Here's some advice on ending fights over fashion. When it comes to getting dressed, your pre-schooler may see nothing wrong with wearing her striped sweater with the spotted leopard print skirt. Rather than calling the fashion police, celebrate her interest in getting herself dressed. But, now that Sydney s three, the days of mom and dad choosing her clothes are over.
Experts say nearly all children adopt some very particular ideas about what to wear.
I say two things. One, celebrate that this is a great development of growth for the child, and, have fun with them. And the second is, if it is really a limit that you can't have the child cross, then you have to make it very clear. On a particular day, Sydney is having a hard time getting dressed, so her dad offers some choices. More can be confusing.