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My Zayne (just turned 10) is very particular in what he wears.  for the longest time he would only wear white tanks, or white T-shirts.  which was a pain since he tends to spill things.  he wants to wear what he wants and that is it!! Very particular!!  his twin on the other hand could care less what others think and dresses for warmth and comfort.  total opposites,  which is good because I don't think I could handle 2 Zaynes  :)My dd has put together the most bizarre outfits.  Unless it is totally unacceptable(shorts in the snow) I just try to keep my opinion to myself.  She lays out her clothes the night before, but sometimes she ends up with something totally different to wear.  Today she went to school with an outfit of a fleece dress with a painted snowman on it with matching leggings.  Very adorable for a 4-5 year old, but she is 7.  Sigh.My son, 5th grade, will only wear football team jerseys. Today is school pictures and he wore his football team jersey b/c they have a game tonight. My daughter on the other hand, 3rd grade, likes for me to help her pick out her clothes still- but she'll wear anything thats laid out.
Its not worth a battle @ 7am over clothes!!!My son doesn't care what he is wearing most days. Then we'll get a day where he goes, "Mom!  Green does not go with blue!"  Just yesterday he came home from school really warm, so he wanted to put shorts on. I said no because our basement tends to be cold and he likes to play down there, but he could put on a pair of light sweatpants.  He came out of his room wearing a pair of long pajama bottoms that were about four inches too short, long past retirement age, and a purple t-shirt.  It hurt my head just to look at those colors together!My son wears bizarre things too. The only objection I have with him wearing something that is mismatched is when we are going somewhere special. I am more happy that he takes the initiative to dress himself-most days anyways!I tend to be very picky in the clothes my son wears. Thanks God he doesn't really cares about what he wears so we never fight about this. For school he wears an uniform that he is really proud of; the only thing is that as he dislikes gym classes, every monday he argues a little bit about the sports uniform but he knows that he has to wear it anyway. Most times I show him some clothes items to choose from  and he decides but I make sure that they match and are appropriate for every occasion. He never argues My son, 7, quit wearing shorts 2 years ago....WILL NOT wear them! Unless for swimming. I think someone must have said something about his legs???? Even in the HEAT of Florida summer, he wears pants. He will not wear a tank top either. He is picky about his shoes. He wants to go bear foot MOST of the time though. Are your children very confident in the clothes they wear or play in? Don't care what others may think of what they wear? Every Tuesday Nathan feels he must wear a tie to school the works jacket pressed shirt etc. We went out over the weekend to buy a couple more shirts pants and ties.. His special on Tuesdays is music, not gym or art.. He is as proud as a peacock on these days..
but, then he will be outside.. yesterday... after school, with a powerangers outfit on, red rain boots, a karate belt around his head, and a cape.. running around the yard with sticks... he then went in the house and took everything off and was watching tv in his underwear with his 10 year old girl cousin.. who got him a blanket cause he was cold... I wish I was a confident as he is on this matter... I used to live in a military town and they called that "going commando."

My son got particular about the underwear he wears when he got into 6th grade and had to change in a locker room with a group of boys.  He'll only wear boxer briefs to school (under his clothes, not by themselves), nothing else!
susieb38996.5943518519My son hasn't worn underwear in 4 years

She has to wear a pink top and black stretchy pants. The pants are size six so are 8 inches too short; and no one her age (10) wears the stretchy pants that little kids wear. She is so skinny that jeans do not fit right and are loose at the waste and wont stay up (she has no bottom to keep her pants up). She wont let me buy new pants and the old ones are getting holes in them. I even had my mom make stretchy pants that fit her, but she will not wear them because "they itch".

DANIEL CHOSE THE SHIRTS THE KIDS WHO HAVE UNIFORMS FOR SCHOOL THIS YEAR. WE BOUGHT JEANS,NAVEY,KAKI,BLACK BOTTOMS. ALL PANTS/SHORTS CAN GO WITH ANY OF THE SHIRTS. HE WANTED THIS SINCE 2ND GRADE.

 

My daughter usually does not give me a hard time about what she wears.  I am very picky also and everything must match and fit right.  But she has this cute beige cordoroy jacket that she absolutely HATES!!!!!  I love it and think she looks really good in it.  But she flips out if I even mention the thing.  She says it's not cool.  ???

I call my son "birdlegs" because his legs are so skinny  It won't be long before we'll be buying 18-slim pants for him.

His school has what they call Standard Mode of Dress, so school days are taken care of, unless he decides to wear a navy blue pair of slacks with a black shirt.
My daughter is a girlie girl and loves her dresses and skirts.  Everything has to be pink or  have pink in it obsessed with the color but will wear other colors.  Oh real big will NOT WEAR JEANS or pants with a button snap yes but no buttons.Pat like the boxer briefs.  He says all the other kids at school wear boxers and Pat likes being different.

He doesn't like wearing baggy jeans because he's afraid they'll slide down to his knees.  This kid has no butt!
Clothing "issues" can be an SID, my dd wears only seamless socks, and only 1 type of underwear. We have dealt with this issue since the day she was born.DANIEL LOVES BOXERS ALSO. 

Nope--never even thought of going to an eye dr for therapy!  I have heard of it--just never researched it myself.

Thanks again for the suggestions.

LOTS of kids with ADHD have sensory issues as well.  My son with ADHD/ Aspergers?Tourrettes will NOT wear a long sleeved shirt---wears his socks inside out--will only wear one kind of sock (of course, I got them at Marshalls last year, and can't find them this year!!) and can't stand tags of any kind.  This is a condensed version of his peculiarities with clothing and shoes......the list goes on.

Going shoe shopping is an extremely stressful time!! 

My mother in law tells similar stories of my husband when he was little......hmmmmm.

We just have to choose our battles very wisely. 

Amy

AWEBER THERE IS TAGLESS STUFF NOW. ARE THE SOCKS THE SEAMLESS i BET YOU CAN FIND THEM ONLINE. OUR KIDS BOTH LIKE THE ANKLE SOCKS.

 

I buy as much "tagless" clothing as I can.  I have never tried looking online for these particular socks....but that's a good suggestion. I am at my wits end trying to find similar ones....

 

IS YOUR CHILD IN OT AWEBER?

Yes---in school. 

I can't see a measurable difference in his sensory/motor issues.

WE HAD TO DO OT PRIVATE NOW AT 10 NO OT ANYMORE. CAN'T QUALIFY. HIS ONLY MOTOR PROBLEM IS GM. HAS YOUR CHILD SEEN A THERAPEITIC EYE DR?PRISMS/VT HELPED OUR SON.  

[QUOTE=Jillette]My daughter is a girlie girl and loves her dresses and skirts.  Everything has to be pink or  have pink in it obsessed with the color but will wear other colors.  Oh real big will NOT WEAR JEANS or pants with a button snap yes but no buttons.[/QUOTE]

Jillette--that sounds exactly like my daughter!

Chase is really into those t shirts that have little sayings on them...you know "lost homework, if found please complete and return"  or "Teachers fear me"  he thinks they are funny and loves to wear them.

He also will only wear boxer briefs...I finally gave all of his underwear (briefs) to one of my daycare moms..some of it was almost new!!

My daughter who id ADD (but we didn't find out til she was an adult) would NOT wear pants at all until she was 7-8,(those are for BOYS, MOM!!!) then only if they were very 'girly' ones...pink or had flowers....when she went to middle school she began wearing jeans.  I remember once I found 2 pairs of jeans at a garage sale that had bows screenprinted all over them and those she consented to wear.

Funny thing..the only one of mine who seems to have issues with clothing big time is my 13 year old son...since he was about 18 months old, his socks had to be just so...seams straight across the bases of his toes...and once i made the mistake of buying socks where the seams went at the tips of his toes...that NEVER happened again!  He would not let you put on his shoes until he fussed and manuevered his socks into just the right position....and in the rest of his daily life he was so laid back...nothing fazed him.

He still is particular about what socks I buy.

 

 

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We just have to choose our battles very wisely. 

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Amen.

My son is older, 15. Unless the clothes have extreme profanity or offensive objectionable stuff, I really don't care. Even the more off-color T-shirts are fine depending on the company anticipated. Among his friends, who cares? If Gramma will be there, think twice, but ultimately leave it up to him. I enjoy some of the humor and in-your-face about it anyway. The apple does not fall far from the tree.

Like many of you, I don't make this clothes thing a big issue and that means we've not given them a reason to do the big FU with wearing inappropriate clothes on purpose to piss us off. They dress nice all on their own and each have own style. BTW skull prints are very in these days. I'm not threatened by any of these fads or phases.

My daughters can wear anything unless it's crazy provocative. Then I just say, you look like a hoochie-mama, take it off, but this almost never happens. Little girls go through a bikini stage at about 5, and then again when their tops fill out, but it passes if you don't make a big deal out of it. Ultimately, there are way bigger fish to fry than what everyone thinks about the clothes our kids wear.

My kids never had probs with tags in clothes, but my son played (incessantly!!)with a tag on a particular stuffed animal when he was a toddler. It was the only thing that could calm him & get him to sleep.

That is my DS he does not like shorts he always wants to wear LONG PANTS because he looks cool with them. I really don't know why??? But I really don't give him a hard time withit. Sometines I tell him that he has to wear shorts he soes not like it but he wears them.my daughter wear 1 (comfy) shirt everyday last yr......i used to have to sneak it in the wash at midnight.......even the detergent at times annoys her & i should own stock in downy!  but this year----i have to say, she's gotten better......she wears maybe 5 different outfits!