Practical, unsexy clothes for toddler girls (they like to play too, you know)

My daughter is two, and based on the height and weight ranges, she is a 2T. However, once I put the 2T clothes on, I see that they're often a slim fitting style. I've gone up to 3T and some articles are too big. I've come to realize that toddler girls clothing must be proportioned like women's clothing. I haven't had major issues at The Children's Place, but some of their things can get a little pricey. Unfortunately, Target's shorts are a little too short for her even when I go up to a 3T. I have to buy 4T and pin the sides!

Try finding unsexy GIRLY clothing for a 4 yr old girl!

Shirts are all too tight, so I end up buying the next size up so it's not straining on her NOT fat tummy. It's like once you hit toddler years, any baby-tummy HAS to go immediately. My daughter is average for weight, and luckily tall, so the longer sleeves are not a big problem.

She loves pink and purple, and those colors tend to come on too sexy or impractical clothing.

I have two girls ages 9 and 7, both are little string beans. I am a very conservative parent, and I try to keep them little girls as long as possible. I don't know what the problem is or what stores you all are looking, but I seem to have no problem shopping at Target or Old Navy. Granted, some brands do cater to a more hoochy-momma taste, but that is the case no matter what store you're buying from. I have no problem finding basic shorts and tshirts that are sporty and age appropriate at any budget, including my thrify one.

We live in the hot south, and with 100degree temps from june-sept, I do allow things like spaghetti strap tank tops (the lined type) and shorty shorts or skorts(covering their bunz of course!). But they don't look trashy...they're little girls for crap's sake!

They wear anything while playing in the dirt pile, the sand box and the jungle gym with the boys, but if they want to wear a sundress, I make them put shorts on to play.

I do draw the line at low cut ho-bag shirts and the low-cut shorts/jeans. And I tell my oldest who is all legs that if I can see the top half of her thighs when she's wearing a skirt or a dress, she won't be leaving the house in it.

Those of you looking for clothes for girls that aren't super skinny, I have seen plus sized little girls sections. The clothes are just as cute as the others and often the exact same styles. I've seen them mostly at Sears and JC Penney so check that out...

I am so glad that I am not the only parent that feels this way. My daughter will soon be 3 and it disgusts me to see the way some people let their little girls dress. They are little girls, and we should let them be just that little girls. All too soon they will be grown up and we won't have a choice in what they wear. I shop at thrift and consignment stores for my daughter so she can dress age appropriate. If I don't dress that way, I'm sure not going to dress my little girl in that manner. What values and self respect are those parents teaching their girls.

My little girl is not quite 2 & I'm already worried about what the clothing trends will be when she gets older. But so far, I've done pretty good w/ the following:
* Grranimals - Walmart - low cost, lots of choices in colors and styles now.
* OshKosh & Carters outlet stores - a little more pricey, but good quality and fit.
* CONSIGNMENT SALES - I get LOTS of play clothes from the boys side. (Hint - the exact same pjs, just different colors, are cheaper on the boys side than the girls!)

Maybe this can help some of you too??

I dread shopping for back to school clothes! Most of the shorts are what I call "booty" shorts, because if they were an inch shorter her booty would show. If I look at the ones that are longer, the waist is way too big! Why don't they make the shorts with extra hem fabric, so we can let them out at the bottom?

Bathing suits are another thing... maybe I'm nuts, but I don't think that bikinis are appropriate for preschoolers. I don't like the one pieces cause as a camp counselor, I know that when a little girl has to go to the bathroom and her suits all wet, you might not have time to pull it down far enough for them to sit on the toilet - I've actually seen girls pish THROUGH the bathing suit, and that just grosses me out.

Tankinis are the way to go. They don't make the girls look like tiny teenagers in training, and they make going the bathroom easy.

I'm a grandmother so I don't have a lot of say about what my grand daughters wear, but right or no right, I do voice my opinion on who their roll models are. I adamantly object to having Bratz dolls in the house. Who wants their little girls to look like a prostitute? They do, however, have a collection of Madeleine dolls and books. Of course, both their grandmother's call them princesses, so my little 4 year old has refused to wear anything but dresses being convinced that princesses only wear dresses.
My 8 year old grand daughter is really into Hannah Montanna. She is on her t-shirts, her night gown, even her purse. My daughter-in-law seems to have it all under control though. She only allow her
to watch tv an hour a day and her wardrobe is relatively conservative.

I'm with barlene55 on that last part of her comment...garanimals definitely do the job! cute, inexpensive(so not a heartbreaker if she gets them stained) and mix-and-match. Perfect for my 3 year old! Old Navy does have nice children's clothes, but they can be a little pricier than walmart or target.

Try finding Unsexy clothes for a 4 year old. FOrgot to mention that we are a untradional family and her favorite colors are Green and Black (the colors of our RollerDerby Team) and she hate flowers, loves stars and says that stripes make her dizzy. I most shop in the boys section, for her and my 2 year old Son. Don't even get me started on bathing suits....

I have to agree with Georgeanna D. My 5 year old niece isn't fat but she's not super skinny either. My sister has a heck of a time finding clothing that fits her because most girls clothes are designed for super skinny kids. My niece is a little thicker around the middle than most little girls so finding pants that fit around her tummy other than sweats or leggings is nearly impossible. Designers are clearly missing the mark there.

Personally, I found the best place to buy kid's clothing was Lands' End. They're not as expensive as Hanna Andersen but good quality and they've gotten a lot better as adding more extended sizes for kids. I used to buy the majority of my son's clothes there when he was little. My sister swears by their little girl's dresses which are the most flattering things my niece wears.

I have had this problem with my daughter for years. All the cutest clothes are for little toddlers (shirts and dresses with tiny flowers on them). The older she gets, the harder it is to find appropriate clothes for her. She is almost 11 now. I find the best stuff at Target, but you have to be choosy. Usually it is the $5 T-shirts and knit shorts that are the most modest and attractive, not the more expensive brand names that are all about Hannah Montana and sequins. Hanna Anderson also has cute clothes that are cute, durable, modest and easy to play in, but they are much more pricey. I have been known to buy my daughter shorts from the boys' section because the girls' shorts are too short to wear to school (the hem must reach her fingertips). Also, she likes the school-uniform skorts from Target and Sears. They are a bit longer, very comfortable and not revealing no matter what she is doing. Now that she is growing out of size 14/16, she doesn't fit in the one-piece swimsuits at Target any longer. We looked in the junior section, and all they had were bikinis (with hardly any fabric!). So I took her to Academy Sports and bought her a costly but very cute and modest one-piece Speedo. I hate the clothes that a lot of girls dress in. Recently I saw a kindergarten girl with a T-shirt that said "Sexy" in sequins!!!

I have four kids, two girls and two boys. I agree that the clothes they make for girls are like tiny grown up clothes, and you certianly can't climb a tree in them. For my girls we tend to buy boy clothes and maybe a few girly pieces here and there. But to make the boy clothes look like girl clothes we add a few tiny bows or gems to the edging. Also we have been known to dress our littlest one in her older brother's clothes then just add a bow to her pony tail and some ruffled socks. Besides boy clothes come in many more colors that tend to be much more bold. Which is something my little socialites love!

If you think 4 is bad, wait until they are 9. My daughter is tall and thin and its difficult to find anything at all to fit her, let alone something that doesn't look trampy. I found that the jeans (with the adjustable waist) and leggings from Target work best. Then I just buy shirts one size larger than what she really needs so they don't ride up or fit too tightly.

Summer is harder, with shorts. I found some really cute skirts (with the short underneath them) at Target, Wal-Mart and Kohl's.

Its difficult. I don't even want to think about the next few years. Maybe I'll have to do what my mom did for me - and that was make my clothes.

I have an almost 3 yr old granddaughter and I would not have allowed her MOTHER (my daughter) to wear the type of clothing that is on the racks for little girls. I went to purchase a bathing suit for her and had to go to 4 stores to find something that wasn't like a string bikini or a thong. the play clothes are ridiculous and much too tight and almost provocative in nature. and how can you protect your little ones from sick people that prey upon them when you are guilty of dressing them in such items? aren't the manufacturers listening anymore? these are little girls, not little ADULTS

I forgot to mention go to www.thechildrensplace.com for some awesome clothes for little girls

Yall think yall got problems.Im a christian so my daughter and I dont wear pants or shorts, we only wear dresses and skirts. It is not hard for me to find my clothes but my daughter oh my gosh, when it gets warm I can find all kinds of pretty dresses and skirts but when it gets cold thats when the problems start. If anyone knows where to get winter dresses let me know.

really people , what haappened to garanimals? they were always age appropriate. swimsuits , are too provocative, what happened to just a tank suit? no gold lame, glitter, or bling-bling ,really they are just children, not mini porn stars!!

Not just for toddlers these days. It seems society wants to make the children little clones of the adults, so they are making them the same clothes as the adults. I have a problem with this. There should be a difference in between toddlers, young adults, teenagers and adults. It is difficult to find the line now because it crosses throughout. I have four girls, so this is something I deal with all the time.

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