Do you allow your children to choose their clothing at age 6?

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My daughter will be 6 in a few weeks, and her wardrobe is constantly changing somehow. I've never allowed her to have shorts that do not reach her thighs. Obviously, no midriff, I also don't allow spaghetti straps or little tube tops. My daughter never asks for them, so those rules are tucked in the back of my mind. I've never had to tell her "No" on clothing. However, her dad says I'm not strict enough. He doesn't appreciate what she wears. My daughter wears a lot of DC, Adidas, Nike and Puma brand name clothing. She likes their shoes, their tops, the pants, etc. She does dress like a boy sometimes, and I'm not going to object as long as she's covered. My ex says my daughter dresses like a little thug. I asked him if he's ever tried to stuff her in a dress for school. It's not happening. She's in jeans, her Puma shirt, her DC shoes and she's happy. She likes to dress in dirt biking jerseys because I dirt bike, and she'll start soon. She's never been a dress kind of girl, she HATES purple, and she doesn't like skirts. Should I encourage her to dress more like a lady or let her be her own person?

The other thing is: the swim suit because that is our biggest battle yet between my ex and I. She absolutely HATES the 1 piece because she says she couldn't take it off to go potty. When she was littler I'd dress her in 2 piece swim suites to make diaper changes easier and to make potty training easier. Now that all of that is over, she still likes the 2 piece. I took her out to shop for swim suites and she likes the ones with the tummy showing because I wear those kind. She wants to look like Mommy plus she likes the designs. I'm not sure what to do on that part.

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I think a six year old should have input into how she dresses. She should be allowed to have her own preferences as much as practical, with you watching over and steering her as necessary (like to make sure she's covered. Kids don't have the same sense of modesty, of course).

Her dad might feel differently if he went to her school and saw how the other kids were dressed. I'm guessing a lot of her ideas come from there.

I don't think a two piece bathing suit looks slutty on a six year old. 8^) I think the reason she gave for preferring a two-piece is perfectly valid. I myself wear what is essentially the bottom of a two-piece suit, for just that reason! (They don't make the top part for guys.)

In what episode of How I Met Your Mother does Robin do a back flip over a truck on a bike?

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I'm pretty sure Narrator Ted (Bob Saget) explains that "he's not sure how it went, but your Aunt Robin swears it went like this..." and then you see Robin on a little kid's bike do a back flip over something. Or am I thinking of a different show?

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Title: "I Heart NJ"
Season 4, Episode 3.
Robin has to get to work from New Jersey in a short amount of time and has to get over the traffic, hence the back flip.
Another funny part is when Barney keeps his hand up the whole episode until he gets a fist bump.

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