What would you NEVER let your kids wear in public?

[JoeyBartonHanson]

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Ohhellothereladyface Fri 19-Apr-19 20:10:48
I don’t like clothes that are too grownup on young children, leopard print, precocious slogans etc

i agree or high heels or very skimpy bikinis.Of course tankinis that cover up are fine .These are good during the potty training phase.

I’m really puzzled by the no sleeveless dress/top rule. That just seems odd to me.

I don't like DD wearing trashy slogans. I think I'd steer her away from too much black or leopard print too. She's only 5 though so not complaining currently.

I have two under ten girls - my eldest is 23 and this applied to her too.

The only thing I ban is make up out of the house and anything sexualised.

But they live in joggers. They are comfy.

A Swindon Town football shirt.

Some of the above replies are hilarious

If I had a girl I'm not sure I could get worked up about a sleeveless clothes.

Anything sexualised I'd likely avoid, but sleeveless tops and dresses are nice for warm days surely?

Would refuse ear piercings until secondary school, and no make up until 12/13 unless it's just messing around playing dress up, same for my two boys if that's what they want.

Much prefer my children in joggers to those skinny jeans that restrict their movement or show their bums when they squat or crouch down digging in the dirt.

DS - 6 - has always hated jeans and finds them really uncomfortable. Why would I make him wear something uncomfortable when he’s out running/ jumping/ crawling/ climbing trees? For parties, the best I’ve found are H&M jogger jeans - essentially joggers in shape but in soft denim.

The other day, he wanted me to cut his hair into a mullet. That’s the only thing I’ve put my foot down and said no about

Raaaaaah Fri 19-Apr-19 20:27:20
I’m really puzzled by the no sleeveless dress/top rule. That just seems odd to me.

now i am raised catholic have been taught modesty but even i find this odd who said that surely something like this would be fine.Even if your more modest than me it can be worn with a nice cardigan and shorts.Personally i love these dresses as they are cheap cheerful,stretchy cotton which is excellent for a child to play in.

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I'm aghast that people are actually dictating to teenage boys that they can't wear sportswear if they choose to! Do people really micromanage their teenagers to this degree? How bizarre.

I have 14 and 16yo boys. One wears button shirts, suit jackets and smart shoes by choice (and sometimes a fedora and a greatcoat too). The other lives in Adidas, Nike and Man Utd kit, has more shoes than Imelda Marcos (he loves poncy trainers and will save up for them) and spends far too much time on his hair.

They're young people, forging their own identities and expressing themselves - it's important! The idea that I would choose their clothes, or tell them "you're not going out in a football top, go and put a shirt on" is bloody laughable.

I don't like joggers in adults either unless for sport. My cousin posted a photo of her and her BF on her birthday - she looked gorgeous in a dress and heels. He had matching tracksuit and trainers. He looked a nob. I hate seeing grown men in the pub in joggers too.
No wonder I am single!

Well my five year old has a bit of a bonkers imagination and likes to go out wearing alsorts of outfits made out of everyday objects, so I'm quite open about anything the dc want to wear!

Latest outfit was a cape made out of a pink cellular blanket, a pair of swimming goggles, a jaunty chequered trilby, a tea towel tucked into his belt along with a coat hanger, and then brandishing a witches broom from Halloween.

We do have an extensive dressing up collection but he prefers to make his own!

Totally agree with @Greensleeves

My dd has sn which affect her ability to communicate. Because she found it difficult to express herself I felt strongly that she should be able to express herself with her clothing choices provided weather/age appropriate. Therefore we have random mismatched patterns and character clothing that isn't my taste necessarily.

I had all sorts of ideas about what I’d never allow my children to wear - malleable DD (21 now) allowed me to dress her until well into her teens and I had grand ideas about my 3 sons...cashmere jumpers, shirts and chinos and no nasty sports gear. Reality is I should own shares in Adidas and North Face, my twins have their pants on show all the time and I actually queued up before a shop opened to get the worlds ugliest trainers on the day of their release

DS1(10) opens his wardrobe and wears whatever he sees first. He has gone out in some really rare combinations and if I look even slightly surprised, he just fixes me with a hard stare and says 'What ...?' Fair play to him, he doesn't give a shit what anybody thinks of him. I wish I was more like that.

I was anti 2 pieces on toddlers but now DD is potty trained and we spend a month away at the beach in the summer she wears one as it's much easier for toilet trips.

QuaintDuck why does she need the top bit though? She doesn't have boobs.

I love lurid fluorescent colours for busy days out - I can always spot my kids in a crowded playground . I let my primary aged DD wear a bikini if it’s not too revealing - great for ease of changing at beach and when she needs the toilet.

My kids are pretty much allowed to dress as they want and they’re pretty pedestrian on their choice. As long as they can play, move and explore I don’t mind, I don’t tend to buy white clothes though.

Back in the 1950s my DM and DGM had an attack of the vapours when they saw my cousin going into a dancehall wearing a black chiffon scarf. They thought there was nothing more common and had words with her mother.

How times change

Oh dear!

I let my two year old choose his and his one year old brother’s clothes. Today they wore Gruffalo shorts and (different) Gruffalo t-shirts. He is a HUGE fan of character clothing 😂

I think my boys suit different clothes. My eldest looked hilarious in dungarees and jogging bottoms have never looked ‘right’ on him, one year old looks adorable in dungarees and fine in joggers too.

Crocks

I’m really puzzled by the no sleeveless dress/top rule. That just seems odd to me. They offer no sun protection on the shoulders. A teenager or adult can choose to take that risk, but children should be more covered up when out in the sun.

I’m really puzzled by the no sleeveless dress/top rule. That just seems odd to me. They offer no sun protection on the shoulders. A teenager or adult can choose to take that risk, but children should be more covered up when out in the sun.

I’m really puzzled by the no sleeveless dress/top rule. That just seems odd to me. They offer no sun protection on the shoulders. A teenager or adult can choose to take that risk, but children should be more covered up when out in the sun.

Crocs are actually really practical. For in the garden / beach / swimming lessons and anywhere else they want barefeet but may need shoes for periods.

My arthritis ridden feet also adore crocs

No character clothing, no joggers unless playing sport, no slogans, no bikinis or sexualised clothing on little girls. Da mostly lives in jeans and T-shirt's. DD wears dresses or leggings/tops. Neither has shown any interest in choosing their own clothes but I've never overtly offered either.