Baby
clothing
Children’s clothing from 18
months to 3 years – development needs and relevant
stages
Clothing considerations for this age group
include:-
- Children usually start to take an interest in
using the toilet or potty at around 2 to 3 years of
age. For toilet training you will need a few
essential items such as waterproof pants with terry
lining and easy clothing for quick undressing are
extremely useful at this stage. This is a matter of
trial and error - any new skill requires time, help
and encouragement and for your child to be allowed
to make mistakes – all part of learning.
Let your child set the pace – it’s worth it and
prevents further problems developing later. If it
becomes a battle of wills – your child will always
be the one who suffers, let your child feel in
control (with a few gentle reminders from you) and
it will be over before you know it.
- Starting playgroups or nursery – is
another major milestone for your child, an enjoyable
but can be rather daunting. Clothing requirements
will depend on the nursery – some even have their
own uniform policy whereas others suggest easy
dressing items such as joggers, leggings as there
will be lots of messy activities - great for your
child but save any special outfits for another day.
- Shoes with easy to fastenings can be
helpful and some playgroups require plimsoles for
indoor play. Remember to take a spare set of
clothes, including socks, pants and t–shirt with
name tags on (or use permanent markers) all
contained in a kit bag for your child’s coat peg -
again with name clearly marked. This is the start of
naming your child’s clothes by the time your child
gets to secondary school you will have perfected the
art!
- Fitting children for shoes can be
challenging. Children find it hard to
communicate what feels right for them e.g. too big
or too small when they are very young - so make sure
you try on the shoes and get them to walk around for
a short while to check for any slippage near the
heal when walking or toes too close to the end.
- To help prevent older children complaints
about labels – we have no labels on the necks or
waistbands on our clothing. Less for little ones to
have a moan about when they get dressed in the
morning.
- Stretchy necklines and poppered neck openings
- for easy dressing to help with reluctant dresses
and for when you need to dress your little one
quickly.
- Soft back embroideries prints on t-shirts
and prints on dresses etc... so will not rub again
your child skin and cause any irritation.
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