I am re-opening this conversation.
Originally this article was published in 2009, but last night a photo appeared in my stream on facebook (from a public business facebook page) of an approx 2-3 year old wearing a triangle top, jean shorts, white boots, and one of those “model” poses that stick your chest out and hands on the hips. I personally found it highly inappropriate. I re-shared the link from the page (as did some others) and there were quickly some opinions riled up on it.
On some level I get that a parent would want a cute shot with their child in their home, but then to get professional photographs of an outfit I wouldn’t wear as an adult and stick an unsuspecting child to be strewn on a page of 6,000 followers blows my mind. I feel like modesty starts at an early age. At 7.5yrs old my daughter knows, without me telling her, that shorts belong under a dress if she is outside playing. I instilled that into her at 3. Recently I saw a graphic running wild on facebook the other day (I can’t find it, I wish I could) that showed a parent laughing at their child saying a cuss word, then encouraging them to booty dance, it goes on and on and at the end of the graphic she was a pregnant teen and mom was saying “Where did I go wrong?”.
Please note that I am not saying that a child that wears a bikini will be a pregnant teen, but it does provoke the question “is it too much, too soon?”
Maybe it’s the posing or maybe it’s the marketing or perhaps the internal ‘ick’ factor for me on little girls in triangle tops, but….
OK, enough said. You know how I feel.
How do YOU feel?
~Trisha
I’ve never put my daughter in a bikini. There was a point where I thought it might be easier when potty training, to have her wear a tankini.. but they just ride up while she’s playing and swimming. So We’re sticking with 1 piece suits. My beef at this point, is the fact that after you get out of the toddler section, everything gets ridiculously low cut… even in a 1 piece. My daughter is tall for her age, but she has no need for a low cut suit, nor do I!
I think I commented on the 2009 post-bikinis are not appropriate for little ones. Cat brings up the first thing I consider in that, too much skin exposure, but really, can’t they be kids for a while? Someone posted on FB the other day a photo of a little girl in a J-Lo inspired plunging neckline swimsuit, and that one was off-putting as well.
As the mom of two boys, I don’t have to sift through the clothing choices, but I feel bad for all the moms of girls who have to tell them ‘no, you can’t have ‘Juicy’ on your butt’ and ‘no, I wouldn’t wear that as an adult’ to more than a few of the clothing options in the stores. Ugh.
My 2 year old has worn a couple bikinis but they definitely weren’t string like this or triangle. Even as a baby I have a problem with kids wearing bikinis like this. It honestly grosses me out and makes a little baby look skanky for lack of a better word.
I don’t even think it’s appropriate for a 16 year old to wear them so it’s not just little kids. It’s just to much skin and if I catch my daughters wearing it they better watch out… and god forbid their dad sees them!
The tops don’t bother me at all, Bella has had triangle tops (although not string like that, but halter style which is what I prefer). I don’t know that I would buy a string bikini like that for her but if I did definitely not string bottoms, the top doesn’t get to me as bad as the bottoms for some reason LOL. To each his/her own
This post was brought back from 2009 and many had the same views as they do today in 2012. It’s not a matter of talking bad about a child or parent, when in fact there are no names, photos or links. The link above is to a business selling baby bikinis and the photo shared on Facebook was on a public photographer’s page with 6,000 fans. When photos are put on the internet, they can be shared regardless of their intention and that means pedophiles will have access to your children’s photos even if that wasn’t what they were intended for. The fact that these are photos of young girls in bikinis in mature poses means it will be even that more likely that they will fall in the hands of the wrong people.
If it weren’t for the perverts, I wouldn’t care if toddlers streaked at the beach… but we all know that pedophiles are out there. The bikinis bother me less than the poses and such. They sexualize children…gross!
I agree with this completely!
Oh and no at any age for the bikinis you have above — I’ve seen some cute ones, from Gymboree, that I would put on a baby.
I think BABY bikinis are fine — it’s once they hit 3 and up that I don’t approve. My daughter is 8 and we do a tankini that covers the midsection.
When I was 6 my 25 year old brother bought me a bikini. I HATED IT!!!. Now think bikini of the early 60′s, it was nothing more than a 2 piece today, no strings and no high cut legs. The straps on the shoulders were thin though and they kept sliding down and I absolutely HATED IT!!. There’s no way I’d put a child of mine in the bikini’s of today.
I agree. I don’t like bikinis or tankinis in general, at least for our family. If I wouldn’t wear it, I probably won’t let my daughters wear it. Unless of course a modest style was perfect for them.
We have instilled the same thing in our older girls from a young age. Having a tougher time with our 6 year old since she is smack dab in the middle of four brothers, that she often forgets she’s a girl and seems to require more reminders!
I don’t buy them, and I don’t like them. My daughter was playing on a slip and slide with the neighbors. I thought she was out there in her shorts and tshirt. Well, she came back in the house with mismatched bikini top and bottom. What the hell? I asked her where she got that from, and it was from a pile of clothes a friend gave to us (they pass along the daughter’s too small clothes). I was beyond upset. Beyond. We had to have the talk. Again. Girls don’t wear bikinis. Period. Skinny, fat, whatever. You will not be wearing a bikini in my house.
But, having said that, while I may be decent role model, our neighbors are not. Multiple kids with multiple daddies, strippers, 17 year old boy living in his granmother’s house with his 24 year old girlfriend and her two kids, and on and on.
I decided after this same child of mine (age 6) decided that it would be fun to smoke a cigarette with the stripper’s kid (age 7), that’s she not allowed outside of our backyard until we move. Period. End of story.
Ain’t gonna happen.
People don’t have values. I’m not saying mine should be the standard-bearer, but bikinis don’t happen in my house.
Kids in bikinis at any age disgusts me. For starters, that’s more skin exposed to dangerous UV rays and thus the need to slather on more chemical filled sunblock. Second, a bikini is designed to enhance the features of a grown woman for obvious reasons, not expose the innocence of a child’s body to pretadors. Three, parents are seriously lacking common sense if they think it’s okay to share photos like this on public sites like Facebook where any pedophile can pick it up and use it for whatever sick purposes they have in mind, not to mention how quickly it can be redistributed to child porn sites.
I understand where you are coming from. Media is obsessed with sexualized content. Unfortunately, it is even found in advertisements involving children. However, I have a slightly different view on your topic. It really depends on the design of the swimwear and how the parent chooses to dress their child. My oldest daughter had a baby bikini when she was 6 months old. It was tasteful and not cut like women’s sets. Think of this………how many parents dress there newborns/infants/toddlers in just ruffled rompers for portraits, and how many times do we see babies lugged around in just diapers during the warmer months? Really, we are so oversensitive. Parents just need to have proper discernment over there children. Now, what is really ridiculous is a women giving her daughter a gift certificate for cosmetic surgery to use when she turns 18.
Wow, cosmetic surgery? Yikes.
I read an article months back about a British woman (who has been on various talk shows, I guess) doing this. Surgery like breast augmentation. Now that is sickening! I have seen some advertisements for children’s clothing that have kids posing inappropriately, and I agree with you that is disturbing.
wow!!! As a gift to a child when they turn 18? Way to tell your child they are not perfect. Scary stuff.
Exactly! I believe that as mother’s it is our job to teach our children the importance of inner beauty over outer beauty. However there is nothing shameful about a little emphasis on natural beauty (such as a little lip gloss at an appropriate age).
i think there was a blogger on facebook that said there is a difference in nudity and sexuality..i agree w/ her. A baby in a diaper doesnt invoke any feeling towards it (except put on sunscreen) but a baby in a string bikini does…I totally hear what you are saying.
String bikini, yeah that is really too much. My daughter had triangle top (large triangles, not itty bitty) and full coverage bottoms. You couldn’t even really see her swim diaper.
I am sorry……….instead of ruffled rompers, I meant ruffled bloomers.
I thought that is what you meant.
My daughter is 2 and she does have a bikini. However I did not purchase it for her my Mother-in-law did. I find the bikini ok for use at our house or the grandparents house but when we are in public I prefer her to have a 1 piece on. I don’t think bikini’s are horrible but I certainly don’t think little girls need to be possing like adults in them.
And regarding the ad above I think string bikini’s for little girls are disgusting. It’s not cute and there is no way my husband or I would ever be ok with something like that.
Love the “where did I go wrong” comment. I don’t have a problem per say on kids wearing bikinis (my daughter wore them b/c it was so much easier to take her to the bathroom in a two-piece), but I do have a problem w/ the marketing of them and the sexualization of little girls (even toddlers for Pete sake) and the way that practically all kids’ clothes are mini versions of adult clothes. The thing is kid bikinis & clothes should look like they are for kids – not for spring break at South Beach.
I like how you delete all of the negative comments against this ridiculous post and keep all of the ones that benefit YOU! You are one very disturbed lady and you really need to get new material to blog about. I’m sure you will delete this because I am not agreeing with you as you have deleted so many others. If you are going to be a useless blogger, then blog about positive things, things that can benefit our world. 12 people have lost their lives in Colorado this week and many more wounded and you are talking about baby bikinis!!!!!! Are you serious?!? These other parents that are defending you also have nothing else better to do with their lives. Please Please do something positive with your life. I sure hope the Good Lord has not blessed you with kids, and if he has, I sure hope that someone doesn’t take their pictures or lives out of context. You HAVE NO IDEA what these children will be when they grow up; I can’t believe you would even attempt to say they will be pregnant teens….lady you are the reason the world is so messed up. You are a cyber bully and more importantly I hope you do not claim to be a christian. I am very disappointed in this post and will do everything in my power to destroy your name.
Wait wait… I didn’t delete any comments pertaining to this topic…this is an old post from 2009 that I republished. These comments are part of what the majority of parents believe, whether or not you like it. Second, what does a mass murder have to do w/ other topics. We should all stop every topic in the world that could be put in a magazine, newspaper, or blog now? I am not a news organization and I do not blog news. Third, what kind of person are you … “destroy my name” and you want to throw around positivity and Christianity? Um… irony? I am quite sure that there are more things in your life you could be contributing to yourself. Fourth, I advertised a real website that exists with children on it…a website called BABI-kini, not PET-Kini. And last, perhaps you ought to worry about positivity yourself. This is a valid discussion that 99% of parents agree that kids should not be wearing bikinis. There is no child listed here, nor parent, but an open conversation that has been going on for years. And if you cannot contribute to this conversation, then no, I really feel no need to publish your comment.
So let me get this straight…. she can’t possibly be a Christian or a good mom because she believes in modesty? But you can threaten to ruin her name and be a wonderful God loving woman… that’s some messed up stuff right there. Preach on, Sister….from your anonymous safety. Wouldn’t want to show who you are and actually stand behind your accusations or anything.
I am seriously laughing like crazy right now. You think she is deleting negative comments…why? Because you don’t see them here? Could it possibly be because there aren’t that many people out there that feel that string bikinis on a child is appropriate? Oh but it couldnt possibly be that.
Get over yourself. People have differing opinions. No one is bashing a child. But small minded people wouldn’t see it that way.
I have always worn two pieces my whole life. All my friends did as well. They certainly werent as skimpy as they are now for little girls. I never posed in them or thought I looked “sexy” bc I was a kid and didn’t think that way. At all. I do remember being like 12 or 13 and at a water park in my bikini and I put a tshirt over it bc I was shy and feeling modest.
Let me add this too: if I had girls they would be wearing UV shirts and bathing suit bottoms just like my son. I would let her wear a two piece if they were tasteful when she got older than a toddler.
Oh they pose now….!!
For the record, I’m not a fan of the ‘baby’ or toddler bikini at all – and not just due to the modesty issue (which is a big one, of course) but because of the impracticality of a child in a bikini. Bikinis are for laying on the beach or sitting in the pool – not for jumping into pools or swimming underwater. My children are in swimming lessons at a public pool and this little girl (maybe 7) was wearing a bikini…and her top kept coming up when she’d go underwater or swim. There’s that issue, too – where girls can be exposed unintentionally and she was clearly embarrassed. I felt bad for her.
I agree with you 110%! I think most adult women could use some modesty and know how to “act like a lady”. I also think these adult like outfits from bikinis, to thongs for little girls contributes to this over-sexualization of young girls at an early age.
I grew up in So. Florida -we practically lived in our swimsuits and there are photos of me around age 6 or 7 where I am wearing a triangle bikini -but you know what, it covered WAY more than those you’ve got pictured in your post. The point is, a triangle bikini for a little girl is not something that is new-but this early sexualization is.
Funny you should post this. I’m actually crafting my own.
I wholeheartedly agree with you. I’m ok with the long tank top style two pieces simply because my daughter is long bodied and any suit I have put on her looks like a wrestling thing on her with the straps over her nipples.
I don’t like little girls in bikinis. Plain and simple. My daughters have worn tankinis but they provide more coverage. I know what graphic you are talking about too trisha. The mom is encouraging all the wrong behavior when the girl is little. I have never thought it was funny or cute to allow a child to cuss or dance inappropriately.
If I had a girl, she would not wear a bikini until the appropriate age. Which would depend on the child but I believe high school age is ok for a modest bikini. But I think the REAL point made here is don’t teach your child to not value her body at such a young age. A toddler in a bikini popping her hips and learning “sexy” is not ok. They are children. Teach them how to care for their body emotionally and physically.
I don’t think baby bikinis are a good idea at all. I think there are plenty of cute swimsuits out there that are NOT triangle top bikinis. What are these girls going to think when they are old enough to have an opinion? (I think I’d want to burn every one of those pictures!)
But I feel like if one MUST purchase one for their daughter, then there don’t need to be suggestively posed pictures taken. And those photos definitely don’t need to be plastered all over the internet.
Also, I agree with TwoCents. If you want to get your daughter a keepsake, get her a charm bracelet – or something that she can wear/use when she gets older.
Nope, not for my kid. :/ But, I only have boys so far, so no worries.
Which also begs the question…how are we supposed to teach little boys to grow up to be big boys that respect women if at age 2 little girls are wearing womens clothing.
That is SO true.
Good question—I’m hoping that his Daddy modeling appropriate behavior & how to treat a lady is a good motivator & that the choices others make don’t have a swaying influence. I’m just learning this as I go….
I would never let Zoe wear a bikini. I don’t find them at all appropriate. She knows not to choose one either. hell, I don’t even wear them. There are many reasons why. But I’ll just leave it as, it is my daughter and find them totally inappropriate. Everyone is a parent and can choose what they want, but for me, they show way to much skin. I want my child’s skin protected from harmful rays, I’ll continue to choose my 1-piece SPF 50 suits for my child.
Well… I just bought my 4 month old one of these swim suits while I was out at the mall today. I think its cute… not disgusting like the rest of you. For one, its a keepsake thing not something your going to be letting your daughter prance around town in. Sad thing is everyone of you probably have let your child swim naked in the back yard swimming pool but you wouldn’t let your child where a bikini. My daughter has a one piece that she wears but to view it as “sick” is just sick in its own. Everyone is so scared of any kind of skin its unreal. But again… I do stresss the word KEEPSAKE! When you purchase the suit it comes it a little keepsake box lable as her first bikini with her name and date.
Im nto speaking for anyone else, but I have never, nor would I ever, let my daughter outside nude. Not when she was 2 months old, not when she was 2 years old, not now when she is 5.
Trisha
If you want to buy your baby a keepsake, buy her a charm braclet. Bikinis are more suited for adult women who are fully aware of the attention wearing an article of clothing like that would bring. You are setting your child up to believe that dressing in skimpy clothing is ok. Let kids be kids…that is the problem with this world today, the kids have no boundaries and you dress them inappropriately and say “Awwhhh, It’s so cute!!!”. Im sure if you thought this was cute…you will continue throughout her childhood dress her in inappropriate clothing. This store is exploiting baby’s. What next? “BABIES GONE WILD!” Look at the sexy pose they position this baby in. Are you serious? Protect your child’s innocence. It is your duty as a parent. Leave the bikini’s to you and your husband on a weekend getaway.
a keepsake as in you don’t intend to actually put it on her? fine. if its something she’ll wear out in public, its not a keepsake. Its a highly revealing swimsuit showing off your precious 4 month old’s body. :/ (in a manner that many associate with sex appeal)
My children DO NOT swim naked in our backyard pool…swim trunks and often tees too
I think this is absolutely horrible. I can’t believe that someone thought this was a good idea. Honestly, kids grow up way too fast as it is and products like this don’t help to slow down the process.
as a mom of four children and very well aware of the sickness out there. I find this highly disturbing. As previous posters say, there’s nothing wrong with babies wearing bikinis, but this is crossing the line in my opinion.
**words from men who molest children…she may only be 2, but I found her to be sexually flirting with me.**
The thought of some sicko looking at any baby in that way upsets me.
Who ever thought up this pose and took the picture, should be ashamed of themselves!
Unfortunately, this is also what I was thinking about.
It saddens me to think that people think this is adorable for thier innocent child when all it does is sexualize them.
I would never bash another mother for her choices in raising thier child, my beef is with the company that thought it was a good idea to market these in the first place. Some consumers just don’t think the whole thing through before purchasing an item such as this. The poor baby.
This is offensive to me. I may be more conservative than many; but we don’t even allow our daughters to wear two-piece suits unless the tops meet the bottoms. However, we understand other parents feel differently and select fairly modest two-piece suits for their daughters. This, however, is just too far. Besides, why would any parent want to train their toddler to pose suggestively? It’s disgusting.
I’d never dress my kids in one of these!
ick is not even a good enough word! UGH! I have let my daughter wear two pieces. I’m ok with that, but I don’t think they need to be “adult” bikinis on little girls…they should cover much more skin! And the posing makes it like 100% worse….she looks like she’s trying to be an adult cover girl! Geez!
I think the above ad is sick, with a capital S! Fodder for the pediphiles. And, the bikinis are not styled for children, they’re copying adult female bikinis. Two piece bathing suits for little girls is ok and I’ve seen some cute ones, but these are not appropriate for our children at all. I mean really!
maggie@mannwieler.com
I just came across this and I would liek to meet the person who thought this was a good idea! Honestly, I can’t imagine this bathing suit even being a thought for any mom. If so, you need to get your head checked.
I found an adorable site with swimsuits for little girls.
http://www.snapmeswimwear.com.
This mom definitely had the whole bikini at that age is WRONG mentality!
I’ve seen some baby bikinis that I thought were cute, but there was a lot more coverage provided. The triangle top and string bikini style is WAY too much for a little one IMO.
These are just smaller versions of the suits that some women wear. I reviewed Eberjey suits. Their designs for babies and toddlers are darling. I would consider one if I had a little girl. But these swimsuits are too adult. These is nothing cute or adorable about them.
I have boys but this is very disturbing to me and if I had a daughter, she would never wear a baby kini.
My husband and I were just discussing this the other day being that we now have a daughter and it’s coming up on summer. We both were adamant that until she reaches at least 15, she will only be wearing one pieces. We’re not even really keen on it then, but realize that if we don’t allow her to wear one that I help pick out, she’ll only slip behind our backs and wear something horrendous anyway. lol
Oh, not to mention the scary people out there. Let’s protect our kids!
I don’t like that at all. I agree it’s partly the pose she’s in, but the design is not little girl at all. UGH! I’ve always felt it’s better to let little girls look like little girls, though. Not like mini teenagers – sends a message to them I think.
By the way, I love that you’ve put the pictures of your kids underneath your pics on the top right corner!
That’s ridiculous. Let the babies be babies.
Kids grow up too quickly, we shouldn’t be hurrying it along. It’s cute to dress then in “grown up” type cloths but this takes it too far.
I’m just so glad I have boys =X
LOL at this picture of a dog wearing one:
http://www.babikini.com/pages/aboutus.htm
i just don’t like the pose the baby model is i. I personally don’t buy bikinis for my baby daughter…. but I wouldn’t glare at someone at the pool for doing it
I just don’t because their are sicko pervs out there that seem to have the hots for children and babies. Same reason I would never do a beauty pageant for my little one. Its the adult posing and provocativeness that bothers me.
My girls will never wear bikinis. My 5yo has a top that is similar but the bottoms are like shorts. I worry about the pedophile factor out there.
I agree with the commentor that said up to a certain age. I apparently wore one until I was 3 according to my mom. What’s bothering me more on that site is the leopard print bikini…what the hell?
I do think that some little girl bikinis are cute..but only to a certain age…maybe 2 and under. Pedophiles are just waiting for these opportunities to get a glimpse. When hubby and I went on a vacation to Croatia, the little girls were wearing ONLY bottoms and no tops to about the age of 12. It was crazy to us, but the norm for them. It seems that as a society we have lost the innocence of children and make them into adults too early on so many levels. It really is sad. We have 2 boys…and on so many topics…I am so glad about that (swimwear, dance routines & outfits)! Even though I am begging God to bless us with a girl next time!
No way not on my kids.
I cannot stand them, they simply make me sick! If my daughters’ swim suits don’t cover enough of their body they swim in a t-shirt as well. The world has too many perverts for me to parade my kids around as bait.
Nope. My little one spends too much time at the beach. Not only do these look horribly inappropriate for someone in the single-digit age range but it’s just too much exposed skin to be healthy. I bathe her in SPF 50 but even that wears off sometimes and the smaller the affected area the better.
I cannot believe the underwear you girls are talking about!!!
The triangle top bikini, sure it be fine for me, if I had an awesome body-and I wasn’t hanging with the kids, god know what could fall out. It actually would be better for my good friend who is working at a bikini bar in California.
Like some of the rest of you, Olivia has worn a bikini, not a skimpy one, and it was just cute with fat rolls rolling over the bottoms, and it was in our backyard. She will be sporting a one piece this summer. Or a couple different one pieces
Gosh…I have a hard enough time letting my girls wear a swimsuit that doesn’t have a little skirt on the bottom of it. Let alone a 2 piece. Now granted if it covered Reagan’s middle then I don’t have TOO much of an issue with them. But for the most part I think that a triangle top is not appropriate and anything that shows more skin then what is needed for a baby/toddler.
I think we need to teach our girls to preserve what they have and NOT show off their bodies like those girls are doing.
I always thought I was a prude for thinking those were not right for kids, so now I feel better. Little girls run and jump and the bikini tops get pushed up and they dont pay any attention, but I am sure there are wierdos that do, I never liked them either and they have those little strings, to each his own I suppose and if someone wants to put them on their little girl it is not the worst they could do, but I certainly would not if I had girls.
no thanks! the smallest bathing suit I bought my 2 year old was a tankini type. it covers almost all of her.
hair4myprincess wrote:
Yea your totally right-maybe it wouldnt look so bad if they had their diapers on?
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I dont mind bikinis so much for babies-as long as they arent posing like that ‘model” on the homepage. my daughters bikini bottom was all ruffles not skimpy like these-i bought it was because it was 3 bucks at the end of summer and she only wore it in the house.
Looking at the models gallery- Theres the red life guard bikini- i like it but NOT for babies! BAYWATCH? let my baby dress like pam anderson?
i am okay with baby 2 piece suits, BUT NOT THOSE! Those are horrible! Way to skimpy IMO. They look too much like skimpy adult suits. I agree with the PP… where are the diapers? Too skimpy if you can totally tell they aren’t wearing diapers! EWW. *shivers*
Oh NO NO NO NO NOOOOOOOOOOO !!!!! I’m sorry but I think those are T E R R I B L E !!! Little girls should be ‘little’ girls! These photos look like a pedophiles dream! YUCK! You will NEVER see one of my daughters in a swimsuit like that!!!! NEVER! That’s why on my review/giveaway post for One Step Aheads swimwear I noted that I got my daughter the tankini that COVERS her belly! Sorry to those of you that don’t agree but I just think those are wrong. And the way they are posed….OH NO!
-K- something else I just noticed….. Where are these kids diapers??? Surely the tiny models on the site aren’t potty trained. What’s even sadder is that you can actually see well enough to tell they aren’t wearing one. Apparently the bottom is too tiny to cover a diaper??? That’s just wrong.
I agree with some of the girls , first off I dont like the way they exposed that little girl! To me that is totally wrong. I think that binikis are cute but these ones are a little to skimpy for my likely! I would not wear one of these on my daughter !
I think the designs are a little too “mature” for babies..it’s no longer cute..I think one should dress appropriate for their age and babies and the right swimwear is no exception..I don’t mind 2 piece suits for babies as long as it still has the baby and cute factor and appeal to it..not sexy and a NO NO to g-strings and thongs..it’s just not right..
Lisa wrote:
Lisa, I bought one of those for my now 3 year old when she was 3 months. I found it on sale and figured it goes over her swim diaper and covered more than just her swim diaper. We were going to visit DH at his hotel a lot while he was at the academy.
Waaaay too skimpy if you ask me! I’m okay with 2 piece swimsuits on little girls if they are the tankini type but no way would I EVER buy something like that for my little girl. And yeah, the posing on the site is just plain gross.
Picture or no picture, just think of what the word “bikini!” is meant to evoke thoughts of. Certainly nothing befitting a preschooler. Ugh.
Why would they even pose that little girl like that.
When my youngest was 6 months old I bought her a bikini from old navy. It was a triangle cut, but all the straps on it were thicker than that and the bottoms were big enough to cover a diaper. and the only time she wore it was to take a pic of her fat rolls while sitting on the couch, lol. (why did I buy it then??)
There is no way I’d put that on my 6 y/o daughter, EVER. a two piece is fine, but that is a little much. the bottoms are cut way to high on the hip and the side ties, uh no. We do one piece or the tankini set for our 6 y/o (and it has to cover her butt cheeks, i normally have to buy a larger size,) and one piece for our 2 y/o.
This is why I am relieved to have boys. It terrifies me what is becoming “ok” for LITTLE girls to wear. What ever happened to just letting them be little girls, cute and lacey.
Stephanie @ TimeSlidesBy wrote:
LOL I was thinking the same thing.
PS I’ll go to sleep when these kids go to sleep.
Firefly wrote:
LOL I seen the packaging and was like DANG THAT”S SMALL!
On a funny note, why do all the baby models in the gallery resemble women bodybuilders? Or maybe its just the way they are standing. I really need to go to sleep.
Oh and push up bras! I had to recently buy my oldest her first bra. The only ones I could find besides some sports bra type bras were push ups! She’s 9 years old! She needs something that doesn’t go to her neck because of her shirts. She doesn’t want to show it off to everyone. I think I managed to find ONE bra that was what I needed.
Gena wrote:
I think you’re right, that box looks very tight to fit in a one piece
truly disturbing!
Suzanne wrote:
Suzanne,
that’s exactly what my grandma and I were thinking! I’m okay with bikini cut panties because of comfort. But where is the comfort in string bikinis panties and thongs?
Gena wrote:
I found a store that was selling string bikini panties for a 4 year old! I was like NO WAY IN HELL! They will be wearing “granny panties” until they are out of my house! LOL
I was somewhere buying a gift and I saw a THONG for little girls. I wanted to know who in their right mind thinks that is okay!
Firefly wrote:
They won’t fit in the packaging. :X
I wonder why don’t they have any one pieces http://www.babikini.com/category_4/One-Pieces.htm probably too boring for them?
Looks like something my crazy trampy ex-sister in law used to put on my niece. Crazy disturbing. I’m so glad I don’t have girls!
Suzanne wrote:
I found a store that was selling string bikini panties for a 4 year old! I was like NO WAY IN HELL! They will be wearing “granny panties” until they are out of my house! LOL
Not on my little girl. No Way.
Trisha-admin wrote:
I don’t care for those either. Those pics are ummm too grown up for me.
I do not envy you moms of girls. There are two words I have for that kind of attire for little girls, HELL NO. (and I am a fairly liberal parent, too.)
Why give perverts the opportunity to view little girls as one would view a grown up?
If I did have girls, it’d be one piece or tankinis for them.
I think they are cute but I HATE that pic. I am on a NO bikini kick. I used to think they were cute on little ones. Perfect because they fit my skinny minis better than most one pieces I found. But I am now I’m getting them all one piece suits or tankinis.
@ Emily Roemmich:
yes, the front picture was creepy creepy.
I read the page and they talk about the novelty of it. I could see it being funny giving a PG woman a tiny bikini and having a laugh. But to put it ON your child and go to the beach?
Even from the point of skin cancer is not exactly healthy for them.
I get nervous just putting my daughter in the tankini swimsuits. I’m totally not okay with the triangle tops on little girls.. I don’t even like it on us big girls. LOL We need to let our little girls BE little girls!
@Trisha
If I had a daughter I wouldn’t put her in those lol. I just think the front page picture looks like a pose a woman would do in a bikini. I guess I am thinking the model page looks just like snapshots the parents took. Either way, its all oversexualization of young girls.
Oh I forgot – What Pedifile came up with this one?
Right now I’m glad I have boys. I’m not a prude but I really don’t think it appropriate. Leopard Print?? Oh come on.
I grew up in spending the whole summer in a bathing suit. I swam competitively from 7 through high school. So my feeling is let kids be kids. Girls have enough to deal with. Don’t make them grow up to soon. If I did have a little girl the most I would let her wear is a tankini. At that age it should be for function, not fashion.
I have to go with the singer Brandy’s mom on this one. No midriff showing until 16.
Ok, ummmm NO! Not those…..
Both of my girls had two piece bathing suits when they were smaller but there were ruffles and MORE covering on the tata’s.
WOW
I’m disturbed. I could have lived my entire life with out seeing that. Why is there such a need in our society to not simply let children and babies be just that?
I would NEVER put my daughter in a bikini at any age. Bikinis are designed to accentuate features of a WOMAN…not a child. Everything about that photo turns my stomach…call me a prude…but it’s just wrong in every sense.
@ Emily Roemmich:
see, I think this page
http://www.babikini.com/pages/modelgallery.htm
looks like an oversexualization of a young girl. I mean, that’s just my opinion, but they might as well be naked. In fact, naked is a lot less disturbing. Here it looks like adult clothes on a kid to me.
Maybe im too conservative.
Firefly wrote:
I agree, definitely not something I would want on my little girl. I’m sorry but string bikinis on little girls just seems wrong, IMO.
I think babies look cute in bikinis. However, not triangle top, side-tie string bikinis. Nope. The bikinis that have the whole square top (no strings) and bottoms that have ruffles on them or skirt, ya know what i’m talking about right…those i think are cute. But these bikinis look like something I should wear. I also, think its disgusting the way the whole web page looks.
I don’t think this is something I would be comfortable with on my daughter! It looks too…I don’t know! Way to grown up for little kids!
The photo on the front page is not posed well.
If you go look at the “model page” they aren’t posed, so the swimsuits look cute. I actually don’t mind the triangle tops…..but the bottoms are those thin little tie strings. Makes it look like a gstring. They should have made thicker straps.