Do you let your child chose then own clothes... then venture out in public LOL?

[HotI]

Sometimes when DH gets DD dressed, i want to let people know that i didn't choose the outfit

[toomanyshoes]

Mine are 9 and 5, they pretty much wear want they want.

Sometimes I have to edit it so its weather appropriate or I help them with things like "those colours don't really go, how about this one?" and stuff like that. So they are still choosing but with a little help or sometimes I'll pick a few things out which go together and get them to pick from that.

They also have a draw of clothes that are for around the house and playing outside and they know that stuff isn't for going out in which helps.

But other days I don't care and I'm sure they get plenty of head shakes.

[Heaven]

LOL! Not much of that here yet. DD1 is mostly still happy for me to choose her clothes so I'm encouraging that for as long as possible!

I would just let them, how fun! Who cares what people think! You will look back with a smile on your face.

[Cassius2]

DD1 has gone with DH to his work dressed in a green tutu with a pink long-sleeved top on and her favourite pirate shirt underneath the tutu. and brink pink-striped stockings and silver glitter slippers...she thinks she looks fab! hahahahaha! i figure that while she can get away with it then it's all good lol.

[MistyFying]

Love it Cassius! My DD spent a whole day computer shopping with DH when she was 5, dressed up to the nines in skirt, tshirt and brand new bright yellow goggles, bathing cap and flippers. Nice.

He didn't seem to mind

[Glamourcide]

Hahaha yeah, DH and I have given up fighting the girls on this - they have complete meltdowns if we don't let them wear their favourite outfits, so I just let them go out unkempt and in clashing prints etc and try to ignore the occasional odd looks I get from strangers hehehe I really only argue these days if the item they're insisting on wearing, has been worn four days in a row and is filthy... if it's clean, I just shrug and shake my head At the moment they're obsessed with 'fairy magic' outfits and insist on wearing the same frilly skirts, dress-up tutus and anything that has ruffles, sequins, glitter or is pink. Does my head in some days, especially as they're always barefoot and with messy hair and grubby faces... ah well Won't be long until they're at school and having their sartorial creativity quashed by the system, so I'll let them express themselves like this until they're old enough to start dyeing their hair fluorescent colours and getting facial piercings

[~Kaz~]

DS has been insisting on choosing at least part, if not all, of his outfit each day for months now. (He is nearly 2.5).

The other day, I was away and he insisted that he wanted to wear "undies" so DP found him a pair of little red shorts that were actually summer pj bottoms and he wore them on the OUTSIDE of his tracksuit pants to daycare My only issue was that DP didn't get a photo for me!!

I reckon they're only young once and they've got years of conforming to social dress codes ahead of them (I also think the teenage years can be worse for this sort of stuff). I'd just take photos of them so you can get your own back at their 21st birthdays LOL!!

[Rouge]

9 and 5 here and they have been doing this since about 3. I've never had any problems though. I love their own individual style.

The only time I step in is if it's summer clothing in winter or vice versa, but then all I say is warmer/cooler top/shoes/pants etc.

DS has his OWN style for sure. He will not wear matching socks, unless they are school socks. Refuses to wear matching PJ's. And has to wear a singlet under his flannel pj top because he has to wear the top open o_O I don't get it. Never have. And whats worse is none of us dress this way, it's purely his own creation lol.

DD is actually a fashionista. She picks her own clothes way better than I would dress her, I don't know where she gets it from but she's definitely got an eye for fashion. So she's never really been a problem.

[nickle730]

As long as it's appropriate for the weather, my kids can choose to wear whatever they like! I don't care if other people think they look odd, I refuse to sweat the small stuff.

[OceanPrincess]

So funny, I was just thinking about this on Saturday when my niece (3yo) turned up to swimming in a long sleeved hot pink top, orange and yellow rah-rah skirt, grey leggings and white crocs! There's my DD in pink trackies, runners, a pink and purple striped top and a purple jumper. All chosen by me, clearly!

DNiece has loved picking her own clothes since she was about 2yo. Sister lets her, like above, why sweat the small stuff??

Whereas my DD doesn't really care! Sometimes she will pull something out and say "I want to wear this mummy!" but often its a singlet and its 2 degrees outside, or similar! So then a bit of "That's lovely! But how about one of these nice long sleeved options instead?"

I don't think I'd really care but she just doesn't want to, so that's ok!

[Liviam]

Sometimes when DH gets DD dressed, i want to let people know that i didn't choose the outfit

I do that, LOL!!!

I absolutley head out with DD as she dressed herself - she is so proud of picking her own clothes and getting dressed that I just don't have the heart to change her. But I make sure I take photos so I can show her in a few years, LOL!!

[onthefly]

DS has been dressing himself for some time. I'm sure it shows. If his pants have drawstrings, then he has to wear them backwards so he has 'tails'. He also generally preferes to wear his shirts back-to-front. Most of the time he will only wear his gum boots (must buy some more soon...) but if he wears other shoes he likes them on the wrong feet. And/or he wears 'odd shoes'.
I just let him go for it. One day I took him over to the local shops in nothing but pink undies. At least he wasn't naked.