clothes for kids with ds

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>

> << Do you all remember the jeans Sears used to make for little boys??? my

son

> lived in them 20 years ago, were they 'tough skins " double patched at the

> knee heehee >>

Lori, et al

You can buy the stuff to iron inside the jeans or pants to save those knees

from wearing out. We had tough skin jeans for TJ, too...had to. is

not tht rough.

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doesn't have all the big brand names either, just well made, decent

looking clothing.

Sharon

Re: Clothes for Kids with Ds

In a message dated 12/16/01 10:41:56 AM Central Standard Time,

lauralk38@... writes:

> YIKES!! Now it's my turn to disagree in the strongest terms

imaginable!!!!!

>

> I am of 100% the opposite opinion for ALL THREE of my kids - I actively

> discourage buying " big name brand " clothing or shoes or anything else.

The

>

> last thing I want is for my kids to become obnoxious little label

> snobs.....

> We strongly emphasize to our kids that it's whats INSIDE that counts, not

> whose name, or which store name, is on their clothes.

>

>

,

I don't think I was clear in my post. doesn't have lots of name brand

clothes but I make sure that his clothes are in excellent shape and that he

looks sharp each day. (when he lets me).

Karyn

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doesn't have all the big brand names either, just well made, decent

looking clothing.

Sharon

Re: Clothes for Kids with Ds

In a message dated 12/16/01 10:41:56 AM Central Standard Time,

lauralk38@... writes:

> YIKES!! Now it's my turn to disagree in the strongest terms

imaginable!!!!!

>

> I am of 100% the opposite opinion for ALL THREE of my kids - I actively

> discourage buying " big name brand " clothing or shoes or anything else.

The

>

> last thing I want is for my kids to become obnoxious little label

> snobs.....

> We strongly emphasize to our kids that it's whats INSIDE that counts, not

> whose name, or which store name, is on their clothes.

>

>

,

I don't think I was clear in my post. doesn't have lots of name brand

clothes but I make sure that his clothes are in excellent shape and that he

looks sharp each day. (when he lets me).

Karyn

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For us that have girls, the big problem is that they want to look like

everyone else and unfortunately, everyone doesn't wear sweats all the time.

A 7 fits Caiti perfectly in the length, but not around the middle. An 8 is

too long. But she wants to wear jeans. She can't undo the pants and needs

help that way or she won't let anyone know that she can't do this and then

stains her pants because she wants no one to know. We are working on this

problem, but she has this stubborn German gene in her that just drives us

nuts! LOL

Sue

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For us that have girls, the big problem is that they want to look like

everyone else and unfortunately, everyone doesn't wear sweats all the time.

A 7 fits Caiti perfectly in the length, but not around the middle. An 8 is

too long. But she wants to wear jeans. She can't undo the pants and needs

help that way or she won't let anyone know that she can't do this and then

stains her pants because she wants no one to know. We are working on this

problem, but she has this stubborn German gene in her that just drives us

nuts! LOL

Sue

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Sue,

Lands End has elastic in the waist jeans for girls. I had that prob with

amanda for ever about not being able to do the top button of the jeans and

then have an accident. During that time i got her nice flare leg stretch

pants. They are not jeans, but the navy ones (and of course black) worked

well. Even now, i perfer the snap because the button is still tough.

amanda's dress winter pants are velvet pull ons. very in style and all the

girls are wearing them!

~ Mom to 11 DS and 7 NY

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Sue,

Lands End has elastic in the waist jeans for girls. I had that prob with

amanda for ever about not being able to do the top button of the jeans and

then have an accident. During that time i got her nice flare leg stretch

pants. They are not jeans, but the navy ones (and of course black) worked

well. Even now, i perfer the snap because the button is still tough.

amanda's dress winter pants are velvet pull ons. very in style and all the

girls are wearing them!

~ Mom to 11 DS and 7 NY

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I fully agree with you that clothes don't have to have a " Label " .

Neither or I care anything about that. I just always wanted him to

be dressed like the other kids, not a standout. As you say, they should be

liked for themselves. He has always been interested in clothes but has never

cared about labels either. He does like shirts and jackets that show his

favorite sports teams. Most of his have always come from K-Mart and

Wal-Mart. Mine too for that matter.

Jessie

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I fully agree with you that clothes don't have to have a " Label " .

Neither or I care anything about that. I just always wanted him to

be dressed like the other kids, not a standout. As you say, they should be

liked for themselves. He has always been interested in clothes but has never

cared about labels either. He does like shirts and jackets that show his

favorite sports teams. Most of his have always come from K-Mart and

Wal-Mart. Mine too for that matter.

Jessie

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Like everyone else I'll give my opinion about how I prefer to dress Jordan

(6 w/ds) and what I usually see the other kids with ds wearing...

Like the rest of your kids, Jordan is hard to fit... he wears a size 6 in

the waist and probably would do really well with a size 4T in length. I

tend to buy most of his clothes at Old Navy or Mervyns. I receive the Lands

End catalog and go through it religiously but have yet to actually purchase

anything from there... Jordan loves to wear t shirts and has just

discovered that he really likes to layer them over a long sleeved shirt.

Turns out that is what most of his classmates in the K class are wearing.

I read someone's else post that said something about overalls fitting their

child best. I either didn't see or can't remember if they mentioned how old

their child is but what I believe at least for boys is that at a certain age

(5) typical boys are no longer wearing overalls. The only typical people I

see wearing them are girls. Therefore I don't dress my son in them.

I know I have read in the past that a number of parents like to dress their

kids in sweat pants or stretch pants. I believe I remember one poster as

having said they put these on their older son. I nearly died when I read

that. The only time I allow my son to wear sweat pants is when we are

hanging out at home and not going anywhere. I know most parents do it

because of the elastic bands at the waist and ankles but for some reason

most of the individuals with ds that I have seen wearing them always look

messy. As for the stretch pants, I only know of a few instances where these

might be appropriate for a guy ever. This includes professional athletes

like skaters, skiers and I think I've seen cyclists wearing them... but

never when they were not performing.

I read earlier someone saying that they don't sew so their kids pants are

always rolled up. Not that that's a bad thing since that is what I do and it

happens to still be in style but I know there is this great stuff you can

buy that works with heat from an iron that creates a bond that can be used

to hem pants or affix patches. I used the stuff to make my Halloween

costume (Sally from the Nightmare before Christmas). That outfit required

alot of sewing but I did minimal sewing instead I used that heat bond.

To make a long story short, I believe in making sure my son at least looks

like his clothes are in style regardless of a name tag...

Kim ~ mom to Jordan 6 and Margaret 17

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Like everyone else I'll give my opinion about how I prefer to dress Jordan

(6 w/ds) and what I usually see the other kids with ds wearing...

Like the rest of your kids, Jordan is hard to fit... he wears a size 6 in

the waist and probably would do really well with a size 4T in length. I

tend to buy most of his clothes at Old Navy or Mervyns. I receive the Lands

End catalog and go through it religiously but have yet to actually purchase

anything from there... Jordan loves to wear t shirts and has just

discovered that he really likes to layer them over a long sleeved shirt.

Turns out that is what most of his classmates in the K class are wearing.

I read someone's else post that said something about overalls fitting their

child best. I either didn't see or can't remember if they mentioned how old

their child is but what I believe at least for boys is that at a certain age

(5) typical boys are no longer wearing overalls. The only typical people I

see wearing them are girls. Therefore I don't dress my son in them.

I know I have read in the past that a number of parents like to dress their

kids in sweat pants or stretch pants. I believe I remember one poster as

having said they put these on their older son. I nearly died when I read

that. The only time I allow my son to wear sweat pants is when we are

hanging out at home and not going anywhere. I know most parents do it

because of the elastic bands at the waist and ankles but for some reason

most of the individuals with ds that I have seen wearing them always look

messy. As for the stretch pants, I only know of a few instances where these

might be appropriate for a guy ever. This includes professional athletes

like skaters, skiers and I think I've seen cyclists wearing them... but

never when they were not performing.

I read earlier someone saying that they don't sew so their kids pants are

always rolled up. Not that that's a bad thing since that is what I do and it

happens to still be in style but I know there is this great stuff you can

buy that works with heat from an iron that creates a bond that can be used

to hem pants or affix patches. I used the stuff to make my Halloween

costume (Sally from the Nightmare before Christmas). That outfit required

alot of sewing but I did minimal sewing instead I used that heat bond.

To make a long story short, I believe in making sure my son at least looks

like his clothes are in style regardless of a name tag...

Kim ~ mom to Jordan 6 and Margaret 17

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> I know I have read in the past that a number of parents like to dress

their

> kids in sweat pants or stretch pants. I believe I remember one poster as

> having said they put these on their older son.

The problem many older kids have is that they have a larger belly (and low

tone) and find sweat pants more comfortable. I think those who were

talking about the stretch pants found that they fit their child nice around

the waist, yet they don't wear like stretch pants like athletes wear. I

have one pair of stretch pants myself..they are like jeans and are more

comfortable. There is a need to have clothes for our kids..there use to be

Especials but they went out of business. We've been lucky with

...but from what I have read from other parents, this luck may not

last much longer.

> I read earlier someone saying that they don't sew so their kids pants are

> always rolled up. Not that that's a bad thing since that is what I do and

it

> happens to still be in style but I know there is this great stuff you can

> buy that works with heat from an iron that creates a bond that can be used

> to hem pants or affix patches.

I tried that once....ended up putting it on backwards and you can imagine

what happened!

has two pair of sweat pants. One has his school logo on the leg and

the other one is a starter one. He does wear both to school now and then.

He often experiences stomach aches from the carbatrol he is on...when I know

he is or did the day before, I'll put the sweats on him.

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> I know I have read in the past that a number of parents like to dress

their

> kids in sweat pants or stretch pants. I believe I remember one poster as

> having said they put these on their older son.

The problem many older kids have is that they have a larger belly (and low

tone) and find sweat pants more comfortable. I think those who were

talking about the stretch pants found that they fit their child nice around

the waist, yet they don't wear like stretch pants like athletes wear. I

have one pair of stretch pants myself..they are like jeans and are more

comfortable. There is a need to have clothes for our kids..there use to be

Especials but they went out of business. We've been lucky with

...but from what I have read from other parents, this luck may not

last much longer.

> I read earlier someone saying that they don't sew so their kids pants are

> always rolled up. Not that that's a bad thing since that is what I do and

it

> happens to still be in style but I know there is this great stuff you can

> buy that works with heat from an iron that creates a bond that can be used

> to hem pants or affix patches.

I tried that once....ended up putting it on backwards and you can imagine

what happened!

has two pair of sweat pants. One has his school logo on the leg and

the other one is a starter one. He does wear both to school now and then.

He often experiences stomach aches from the carbatrol he is on...when I know

he is or did the day before, I'll put the sweats on him.

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Jess fits well into a size 10 1/2, although they're still a little long

at first (jeans shrink shorter, which is a plus for her). Gives that

extra room at the waist, although the rear is a little more than she

needs. I wasn't able to find the 1/2 sizes until she was into 10's.

The brands that I've seen so far that make them are Jordach (in Walmart)

and Levi's.

We used to put a hair elastic band into the buttonhole and loop it

around the button. That gave her a little extra waistroom and she could

undo it without help--which is more important than re-do, imo.

Unfortunately, we weren't able to train the new aides in letting her do

this and the bands just disappeared. : (

Judi

Re: Clothes for Kids with Ds

For us that have girls, the big problem is that they want to look like

everyone else and unfortunately, everyone doesn't wear sweats all the

time.

A 7 fits Caiti perfectly in the length, but not around the middle. An 8

is

too long. But she wants to wear jeans. She can't undo the pants and

needs

help that way or she won't let anyone know that she can't do this and

then

stains her pants because she wants no one to know. We are working on

this

problem, but she has this stubborn German gene in her that just drives

us

nuts! LOL

Sue

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messages to go to the sender of the message.

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Jess fits well into a size 10 1/2, although they're still a little long

at first (jeans shrink shorter, which is a plus for her). Gives that

extra room at the waist, although the rear is a little more than she

needs. I wasn't able to find the 1/2 sizes until she was into 10's.

The brands that I've seen so far that make them are Jordach (in Walmart)

and Levi's.

We used to put a hair elastic band into the buttonhole and loop it

around the button. That gave her a little extra waistroom and she could

undo it without help--which is more important than re-do, imo.

Unfortunately, we weren't able to train the new aides in letting her do

this and the bands just disappeared. : (

Judi

Re: Clothes for Kids with Ds

For us that have girls, the big problem is that they want to look like

everyone else and unfortunately, everyone doesn't wear sweats all the

time.

A 7 fits Caiti perfectly in the length, but not around the middle. An 8

is

too long. But she wants to wear jeans. She can't undo the pants and

needs

help that way or she won't let anyone know that she can't do this and

then

stains her pants because she wants no one to know. We are working on

this

problem, but she has this stubborn German gene in her that just drives

us

nuts! LOL

Sue

Click reply to all for messages to go to the list. Just hit reply for

messages to go to the sender of the message.

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Hi

Maybe we need to start our own outgrown list. I have a bunch of Landsend

that are boys size 10-12 LOL. I usually find them a home locally but maybe we

should have a group for used kids clothes. It's a thought.

Jeannette

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Hi

Maybe we need to start our own outgrown list. I have a bunch of Landsend

that are boys size 10-12 LOL. I usually find them a home locally but maybe we

should have a group for used kids clothes. It's a thought.

Jeannette

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PS BJ seems to fit into " normal " sizes well........ Hey Trish-what about

Jodie????

--

Leis

Mum to BJ 4 (19th Nov) and Jellybean due early Feb 2002

ICQ# 8168619

" Wise men never sit and wail their loss, but cheerily seek how to redress their

harms. "

Henry the Sixth-Part Three 5 iv

Shakespeare

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PS BJ seems to fit into " normal " sizes well........ Hey Trish-what about

Jodie????

--

Leis

Mum to BJ 4 (19th Nov) and Jellybean due early Feb 2002

ICQ# 8168619

" Wise men never sit and wail their loss, but cheerily seek how to redress their

harms. "

Henry the Sixth-Part Three 5 iv

Shakespeare

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Kim and all:

<< I read someone's else post that said something about overalls fitting their

child best. I either didn't see or can't remember if they mentioned how old

their child is but what I believe at least for boys is that at a certain age

(5) typical boys are no longer wearing overalls. >>

It was me, and my son is 3 . I know that I cannot do this overall

thing forever, but for now, in preschool, he looks so cute, even tho he is

the only boy wearing them, the other boys are 4 going on 5 anyway. And, I

have to admit that they are either Gap Gymboree or Old Navy.....

Lori Marquette

Mom to Will, 6 yrs. and , 3 yrs. (Child w/DS)

Vice-president, Sharing Down Syndrome Arizona, Inc.

Webmaster, www.sharingds.org

Family website: http://hometown.aol.com/lorimarque/MarquetteFamily.html

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Kim and all:

<< I read someone's else post that said something about overalls fitting their

child best. I either didn't see or can't remember if they mentioned how old

their child is but what I believe at least for boys is that at a certain age

(5) typical boys are no longer wearing overalls. >>

It was me, and my son is 3 . I know that I cannot do this overall

thing forever, but for now, in preschool, he looks so cute, even tho he is

the only boy wearing them, the other boys are 4 going on 5 anyway. And, I

have to admit that they are either Gap Gymboree or Old Navy.....

Lori Marquette

Mom to Will, 6 yrs. and , 3 yrs. (Child w/DS)

Vice-president, Sharing Down Syndrome Arizona, Inc.

Webmaster, www.sharingds.org

Family website: http://hometown.aol.com/lorimarque/MarquetteFamily.html

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I was feeling a little out of place reading about dressing up our kids well.

I get most of Ellie's clothes at second hand shops. I might buy her one or

two new outfits a year. So I am guilty of not spending huge amounts of money

on her wardrobe.

She is always clean and tidy when she leaves the house. But label clothes are

out of the question here. She wears the sweaters I knit for her a lot. She

always gets complimented on them, and enjoys wearing them, but I have no idea

if the kids think they are cool. (or what is the word these days? Sweet?

Swell? Trendy?) This year I decided to send her in blue jeans as much as I

can. They seem to be " in " at her school. It's tough to tell what are the " in "

clothes at her school since many of the kids come as new immigrants to our

country. Some of the kids wear some really cool saris, sarongs and turbans.

I also try to send her with her hair done nicely, but every morning it's a

struggle, since she hates to have her hair combed, or cut. Often I sacrifice

good looks to the mother/daughter relationship.

I remember getting a bag of second hand clothes that contained the cutest

little nike shoes for Ellie. Well, I didn't think they were that cute, but it

sure made a big hit with the kids on the school bus. I wondered how much they

cost originally, then ended up in a bag of second hand clothes to get passed

on and on and on for generations to come for free.

Gwen, mom to Ellie 6

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I was feeling a little out of place reading about dressing up our kids well.

I get most of Ellie's clothes at second hand shops. I might buy her one or

two new outfits a year. So I am guilty of not spending huge amounts of money

on her wardrobe.

She is always clean and tidy when she leaves the house. But label clothes are

out of the question here. She wears the sweaters I knit for her a lot. She

always gets complimented on them, and enjoys wearing them, but I have no idea

if the kids think they are cool. (or what is the word these days? Sweet?

Swell? Trendy?) This year I decided to send her in blue jeans as much as I

can. They seem to be " in " at her school. It's tough to tell what are the " in "

clothes at her school since many of the kids come as new immigrants to our

country. Some of the kids wear some really cool saris, sarongs and turbans.

I also try to send her with her hair done nicely, but every morning it's a

struggle, since she hates to have her hair combed, or cut. Often I sacrifice

good looks to the mother/daughter relationship.

I remember getting a bag of second hand clothes that contained the cutest

little nike shoes for Ellie. Well, I didn't think they were that cute, but it

sure made a big hit with the kids on the school bus. I wondered how much they

cost originally, then ended up in a bag of second hand clothes to get passed

on and on and on for generations to come for free.

Gwen, mom to Ellie 6