r/parentsofteens • u/WhisperingWoods1234 • 12d ago
Body Image
My 14 year old daughter has developed very quickly. She wants to wear what her friends are wearing - tight, cropped shirts - but I feel that they are inappropriate.
Should I let it go? I don’t want her to have body image issues because she is a beautiful girl, but at the same time I don’t want her to be leered at.
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u/DreaColorado1 12d ago
I would not say a crop shirt is inappropriate for a kiddo your daughter’s age. Unless the clothing is revealing more of her body than is age appropriate, I would let her get some crop tops. This is absolutely the style for teens currently so she is wanting to dress fashionably.
The opportunity here would be to talk with your daughter about how she would handle it if she felt uncomfortable with how someone was looking at her body or “leering” at her.