Swimsuits

[Laurie919]

What type of swim suits do you allow your tweens to wear?

 

[CelticRose]

We don't. My girls wear boardshorts & rashies to swim in. Rashies are a special sun shirt that protects from UV rays & where we live is smarter than a swimsuit. It is also more modest imo.

 

[Laurie919]

Well this is what Taylor bought last week. I'm really not too sure about it.

 

[Leanna]

wow and she's ten!!!!

That's my first response :o

 

[Laurie919]

She got a couple more but I can't find them right now.

 

[Laurie919]

The one she has is very cute. I am just not sure if it is revealing too much. KWIM???

 

[Laurie919]

 

[Laurie919]

and another one

 

[Leanna]

She's ten and owns at least three swimsuits. Three bikinis. What!? Return those puppies and set up an emergency fund, its a waste of money to start.... I won't even touch on the string bikini on a ten year old issue.

 

[Laurie919]

see?

 

[Laurie919]

thats what "all" of her friends are wearing but some actually are

 

[Laurie919]

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[Neenie1]

I can't imagine letting my daughter wear a bikini.

I like the idea of rash tops and boardies (I am in Australia though and it's a sun safe thing) But if it's an indoor pool I would be happy with a tankini and the boy leg shorts or something. Those are cute and still fashionable.

I wear a tankini top and boardies myself.

 

[CelticRose]

Sorry, Laurie, That's way too much flesh on anyone, let alone a 10 yr old ~ JMO ~ but my girls wouldn't even ask, let alone be seen dead, in something so revealing.

 

[lucypevensie]

My 10 year old has bikini too, but she is too shy to wear it except around her family and cousins, which is fine with me. She bought it with her own money. Other times she wears a one piece or a tankini.

 

[Christdefinesme]

You're setting a precedent right now. It's up to you what you want her to wear in public, but once you allow it now, you aren't going to be able to change your mind when she's 15 or 16, has a cute little body, and wants to show it off with her friends at the beach.

If it's not important to you, if it's not an issue of modesty, etc. for you, then let her wear what she wants.

As for me and my house my girls (12 and 15) aren't allowed to wear bikinis, we find the cutest one piece suits that we can find, which is hard these days, but it's possible. Most places are pushing the bikinis for young ladies.

Thankfully, my girls would feel naked wearing a bikini (logical, since it's equal to wearing a bra and underwear in public), and don't really desire to show that much flesh in public, so it's not really a fight. Thank the Lord! I hope it lasts!

 

[Robinsegg]

My daughter will be 8 this summer, and we *do not* do bikinis. Not when she's 7/8, not when she's 17.

The only possible exception would be to wear as easy-dry underwear at an amusement park with lots of water rides. That, imo, *would* be more modest than regular bra and panties.

Rachel

 

[Laurie919]

Two of the stores we shop at didn't sell anything but bikinis. The first pic is a suit from Abercombie and that is all they sell. The second two came from LTD Too and I don't recall seeing a 1 piece there.

I think a two piece is fine to wear, I just really am not sure about the one from Abercombie though. I don't like it. She bought it with money she worked for though.

 

[lovesdolphins]

Just b/c it is the only thing that you can find in a particular store doesn't make it either modest, or appropriate for a child to wear. (JMHO)

 

[Laurie919]

Just b/c it is the only thing that you can find in a particular store doesn't make it either modest, or appropriate for a child to wear. (JMHO)

I didn't say it made it modest. I really don't like the one she bought. Apparently she isn't the only kid wearing them since they have sold out twice this year already.

The few stores she likes clothes at don't carry 1 pieces.