I mean) .. then they will go through life with no respect

You are right but I think in the minority. The idea of self-respect is lost on these people. They confuse "self-esteem" and self-respect and end up having neither.