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Choosing Your Child’s Clothing: What’s Appropriate?

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When you have a child, one of the joys of having them is getting to dress them. Of course, you shouldn’t treat your baby like a doll. But you get the pleasure of picking out cute clothes and planning their outfits to make sure they’re dressed both practically and beautifully. However, you might wonder to what extent it’s ok to dress up your kids. Should you be dressing them like miniature adults? And when should you start letting them choose their own clothes? Thinking about how you dress your kids is an interesting thing to do. Here are some things to contemplate.

Choosing Your Child's Clothing: What's Appropriate?
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Choosing Everyday Clothes

Picking out clothes for your child is something you might enjoy spending time on. On the other hand, you might find you don’t have much time for it. One thing you might wonder is what sort of clothes are appropriate. Should you buy designer items for your toddler? Put a tiny pair of shoes on a baby who is still months away from walking? Ultimately, you should put your child’s comfort first. As long as their clothes are comfortable or practical, you should choose what you want to dress them in. You might as well enjoy it before they start wanting to dress themselves.

Dressing for Formal Occasions

Another slightly more complicated thing to think about might be formal occasions, like weddings. Wearing smart clothing isn’t exactly a natural state for babies and children. But it usually feels like they should get dressed up to match the mood of the occasion. Some parents might be reluctant to stuff their kids into restrictive formal dress. But you can make the kids look smart without going overboard. For example, Red Hill Couture formal kids dresses are cute without being over the top. Kids can get dressed up but still look like kids.

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Teaching Your Kids to Dress Themselves

Eventually, it will be time for your children to learn how to dress themselves. This is a valuable skill which will also help them develop their taste. As well as seeing them learn to do up buttons and zips, you’ll get to see them pick out clothes and put outfits together. Sometimes this might end in disaster. Should you correct them when this happens or let them go ahead? Many parents will take the approach that as long as they’re dressed practically, it doesn’t matter if their shirt matches their pants.

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What About Dress-up in Public?

Many kids love to dress up, and they don’t just want to do it at home. But should you let them leave the house in their Batman mask or princess tutu? Is it too early to teach them about dressing appropriately for different settings? Of course, another reason to leave dress-up costumes at home is to keep them from getting ruined. It’s up to you whether you allow it outside of the house. Letting your kids choose is a good idea, but sometimes you might want to have the final say.

In the end, all parents will dress their kids how they feel is best. And, eventually, their children will take over and choose for themselves.

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Filed Under: PTP Tagged With: clothing, dress, dress up, imaginative, kids

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