Vent: Kids Clothing Manufacturers/Some parents

aliasojo

DCFC79 wrote: »

....... or mayeb teh kids buy it themselves when the parents arent there

Malory wrote: »

I think the children may be buying the clothes for themselves.

Even if this is the case, why do parents allow the clothes to be worn? If mine came home with something unsuitable it would either get taken back or binned.

McCuddly

no-oneknowsme wrote: »

Yeah , yeah......

If you have an issue PM me?

Malory

aliasojo wrote: »

Even if this is the case, why do parents allow the clothes to be worn? If mine came home with something unsuitable it would either get taken back or binned.

They may change into and out of their clothes when their parents don't see.

DCFC79 wrote: »

Go back to the day(late 90's and early 90's) when there was none of this stuff around eg clothing orientated towards young children but of an older persons nature(i dont recall any of ths clothing thats around these days)

I was born in 1965 so was dressing that way in the 1970s.. I remember when I was about 14 I had a friend who drew an arrow on her jeans pointing to her crotch that said "Inspiration Point". I remember because she went to a religious school so was supposed to be dressing very conservatively.

And girls who used to have to wear skirts as part of their school uniforms used to roll them up so they barely covered their privates.

Things haven't changed that much.

This was in the US but I imagine it wasn't much different in the UK.

fishingcinema

There was a campaign started last year called let girls be girls but not too sure it has really taken off

http://www.mumsnet.com/campaigns/let-girls-be-girls

I am a mum to 2 young girls and would never dream of putting either of mine in one of those slogan t-shirts the only tupe i put them in is the i love mummy or mummy loves me t-shirts.

McCuddly

I hear primary schools have Proms now where the parents spend alot on single wear dresses. If you worked in the PTA, Did more parents vote for this disco than teachers?

mishkanorman

we hold a 'prom' style disco for the year 2 leavers as its their last at the school (age 7yrs) The letter clearly states dress up optional, there is no pressure to purchase new dresses or a particular style - its for fun ! The 'teachers' have no say in what we organize, do you feel that as teachers they would frown upon a themed disco ?

Etherelda

Our local dance school performed at a community fete type event during the summer. Seven year old girls in miniskirts, gyrating their hips with plastic machine guns. Brought the issue up with one of the organisers, who said that parents had not complained, and that the kids are emulating pop video culture. To top it all off, this was in Soham, where you'd think parents would have a better understanding of the sexualisation of children.

It all ends up in a viscious cycle, one parent will say 'yeah, but, my kid just wants to be like the other kids'. So if 'other kids' get attacked by a child molester, whilst wearing a miniskirt and thong, then ok, thats fine for your kids too?

Rant over.

McCuddly

mishkanorman wrote: »

we hold a 'prom' style disco for the year 2 leavers as its their last at the school (age 7yrs) The letter clearly states dress up optional, there is no pressure to purchase new dresses or a particular style - its for fun ! The 'teachers' have no say in what we organize, do you feel that as teachers they would frown upon a themed disco ?

I was curious on how a PTA works, if teachers got a vote :P

Do a lot of the kids dress up at these proms?

caz2703

My 7yo step-daughter mentioned how other girls at a recent birthday party were wearing heels. I told her in no uncertain terms that while she's under my roof she's not wearing them.

Kids grow up too fast as it is without speeding up the process by sexualizing them. It disturbs me when I see kids under the age of 10 wearing heels, mini-skirts, make-up, boob-tube type tops and dangly earrings. I don't wear these things so who on earth thinks it is appropriate for their own daughter to wear them? Maybe I'm a prude but why would I want to dress my daughter in such a manner that attracts the wrong sort of looks ...... or worse

Maybe I should start a new thread on the 'young ladies' of today and the drink culture they live in. Some days I wonder was I born a few decades too late as I don't approve of how girls present themselves these days. Bring back the 20s I say :rotfl:

McCuddly

I guess being born in 1988 makes me too old aswell :P