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what is your oppinion on this topic it seems every were i go i see little girls like ages 2-6 wearing short short dresses, skirts, or shorts and tiny tops what is wrong with parents now a days were should we draw the line when it comes to what we allow our kids to wear?

I know what you mean. The first time I saw a lepord print outfit in my little girl's size I about flipped! *laughs* Not that it was necessarily skimpy, but because of the connotations that that type of fabric has (at least here in the US).

Even if I were one to wear the kind of clothing you see for these little girls it might not bother me so much, but seeing as how I'm rather conservative in my personal dress...

I think the operative part of your statement is "the way that their PARENTS allowed them to [dress]". There were a fair number of slutty things on the shelves when I was allowed to buy my own clothes, and I knew better than to think I'd ever be allowed to wear them out of the house. I chose clothes that I knew *would* pass muster, and my parents in turn weren't clothing nazis. Every now and again, I'd try to push the boundaries, and they'd give me a clear negative. There are plenty of decent clothes available in all sizes, and the little girls who are dressed like street walkers are doing so with their parents' permission and, in the case of younger girls, because their parents were responsible for picking them out in the first place. It is a parent's responsibility to teach a child what is and is not acceptible to wear in public and, in cases where advice is ignored, to lay down the law.

I'm really not aware of what leopard print fabric "means". I live in the US and one of my best friend buys outfits for my kids with the leopard print thing going on because she's obsessed with cats. It's not at all like the outfits are revealing or anything. It's just a different pattern... I dunno...

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I agree! I work with kids everyday... most of them 6-11 year olds and I am really surprised by the stuff their parents let them wear... also with what the schools are letting them wear these days... i live/work in a different school district than the one i grew up in, but even my old disctrict has gone lax on a lot of the rules.

Another thing I could rant about is those little hoochie "Bratz" dolls. They're as much of an influence on the little girls as these tenn idols are! At the last boys and girls club i worked at (the one where I was in charge) I refused to let the little girls even bring them, much less play with them. However, when i started working at this new bgc, there was, already established, a "Bratz Club" which is basically a little clique of snotty girls who primp and dress like little divas (and that's putting it nicely)but since this thread is about clothes, i won't rant about dolls here! smile

eek ...That's a new low. And, based on my memories of trying out thongs when I was in college, why the hell would any kid want to wear the things in the first place?! It's like walking around with a permanent, irremovable wedgie.

And yeah, I'm with Anarchy Munkey on this one. I have many choice things to say about parents who encourage that type of dress-up, and I do my best not to say them in polite company. I mean, not being able to pry a little girl out of a semi-sheer princess dress-up outfit, so you make sure she's at least wearing opaque tights or pants underneath - that's one thing. Making sure she's got thong underwear, hot pants and a sparkly bra top on - that's a special kind of scary.

That's what I was going to say, but you said it perfectly so I'll just agree.

Also I find it odd when I see people undress and dress their small children in public (I've seen this especially at swimming pools). I mean sure they are only kids, but still why in public when there are bathrooms and dressing rooms? I always found that to be odd.