SmackDown: Should Kids Wear Skinny Jeans?

Either you are a parent or you are not. A5 year old child usually wants to copy Mom. I think the parent should that she is a child and I (the parent) would like her to remain a child and not dress like a miniture adult.

I agree with most of your reply--it's important to let your kids explore and pick the clothing you like. However, when I was little, my entire wardrobe consisted of "skinny jeans" (which were not called as such) and leggings, and to my knowledge there was nothing controversial about it. I truly think if they were called something OTHER than "skinny," this would not be an issue. As long as they fit correctly, I'd rather have my child wear jeans instead of teeny tiny shorts.

I agree with Lesley. I never thought of "skinny jeans" being for "skinny" kids, but more about the way they are cut to be form fitting!
Good lord people... lighten up and pick your battles.

I agree, I'm also a college student, I have two younger sisters, I think kids should have a say in what they wear. But from another point, you don't let your kid have everything they point out on those ridiculous infomercials. There is a line for everything, and ultimately it's parents who draw that line. Just because other kids wear skinny jeans doesn't mean a parent has to give in and say "Alright, maybe I'm being too strict." They're the parent, if they're not strict, who is? If they don't want there kids wearing skinny jeans/booty shorts/tube tops, that's their decision. A kid's still a kid, give 'em too much freedom and they'll get out of control (9 times out of 10, I know everyone wants to believe they have the perfect/special child, but be honest folks, that is not at all likely).

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I totally agree with Lauren on this one. I first became paranoid athat I was too fat when I was just started elementary school! And till this day I'm still have a little scars and concerns about my body weight and image. But now when I look back at my old photos, I realize how much I looked like any other average size child. And that was from the pressure of my mother (unknowningly) teasing me about being small and making it seem like gaining weight is gross. It came to the point where I cringe when I hear the word "FAT", the pressure from sister jealousy that I was never overweight like she was (even though she lost the extra weight now), and of course the pressure of the media SMH.

people,people,,, this is a throw back from ths 80's. straight leg jeans and leggings..relax.. i'm sure something more hideous will come along to get your panties in a bunch

It has to be the name..because these pants have been around since the 50's. I am in my thirtys so when I wore them as a 10 to 13 year old. they were called stirup(sp) pants, bascially it was the skinny jean with the stirrups around the bottom of the foot. same exact thing! differnt material. like a cross between the tights and what they now call skinny jeans. if I might be so bold..sometimes I think the people screaming and pointing fingers about kids cloths most of the times are the ones that happen to catch a glimps of a 13 year olds butt, and think she looks grown..scream at the parents! they bought her those cloths! also people rememeber..your parents complained about kids cloths..we complain about kids cloths...its a cycle, it wont end..I also agree with another point, I would rather my two year old..or when she is 12 wear skinny jeans rather than short shorts, or micro minis!

I know
WHATS THE BIG DEAL!?!?!?!?!?!

Well when your child gets to the tender age of 12 and she's pregnant what will your comment be then. Maybe your one of these types of people that have to keep up with the jones and your kids are just pawns for you to address the lack of child hood you may have. I children today are surrounded by a bunch of sex hateful music(hip-hop & rock) and television commercials that promotes violence and more sex. Why don't you try being a mother that cares how her children looks and not teach her or them at an early age how to expose themselves to the public.

That is ridiculous.....grown up clothes do not belong on children, and parents who don't want to sex up their children aren't doing so because of their own issues...the issue isn't just skinny jeans, how about half shirts on tweens..thongs hanging out? are those cute too? .try teaching middle school and see how parents let their kids dress..starting now thinking it's cute, where do we draw the line?

Mr. Bates~If my 12 yr old is pregnant at the tender age of 12 due to skinny jeans...I'll eat my degree. Go back to your hole in the wall and let kids be kids. Skinny jeans are the least of society's worries!

I'm having a hard time picturing "skinny jeans" with the diaper bubble butt. :)

My daughters are now 12 and 15. My oldest is short and solid. No fat on her - very strong and muscular, but definitely not "skinny." She's voluptuous and beautiful and even though she obsesses about her appearance (because she's 15), she has a pretty positive self-image. I'd like to think that is because I have spent her life talking about being healthy and strong, not skinny, not thin, not fat. My 12 yr. old is still a little girl, no puberty yet, petite, slender. Eats like a horse but doesn't gain weight. I've spent a lot of time talking to both of them about being comfortable with their own body types.

My oldest likes skinny jeans, and except that they are always too long, she can wear them. We've always taken it to mean that the JEANS are skinny, not the people wearing them.

My youngest has no interest in anything fashionable; she goes for comfort. I'm sure that will change eventually, but for now, soft and comfy wins every time.

My point is that all kids are different, and their self-image will come far more from how we as their mothers talk to them about both their own bodies and ourselves, than it will from clothing trends. I'm not ignorant to the impact peers have, but they can deal with that as it happens if they have a strong sense of self before they reach the age of meanness around middle school.

If we promote health and help them believe, at every turn, that they are beautiful if they are healthy, if we teach them how to cook and eat healthy foods, if we promote an active lifestyle with them - family bike rides, etc. - then we can stop the childhood obesity epidemic as well as help our kids value what is important within themselves.

Yep! Exactly!

My comment was in response to TaShayla.

If you think that skinny jeans look cute on a toddler, please keep in mind that there are perverts out there who will see her, not as cute, but as sexually available.

Also, there will be body image issues as she grows older if other children tease her about her clothes. Toddlers should dress like toddlers, not like adults.