Our granddaughter, Emily, has been \u201cfashion\u201d conscious just about since she was born. She couldn\u2019t have been more than six months old when she began to pick out her own diaper. When we kept her, she would throw a fit if Claire picked up a Cookie Monster diaper and she wanted a Mickey Mouse one. To this day she pretty much picks out her own clothes every day.<\/p>\n
She has definite ideas and knows what she likes. I\u2019m sure her mom and probably her teachers cringe some days when her wardrobe is especially outlandish. I\u2019m not one to give advice, and this isn\u2019t advice, just an opinion \u2014 but I think letting her make her own choices is good. Within the boundaries of cost and age-appropriateness, I think Emily should be able to dress as she pleases.<\/p>\n
The fact is, when raising kids, a lot of the messages we give to them involve \u201cdon\u2019t,\u201d \u201cno,\u201d or \u201cstop.\u201d There\u2019s going to be enough of these messages in Emily\u2019s life \u2014 I think saying yes to fashion choices is nice.
\nThere\u2019s going to be a lot of years of disagreements and arguments now that Emily is school age. Some arguments are worth having, and other issues are worth letting slide. Choose your battles \u2014 this is probably never truer than when we become parents. Anyone who is one knows you have to choose your battles a lot \u2014 on issues you can\u2019t even imagine. If the issue or confrontation involves safety, it\u2019s non-negotiable \u2014 the rest is just another lesson in patience\u2026.
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Our granddaughter, Emily, has been \u201cfashion\u201d conscious just about since she was born. She couldn\u2019t have been more than six months old when she began to pick out her own diaper. When we kept her, she would throw a fit … Continue reading