Would you choose to dress your child like a grown-up?

I think we should dress them according to their age. That is more appropriate. Let them enjoy/savor the "fun" of being a kid. For sure they will reach the suitable age to wear those clothes. Happy MyLotting!

I know just what you mean. Some of these young ladies look like they are in their 20's, and to me that is just inviting trouble. I know my older girls dress very conservatively. No, they don't dress as eccentric as I do (I wear victorian style clothing, etc), but they do wear things that don't reveal, yet they still look cute. Our little girl is only 6 months (this is my second marriage), and she wears very "girly" items. We're in to pinks, lace, and bows. Even her one little spenser outfit is very conservative. Cute pink/black pinstripes with a cute faux skirt over the onsies to make it look like a dress. As she grows older I'm sure she won't be wearing anything revealing. She'll dress her age. I don't have any issues with spaghetti straps, but I do feel it needs to be in compliment with the outfit. Namaste-Anora

Long ago kids were dressed as adults were. They were treated as miniatures. We need to look at how adults are dressed. Kids like to copy us or the stars of the media. Look at how some of the dolls are dressed. When my girls were little mini skirts were just coming out. I decided that if I kept their dresses fairly long then as they got older I could compromise with not getting their skirts so short that their hinnies were showing and it worked. They were comfortable with have their skirts just above their knees when the skirts were very short. Now there is no way I would dress or let my daughters dress in the clothes that are popular today. I very thankful they are grown and I don't have to deal with that problem.

when my daughter was younger, she was dressed as a little girl. Now that she is 15, she is still not allowed to dress provocative. She has no desire to either. she has a healthy dose of self respect. she even wears t-shirts UNDER her tank tops!

I think it depends on what "grown up" means. If it means jeans and shirts then I think that would be comfortable. As much as I like seeing kids wear ribbons and dresses, I know that many of those dresses are quite uncomfortable and even itchy when worn. I would prefer if the kids were wearing comfy clothes so they could run around and be cute and all as much as they want. I wouldn't allow my future daughter to wear heels :) it's very unhealthy (even for adults). Thanks for the response on my discussion!

i just hope i'll be able to educate my children enough in 'fashion' and have them realize the way you look doesn't matter. you do not need to 'dress up' in order to gain approvement of others. i will teach them to love themselves for who they are, not for what they are wearing. i hate hate hate the way little girls are dressing these days. not too long ago, i use to have a bunch of kids in my building come and play with my kids, one was an 8 year old girl. she seemed very shy and quiet, but you would never have guessed that by looking at her! she was always in short shorts or a TIGHT mini skirt, with a halter top or something along the lines of that. little high heels, makeup on, she also had highlights in her hair, she owned her own CELL PHONE and had her own purse, ALL AT EIGHT YEARS OLD. it actually quite disgusted me. she has no clue what lurkes outside, what could potentially happen to her...wait a sec, HER MOM has no clue. there. and it makes me angry. i have a son, 4, and a daughter, 2, who i will TRY to keep children as long as they actually are children. they are growing up TOO fast these days. they can dress up or whatnot but only if they're not showing too much skin...jeez, they're only kids!

I do not and will not let my daughter dress in skimpy clothes. If she chooses to dress like that once she is grown up and out on her own, then it will be her choice. I don't think that it is appropriate to allow little kids to dress like adults.

I notice the way a lot of young girls, just kids really dress. Very provacative stuff. In a world that seems to be crawling with pedophiles, its scary!! You gotta wonder if this kind of dressing attracts the attention of pervs. I was channel surfing the other night and came across this show called Little Miss Perfect. It was all about kids beauty pageant. Too weird!! These beautiful little girls with makeup and sexy outfits!! The behaviour of most of the moms was kinda alarming too. I don't have any kids but I have lots of beautiful nieces. I would be very upset to see them dressed this way. Too MANY nuts out there.

For me it doesn't matter whether I dress my future kids with what is 'traditional' or what is 'in' as long as their clothes will be comfortable to them and they look good in them it's fine for me.

I do not have children but I do have a niece and newphew 12 and 10 respectivly. I know exactly what you are saying and no I would not dress my child like a grown-up. I was recently in Florida or a family vacation and let's just say that I saw some girls that were obviously in the 12 to 16 range but were dressed more like the 18-21 range. They are just invinting danger, or their parents are. I think that the way you raise a child has adirect impact on how they will grow up and who they will grow up to be. It is sad what some parents let their kids get away with sometime. It is sad because in the long run it will affect the kids way more than it will the parents.