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Need Help Finding Age Appropriate Clothes
Asked by T.F. from Dayton
on January 23, 2012
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Hello,
I am a 38 almost 39 year old who needs help finding age appropriate clothes for myself. Ok, here is the problem. I am 5' 1" and about 100 lbs. I cannot fit ...
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- Old Navy has fun, fashion forward clothes in petite sizes! And always good deals.
- I recently found Maurice's and think that they have great, stylish clothing for us 30-somethings. Their clothing comes in all sizes, from petite to plus sizes. They ...
- I shop at Chico's in Dayton. Being a single mom, I can't afford a lot but they do have good sales. They have great styles for our age bracket. Plus they have some g...
3.5 Year Old Loves Changing Her Clothes
Asked by C.H. from Chicago
on March 24, 2010
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For the last month or so, upon returning from daycare, my 3.5 year old girl will immediately take off her clothes (even if they didn’t get dirty). Her reasoning is ...
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- I would say go with the flow on this one - it will probably pass. Be thankful she wants to dress herself. If she wants to wear the same thing day after day, maybe to...
- Your question made me laugh out loud. Your daughter sounds exactly like my younger sister, although my sister was into wardrobe changes five or six times daily for mo...
- my younger daughter started this stage - at 14 mos old!! She could barely walk and I would find her naked, trying to get redressed. It got worse as time went on a...
Boy Just Turned 5, Continual Clothes Wars
Asked by W.T. from New York
on July 10, 2010
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This should be easy to solve, but I'm worn out and getting snappish. My older son, just turned 5, wants to pick out his own clothes. His standards for perfection cha...
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- Dear W., He is old enough to understand that he can pick out his clothes the night before. That way he can make these choices and demands on his own time. Explain t...
- Have him pick out what he is going to wear the night before. If he is prone to changing his mind have him pick out 2 options that he can choose from in the morning. ...
- Any child wants some independence and in the summer time wearing the same clothes for a few days is really no big deal with swimming and sprinkler and bathing every fe...
Moving from Texas What Winter Clothes Do We Need?
Asked by C.W. from Chicago
on December 6, 2009
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We are moving to Naperville at the end of December from Texas. We have never lived anywhere that it snows before and have no experience with cold weather. I have 6 yea...
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- i think others have covered the basics really well. yeah, it will be quite a shock for you guys if you're not used to cold weather. 30 degrees is cold but then when it...
- I just went out winter coat shopping for my oldest(8) this weekend. We found a great coat at Kohls, $120 on sale 40% off it still came to $72-just for the coat! Too m...
- Hi C.! I moved here 4 yrs ago from NC and it's really COLD! We get the snowsuits (pants with bibs) from Target or Old Navy, boots usually from Walmart, but Th...
Clothes Exposing Too Much-unintentionally
Asked by E.S. from Boston
on July 19, 2012
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Hi! My son's girlfriend gave my daughter some clothes she outgrew. They are cute and lovely and when she
puts them on all is well. And then she moves... Everything, ...
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- I'm with Lesley B. - I bought a bunch of cute tops thinking they'd be perfect for work (in an elementary school) but realized when I wore them that they shifted so muc...
- Safety-pin it to her bra (on the cups, not the straps) so that it doesn't slip.
- It's great that your daughter is asking for tank tops; I'd encourage her along that route, so she's layering. It will be easier than asking her to wait until she's gro...
What's the Best Way to Get Cigarette Smoke Out of Clothes?
Asked by K.C. from Las Vegas
on May 11, 2009
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My MIL is keeping my son in clothes by shopping yard sales and mailing me her finds when she has a boxful, which I appreciate beyond belief. The problem is, she and h...
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- Hi, I have to agree with Barbara that (white distilled) vinegar and sunlight is the best at getting most things out for good.
- SA8 is the best detergent I have found for getting out smells. I even use it in my car to keep it smelling good (a small amount of powder rubbed into the carpets, va...
- After washing with detergent and Oxyclean, put the wet clothes on a clothes line in the sun. If they get stiff you can fluff them up in the dryer (wet them a little) l...
Thank You I Have a Hard Time Getting My Daughter to Wear Certain Clothes...
Asked by D.D. from Chicago
on November 15, 2010
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My 5 year old is in a phase now where all she wants to wear is leggings. No jeans or dresses or skirts or sweats....LEGGINGS!!! It stinks because she got alot of nic...
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- It is a stage. Here's what you do - first, put away all the summer clothes, including weeding out everything that's too small. Then find all the winter clothes and w...
- Is this a battle you REALLY need to be fighting??? As long as her clothes are weather and age appropriate, I say let her be. It's really not worth the stress and arg...
- Let her wear what she wants. It's her body.
Buying Clothes for a Picky Almost 3 Year Old
Asked by K.H. from Phoenix
on March 13, 2013
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My daughter is extremely particular about the clothes she wears. I buy what I think she'll like and then she turns her nose up. I take her with me and she chooses so...
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- I think she's working you, honestly. Give her the option of 2 different outfits every morning and she must pick from those. She has no idea what she wants, she's 3, ...
- Oh Zelda Girl, I am right next to you on this one!!! We are actually reverting back to picking out her outfits at night (she is picking!) and that way the a.m. strugg...
- At her age, I would say, "Here are two pretty shirts. You're a big girl, so you can choose which one to wear. I am going in the next room to do some mommy things. You ...
Seeking Advice for Dealing with My 4 Yr Old's Pickiness About Her Clothes-
Asked by K.D. from Denver
on October 24, 2010
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Hello- I have a 4 yr old little girlthat has always had an opinion about the outfits she wears, but recently it has gotten to the point of daily frustration for me and...
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- My sister has the same problem with her 7 year old. She lets her daughter pick out what she wants to wear, but she's only got 10 minutes to do it. After the 10 minut...
- Ummm, the only punishment you can dish out is by MAKING HER WEAR IT. If she will not sweetly put on the outfit then the time out that goes with the behaivior of not l...
- I largely let my 3.5 year old pick out her own clothes. We do occasionally run into a problem where she won't wear something that she picked at the store. I've been...
Clothing
Asked by C.Y. from Chicago
on October 3, 2006
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I was wondering if anyone knew of jeans that run wide. My daughter is almost 6 mos old and she has chubby legs (the cute ones with all the rools) and the jeans I have...
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- Carters has a great little pair of t-shirt lined jeans that have snaps up both legs. They are usually in the boys section but are very soft and very roomy.
- My daughter had the same issue. What I did honestly was buy boy jeans for a time. They don't have the cut that girls jeans do. For some reason, many girl jeans have a ...
- I have had bad luck with old navy clothes, in that they seem to run small and strink when washed. Have you tried any used stores like once upon a child, where you cou...
