Clothes for little girls these days leave a lot to be desired.

I have talked to my girls about why certain choices aren't a good idea since they were small. My oldest is almost 12, and she still makes pretty good choices. She also knows that she will not be allowed to leave my house wearing certain items. The Mary Kate and Ashley line is really pretty bad. There's occasionally something cute, but most of it is way too sexy for little girls.

At the age of 12 a girl is starting to feel like she knows what she likes and wants. It's a parents job to teach her what looks good and why don't you think? As for Mary Kate and Ashley, have you seen what they wear? They've come a long way from living with Danny Tanner.

It's really to bad that kids don't get to act and look their age any more they don't know what their missing. At one time is was called peer pressure now it's the parents. What next?

Your answer just about said it all...the parents dress that way so they dress their daughters that way to. I'm sure the fact that you buy decent clothing for your nieces is appreciated.

She spent most of last year in a foster home and the people there more or less brainwashed her into thinking that she should dress only like a girl. They got rid of all of the stuff I'd given her and got fancy, girly sweats in pastels, plus frilly girls jeans. Even the shoes they got for her were girls and they were crap. They fell apart in less than 2 months! As soon as I got her back in March, I had to buy her all new clothes since none of her old clothes fit anymore. I hit the boyswear dept. at Walmart and got jeans and lots of bright colored T's and sweats plus got some girls clothes too. Took me over 2 weeks to de-program her and convince her that she could wear whatever she wanted again. They'd made her think that choosing on her own was a bad idea and that she should only wear girls stuff. :( They even told her that her school had a rule against her wearing boys jeans! (It was a lie!) There was no dress code like that at all.

I think it's great when a 7 year old girl is a tom boy. It seems they stay young longer and their usually not so interested in clothes and peer pressure doesn't bother them.

I think the shorts with writing on the buttare cute = My daughter has a few pairs, but she just wears them at home.

Whether it's writing on the butt, being too short or showing too much skin it's drawing attention to a child who really doesn't need attention drawn to them.

As far as I know I don't even like words across my butt, and I'm seventeen. On the topic of bathing suits, it's already hard enough to find one that it isn't skimpy. I have a hard time finding ones that fit because most clothes companies design them for people with an A or B cup. Shopping for a DD cup isn't one of my favorite things to do.

It's horrible the way bathing suits for little girls look now. There are very few one pieces any more aren't there? Don't you love it when you see a ten year old with the words hot and babe written across their butt!

Tv is what makes these kids think they want to look the way they do. The more they see other girls in those clothes the more they want to look the same way.

I would love to hear a 10 year old say inappropriate when it come to clothes. Too cute.

I especially like your #3 and am all in favor of it. I'm sure your going to make a good dad one day after seeing your feelings here. Thanks for the comments.

Yes, when I was training I taught as a student teacher at a school that didn't have a policy on uniform. The headteacher told me school uniform didn't make a better pupil. It was in the middle of winter. Many of the children wore from poor backgrounds. One child wore wellington boots and another one wore a summer dress in very cold weather. Since then every school I have taught at has had a policy for the children to wear a uniforn and I think this is best.

It's a good idea for schools to have uniforms as far as I'm concerned and I don't know that I would have days where they could wear their own clothes. That would ruin the whole thing. Your little niece sounds lovely.

You're right. Personally,I think young girls needn't to keep an affected beauty.Natural is the best.Moreover,different girls have different stlye,they needn't to copy others' fashion,they can be more beautiful if they know their real beauty.

That is the problem. Girls today have the wrong people as role models. Pop and tv stars are not the way to go.

I think they stopped making cute little girls clothes. It's hard to find pink, frilly, lacy dresses and tops any more in the stores. It's really too bad.

At 4 years old I would hope you not only let her know who is paying for the clothes but also picking them out. Also teaching them how to dress at that age is very helpful for when they get older.

yes, everything and everyone is moving much too fast. We have to get out of the "trendy" fashion mode and more into what looks good on us.

I can't count how many times I've wanted to approach a mother with a 9 year old daughter dressed like a 19 year old. But then I look at the mother and she looks the same way so she wouldn't get it anyway so why bother.

Yes, life is so much easier when bringing up boys than it is with girls. So simple huh?

Yes, my friend, it is a very sad state that we're in as far as our children today. I think a lot of it has to do with who they are choosing as role models and Britney is not a good choice.

At this point not only do we need to teach them not to talk to strangers but also to be sure to stay as far away from them as they can. I also love to see younger kids in cartoon tees...their adorable.

I think you hit it on the nose here. The parent's who buy those clothes for the little girls are telling them it's ok to show off your body in public. Later in life they tell them different and I'm sure the mixed messages are part of what messes up the kids in the world today.