Designer pajamas for kids?
Categories: Just For Moms, Kids 5-7, Just For Dads, Places To Go, Development, Baby Essentials, Kid Decor & Style
But apparently, some parents think plain nightgowns or pajamas sets aren't enough and are buying their children premium pajamas. I didn't know such a thing existed, but this article not only exposes the world of pricey pajamas, but speculates on why parents would buy them.
Françoise Shirley owns Sleepyheads.com, a pricey pajama store popular with Hollywood moms. She thinks that shelling out lots of money on sleepwear goes hand in hand with the hyper-parenting we see elsewhere. "The expectations appear to be higher than ever for your child to achieve academically, socially, athletically starting at a very young age. So we as parents want to give them all the tools necessary to do that, so that may include piano lessons at 2, dance lessons at 3, soccer at 4 and along the way the best of the best in everything from food to clothing."
I guess there is nothing wrong with spending lots of money on pajamas for your kids if you can afford it. But to me, it sounds a little like showing off when Tina Lignell, mother of 2-year-old twin girls, talks about the impression her visitors have when they get a look at her kids' fancy sleepwear. "My guests always go wild about the PJs," she says.
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Amanda 8-28-2007 @ 9:47AM
I agree with the 'showing off' sentiment. who the hell is visiting with her at her kids bed times or that early in the morning anyway ! I know bed time is the witching hour in my house and all of our friends know to get the heck outta dodge when that time comes. besides, target and old navy have even cuter pj's at waaaaaaayyyy better prices!
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Tamyu 8-28-2007 @ 12:54PM
All my son`s pajamas cost more than $40 a set.
They`re actually worth it. In my personal experience, his pajamas seem to get more wear and stretching than his normal day clothes. I don`t know what`s wrong with the way he sleeps, but he stretched the neck out of a pajama suit a friend gave us on the first night. Let him sleep in the clothes he fell asleep in once, well, they were ruined in the morning. He also sweats like ... I can`t think of anything else that sweats that much in the night. Really... Anytime he`s slept in cheap pajamas, normal clothes, etc, he`s gotten a really awful heat rash.
He has 4 sets of pajamas. He`s been wearing the same sets in rotation for over a year. They all still look almost new. Even after being sick in them, and countless leaky diapers (eww). No stains, and not at all stretched out.
No heat rash, and he tends to sleep better.
Plus, they`re all incredibly nice looking.
Sometimes, it can actually *save* money to buy things that last. I can`t speak for the trendy parents who want to show off, but I know it`s been worth the money for us. You would not believe how much we spent on skin creams before I discovered that high quality pajamas could alleviate the problem.
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