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Letting them pick out their clothes - When is it time to change my parenting..


coasterqueen wrote: Ok, I have always let Kylie pick out her own clothes when she started showing interest in doing so. The only time I don't let her wear what she wants is for church. happy.gif Otherwise, whatever she picks out no matter how gawdy it looks I let her wear it. Now, how long should I let that go on? I mean seriously, look at the pic I've attached. When should I say enough is enough and you aren't wearing things like this? I mean it's cute at this age, but I'm not sure how much longer I can go along with this. Anyone got a clue on when I should change this parenting style of thinking? Or tell me where this is going? happy.gif Seriously. unsure.gif

luvbug00 replied: umm when she starts wearing holloween costumes probaly.. emlaugh.gif

she looks cute in that pic. I pick out what mya can wear and she picks out what outfit she likes..

luvmykids replied: Your Kylie makes me feel better about mine .... I say as long as she wants. JMO. I think it's one of the only ways they really have to express themselves, she'll get tired of it when she figures out another one.

Bee_Kay replied: Awww! That's a very cute pic smile.gif

I'd let her keep picking out her clothing... maybe you could try "persuading" her a bit... like "how about this?"

Ash used to dress herself so goofy! LOL! She'd come out of her bedroom with 2 nighties, leggings and a button up sweater on!! hahahahaha! wub.gif

My3LilMonkeys replied:
ITA!!

kit_kats_mom replied: Maybe try to make a game out of it. Tell her we are going to find a blue shirt (or a stripey shirt etc) and Purple pants and tell her to find a pair of panties that match or something. blink.gif

MyBlueEyedBabies replied: Katy picks put her own clothes about half of the time...she seems to match fairly well or atleast take constructive critasism and change her biggest thing is getting dressed out of season, but this is what we do for my mom with her clothes smile.gif
We will put all of her outfits together and then either hang them up in the closet so she picks by the outfit or when they have taken her on vacation we packed everything down to socks and panties into Gallon ziploc bags. IT works out really well because she still has the freedom to pick what she's wearing but it is guaranteed matching. She also knows that any of the shirts in her drawer are okay to wear with any of the jeans in her other drawer so she can do that.

Maddie&EthansMom replied: laugh.gif She's so cute. I was looking at some of the pics on your website of her attire. happy.gif

She reminds me of Maddie's best friend. That girl used to come to preschool with some wild outfits on. Now they wear uniforms so we don't have to worry about it. emlaugh.gif The highlight of my morning was walking in to see what Olivia was wearing. rolling_smile.gif I'm too anal to let Maddie pick out her own clothes blush.gif

coasterqueen replied: Yeah, Aimee I really am to anal too but I'm slowly learning to let go of certain things thanks to my husband's help. blush.gif

I hang all her clothes up as outfits BUT what she does is take several outfits and take off the hanger what she wants and so on. So hanging things in outfits don't work either. I also would pick out a few outfits and have her choose and she doesn't like that. SOME days she'll let me choose an outfit, but she's pretty strict on when I can do that. tongue.gif I guess I'll continue to let her do her thing.....for now. happy.gif

Maddie&EthansMom replied: Really there is no harm in having her choose her clothes. wink.gif Around here Maddie wears what she wants, but as soon as we get ready to leave the house I'll say "You aren't wearing that." blush.gif My poor child. Even her shoes have to be approved by me. ohmy.gif

luvmykids replied:
Sounds about like our house ... She's actually getting better and better at it and has come up with some cute "new" outfits! Some days, now that I think about it, she has more style sense than I do! tongue.gif

PhiMuMommy replied: what i do is put outfits together on hangers.. then shirts that have no specific pants in one drawer and pants that can go with multiples (jeans and khakis mainly) in a different drawer.. everyday he gets to choose either a hanger or the drawers.. that way he still picks but it still matches..

it works well with me at least.

C&K*s Mommie replied: the game idea (Cary) sounded great.

I would imagine that she eventually will learn to match colors as she gets older. Of course I say that now, but in a few years I will plead for HELP! with my girls and their outrageuos outifts. laugh.gif We have not even come to this part of the independence yet, so I really do not have any advice, but I like the game idea. thumb.gif

coasterqueen replied: Well some days she matched. She did pretty good today. So for now I'll let her be who she is and eventually she'll figure it out. I hope. happy.gif

MommyToAshley replied: Ashley will put on different outfits throughout the day ... clothes that she chose to wear.

But, when we get ready to leave, I usually change her. I don't make a big deal about it, I just go get her clothes and change her without much conversation about it. She's usally singing or talking about something else and doesn't pay much attention to it, so it's usually not an issue.

The only time she ever fussed was about her Dora vest... she wanted to wear that thing everywhere. It was a phase she went through and I could usually work with the Dora vest. laugh.gif

luvmykids replied:
Karen, I just realized how that sounded, I didn't mean that your Kylie looks worse than mine, just that it made me feel better that someone elses kid walks around dressed like mine. Sorry it came out wrong blush.gif

coasterqueen replied:
laugh.gif I didn't even take it that way so no big deal. I wasn't offended at all. Seriously. wink.gif


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