Yeah, there is not much to do!! I have quit buying expensive jeans, because I find that they do it just as bad! So at least, when there is a hole, I know I did not pay much for them!! It is also very much an age thing, I think. My 5 year old has gone through every pair she has, but my 8 year old no longer does that! I know my 5 year old crawls around on the floor still..playing animals etc..and there is a lot more sitting with crossed legs on the floor in kindergarten, than my 3rd grader, who obviously uses her desk more. It stretches the knees more to sit that way:) I have quit feeling the pressure to have her go to school without holes in the knee..it is fairly normal right now, and she does not mind, so every once in a while, it happens. It just shows me she is having a good time being a kid, and I am happy to see those holey jeans!! ~A.~