I am just curious. I have seen so many adorable two piece swimsuits for little girls, but just cannot bring myself to let her wear one. I just think little bellies should be covered.
I am not against anyone allowing it, I am just wondering peoples thoughts of them.
Uh oh... You must not have been here or seen what happened last year when this question was posed. Prepare for yourself.... =) To answer your question: I do not allow 2 pieces and I don't plan to, not even once they are teens.
I have three girls and I will not allow two pieces for a while. I'm not sure what age I will but I think they look ridiculous on little girls! I'm thinking maybe sixteen but I don't know. That is my opinion anyway.
I bought one for my little one, because it looked so cute in the catalog. Sent it back. It just looked really silly / wrong on her.
No, my 4 & 6 yr olds are not allowed
My girls are not allowed to wear 2 piece suits. On the same page with Cupcake, they won't be allowed when they get older either. Save the skin for their husbands. :)
I was not allowed to wear one growing up - then around 12 I was allowed a "monokini" that had a cut out in the belly but was still a one peice - to this day I have always rather see little girls in one peices. I do not have a little girl, but I think I might depending on the bikini - not a little one but some of them are cute and I would not mind - I think!
I don't have girls, but I wear two piece suits (tankinis) so I can go to the bathroom without wrestling myself in and out of a one piece. I bet that's a plus for little girls, too.
I don't. Add the sun exposure skin cancer angle and my poor kid ends up with a rash guard top on too :-).
I don't plan to let my daughter wear two pieces for awhile, mainly because I make my kids wear rash guards to protect them from the sun. I don't really think little girls look cute in the skimpier two pieces anyway - they just look silly to me. As a tween, I'd be open to a tankini type of style and, once she's a teenager, I will probably allow her to wear bikinis, though hopefully not the super skimpy kind. My friends and I all wore bikinis in high school.
I have since the kiddo was little, much easier to change a diaper when she's in a two-piece. I'm thinking of doing it again this year (she's 5) simply because it's easier for her to go to the bathroom, without having to take the whole thing off.
Nothing skimpy or stringy, I myself wear a tankini with boy shorts.
My daughter had adorable two piece bathing suits that I let her wear at home and in the hot tub, etc.
When vacationing or in public pools, she wore one pieces.
As thin as I am, I feel naked in a two piece and just can't bring myself to wear one. Not even at home.
Just my opinion.
I have boys, but I wouldn't allow it if I has daughters. I just think bikinis for little girls are inappropriate.
There are so many styles that can be included in the "two piece" classification. I wear tankinis (as long as I am not going water skiing or something like that.) As long as my children are in swim diapers, they will wear two-piece suits. After we've successfully gotten to/through the potty-training stage, I will continue to put them in two-piece suits so they can easily go to the bathroom without the wrestling exhibition of trying to get in and out of a wet swimsuit to use the bathroom.
Now, there is still a question as to what is appropriate. String bikinis are certainly not an option, but I do know of many two-piece sets that can be more demure than some one-piece suits. It's really just about showing good judgment and this seems a wonderful opportunity to instill some complimentary values of utility and modesty.
Molly i just took my 8 yr old to target and let her pick out a swimsuit. She tried on only 2 pieces. She said she did not want a one piece. She tried on tankini with brif and also boycut bottoms. She also tried on the little triangle tops. AAAAHHH! YEah no...
I let her have a tankini the purple and black one, but she wanted the two piece bra style top and brief bottom. I don't think i would have had a problem with a 2 piece if the top was more of a sports bra style.
My 3 yr old has a bikini like that. SHe hasnt worn it becuase she didnt like her belly showing, but like someone else said, i thought it be easier to use the restroom.
I have been using one piece for my 2 year old daughter, but it does not phase me to see another little girl in a two piece. Oh wait, she also has a two piece from Target (we live in CA and had several 'hand me down' swimsuits). The top is the size of a rash guard, so covers a lot more skin than a typical one piece. If a friend gave me a cute 2 piece I would say 'thank you." I include a gift receipt just incase the person already has it or would rather have something different.
No, what's the point? To show MORE skin, on a child? WHY?!! It just seems so inherently wrong, to me.
My daughter has a few 2 piece suits but all are tank top or rash guard style tops so her belly is covered. I think kids should be able to swim and play with no fear of a bathing suit leaving them overexposed. No, I wouldn't let my daughter wear a skimpy bikini top style--but it is less of a fight now with a preschooler than I expect in a decade.
I have two boys, and I think it is crazy how parents dress their little girls like miniature teenagers! Why do you need to have a little girl wear a bikini and show off her body, when she is so young? I cannot understand why little girls are made to look sexy with clothing styles that are not appropriate, and then parents are up in arms when sicko men try to grab the girls or stare at them. If you think she should wear a one-piece suit, then by all means, buy her one! It is much better to be on the conservative side in this day and age, especially since it will pave the road to her thoughts as a teenager. If you let her wear next to nothing now, she will for sure want that and more when she is older! Do what you think is right and don't let anyone tell you otherwise. Best of luck to you. :)
I've let my daughter wear two piece suits. I don't see the problem... I'm not talking about string bikinis or anything, and she's worn one piece suits too... When she was little a two piece was just easier to change a diaper or (later) use the bathroom. The other issue we've had is that she's very long waisted and the one piece suits ride up and aren't comfortbale. I have hear of toddler and little girl suits that now have padded "bras". I think that's ridiculous.