To let my DD (7) wear a cropped vest

[HighwayDragon1]

DD has asked me today if she can have done cropped vests to wear on PE days because she doesn't like people looking at get when she's getting changed (they get changed together in the classroom) I've said I'll think about it.

On one hand she's a little girl and they seem too grown up for such a dot, on the other hand she's clearly uncomfortable about getting changed and this would help.

Normal vests are a no go, she doesn't even wear them in winter, she gets far too hot, she's the type of kid that will be running around in skirts and a t-shirt in -10 weather.

So a wibu, or a wwyd?

I got stretchy sports bra shaped ones from asda when dd used to wear them

I would get her some. Dd wanted them at that age. Not because she wanted to cover herself (or had anything to cover) but just because some,of her friends had then and she wanted the same.

Had exactly the same conversation with a colleague at work recently and 100% agree that your daughter be allowed to wear crop tops if she's getting a tad body conscious!

wonders if the OP is my colleague!<

Yanbu

You don't want her to be wasting time and energy on being uncomfortable and self-conscious when there's a straight forward and age appropriate solution to that.

My 9yo has worn them since 7. I'd just get them for her. She wears them everyday now.

My DD is 7 and wears proper vests but they have a thin strap and a bit of lace and a bow. They are full length though.
3 pack from Tesco for about £6.

The fact that you don't want her to feel uncomfortable is irrelevant to the fact that she does feel uncomfortable. Why would you prevent her from covering her body if that is what she wants to do? In my view if a child is old enough to ask for something to cover themselves, that is the end of the matter.

My 9 year old wears them sometimes (big sisters cast offs 😀). If it makes your daughter feel more comfortable then why not? It may be she's seen some of her friends wearing them too. My Dds primary school separate the boys/girls getting changed for PE from year 5 which also helps.

I had C-cup breasts at 8. Some girls at that age do start developing, and other girls notice that and consider it in regards to themselves. I'm pretty sure I sparked a trend for crop tops in my class when I was 7. I needed them. Other girls not so much, but I think they saw me in mine and it sort of made them aware of covering up.

7-8 is also around the age boys start getting changed more surreptitiously/in cubicles. It's not a girl thing. It's just the age where some children will have the very beginnings of puberty and the age where it becomes a bit clearer who will get bigger/taller soon and who won't for quite a while. Kids notice that stuff, because they aren't blind.

It's not a bra, it's a short vest. If she feels self conscious getting changed then , it's a no brainer.

My 9 year old wears a BRA. I long for the days of crop tops. She's almost as tall as me too.

A crop-top is basically a vest with the bottom cut off. So you could say that wanting to wear a crop-top is a gesture towards every mother's dream, namely that her DD has finally seen the light and decided to wear a vest after all!