Why is it that once girls reach a size 7-8 it is so hard to find decent clothes. I understand that kids at 7 THINK they are teens but do we really want them dressed like the teens in size 16 clothes? I don't want my 7yr old dressing like a teen. The clothes look like hooker outfits so often, or things you would wear for a special occasion like a high school dance. little girls do not need built in bras, they don't need bare midriffs, short shorts or skirts. They should be dressed modestly. If they are allowed to wear teen clothes at 7 just think about what that is teaching them for when they are older. I know I'm apparently in the minority based on how I see the kids dressed most the time and what I see on the racks available at most stores for my little princess. I understand she's 7 and tall wearing a 10 in tops and an 8 in pants(only for length the waist of the size 5-6 fits her best but are way too short). I understand she is in a size that isn't "typical" 7yr old clothes but at 6 she was in a size 7 and most the clothes were the same way places. I'm the same mom who won't let my child wear a bikini other than in our own backyard and even then she has to have shorts over the bottoms. If we teach our kids it's ok to show off our bodies and draw all kinds of attention to our bodies then how can we possibly get upset when they are having sex at 12-13yrs old? I feel they are directly related. I'm sure many disagree with me. I don't feel we should flaunt our bodies and certainly nor our innocent children's bodies. Thus the reason my child is getting her clothes from one of just a handful of stores that have what I consider to be appropriate. Even at 7yrs old Lydia can look at something and she will also say it looks too old for her because that is what I have taught her. Kids have to be taught and parents have to make the calls NOT the manufacturers of the clothes. Also I don't approve of skulls so that throws out the entire line of Monster High things.
I totally agree with you! Do you have a Crazy 8 near you? It's owned by Gymboree but is its more economical sister store. The regular prices aren't terribly bad, but the sales are fantastic!! The clothes are more modest. A kids' store I loved in San Antonio was Naartjie. I only shopped the sales there, but the clothes are fantastic. You can buy online from them. My older girls (11 and 14) are jeans and t-shirts kind if girls, but even with them, it's hard to find decent shirts.
I feel you. I have always felt that dresses esp aren't an appropriate length for the age they're marked for. Sierra has worn legging pants under her dresses almost since birth. I get four or five pair of black leggings in each size so she can wear dresses that I feel are otherwise too short for her. In the summer I used biker shorts for under her sundresses. All three of her Christmas dresses this year are 3t's but she's in 2t for pants and regular shirts. Now that I'm sewing more I'll probably continue making her a dress or two in each size so she has a decent length dress. I can't even begin to imagine what I'll do when she gets to your dd's age.
We do have a Crazy 8 and most the things I do like there. It's an hour drive so I don't go often and am waiting until after Christmas to go buy clothes. Dd isn't getting clothes for Christmas but money for us to go spend after Christmas because I have to see things on her to know how it fits and I don't want to buy gifts w/ her with me lol. I am also going to check out Children's Place and kmart and sears. They all usually have decent clothes. It just drives me nuts because I not only am strict about lengths of the clothes but also what is on them. I just found this website w/ a test for kids on if their clothing is modest or not. I really like it. Thankfully dd understands my reasons for modesty to the extint I have explained them(don't want people to see your underwear, it's not good to show your belly or chest). I haven't gotten into the saving it for your husband yet because I feel at 7 she isn't ready to understand all of that yet. Here's teh website. They also have a petition parents can sign to try to get stores to sell clothing appropriate for the age it's marketed for. http://www.secretkeepergirl.com/Truth_or_Bare.aspx
We also do a lot of garage sales, thrift stores, goodwill shopping but I do try to let her have a new outfit a few times a year and she went on a growth spurt after halloween and moved up a size in pants and I've been having her tuck her pants into her boots to keep them from being obviously too short so we need clothes not just because it's Christmas but because we grew
I did a lot of Goodwill shopping when we lived in a big city. The one where we are now is mostly trash. I'm probably more picky about what's on the clothes than the length. I don't even like the sassy sayings on shirts. Lots of them are just rude. I love layering dresses/skirts with leggings, so dd can get by with shorter than without leggings (still has to be a reasonable length-- no bottoms at risk of being exposed, even with leggings!). We do a lot of tank tops under shirts, too. I do allow tank tops in the summer as long as they aren't low cut. No exposed tummies are allowed.
I totally agree!! Just about every time I walk by a girls' department I'm either shocked or thankful I don't have to deal with those choices. In my opinion, bikinis on girls are just plain wrong, along with many of the other revealing styles or stupid sayings, including those on the butt. Why do parents want people reading their children's butts? It just gives the perverts of the world more eye candy. If I had a girl, I'd probably be doing a lot of sewing or she'd be wearing a lot of plain t-shirts and jeans like my boys. Even though I swore I'd never be like my grandmother when I gold older, I'd be EXACTLY like her in this respect. She always told me if I bought a bikini, she'd cut it up and put it back in the drawer. lol
Sears/Lands End!!!! They have stuff. I watch for sales at Sears or online and buy stuff out of season, usually.
I don't have girls, but I understand. When we go clothes shopping for the boys I see some of the girls clothing and I cringe...yuck. Enevitably I always end up saying to my hubby, "What Mother in her right MIND would dress her kids that way??" *sigh* My Momma always said, "If you want to dress like a hooker then get your own house, pay your own bills, and then wear whatever clothes you want."
I am having a similar issue now that dd (10) is moving into jr size clothing. Dd takes after dh and has wide shoulders so it is hard finding girls sz 16 tops to fit her. Jrs tops are usually way too low cut, see through or cut even smaller than the girls clothing. I wanted to get her some tops for Christmas or her birthday but I gave up and determined I need to have her with me so we can hunt through a bunch of stores to find a couple of acceptable tops.
Been there, done that! My dd was already a jr's size10 and nearly a D cup by age 10, and there is nothing more disturbing than your 10 yr old trying on clothes I wouldn't let an 18 yr old wear. Being slightly naive, she could not understand why I wouldn't let her wear some of the more revealing tops. I almost laughed at the look on her face when I told her that men like boobies, and we didn't want strange men looking at her chest. The poor girl nearly died of embarrasment! She's 12 now, very curvy, and a double D. ALL tops are too tight or spaghetti strap. Not a good look for even grown women. Skirt length is not an issue (thank Heavens) since she likes long skirts and leggings anyway.
My DD isn't to that size yet (thank goodness!) I dread it, though. One of the things I have run into with my DS is the skulls or the wording on a lot of the clothing available. Although, I must say, it is much easier to find something appropriate for a boy than for a girl.
I went through this discovery when my oldest moved from a 5T to a size 6. If you hold up the tops the size 6 is actually SMALLER than the 5T! So I generally just bought clothing that was "too big" for modesty sake. We tend to shop at Walmart, Old Navy, and thrift stores. T's and jeans (no skinny or super low rise jeans) are the norm. My oldest is now almost 14 and we shop in the "women's" rather than the "Junior's" section. The label Juniors is just an excuse for too tight, too low cut, or too short clothing. My girls both have long torsos, so one piece bathing suits just don't fit. We generally go with a "tankini" style for bathing suits. Luckily my older one prefers boy cut shorts for tankini bottoms, and my younger only wants what the older has, so modesty is easier to come by.
Leissa, I have the same problem with my dd11. She's a size 00/0 with a D cup. She's tiny with a large chest. Shirts are SO hard to find for her! She'd be considered an x-small if I went by the worlds standards, but I often buy at least a medium and sometimes a large shirt to make sure it's not clinging! I don't even want to think about a swimsuit this summer...
