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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]How old are the kids? The example you gave wouldn’t be something I’d notice. The kid is stating a fact (they’re different brands).[/quote]

If the jackets are both the same shade of green, then they match regardless of brand and it's weird and rude for the second kid to draw a distinction based on the brand.

That's also definitely a learned behavior. The kid is conscious of the brand and the idea that it is nicer/more expensive.Thats coming from parents.[/quote]

Probably not much of a learned behavior. Kids have access to a ton of information. Group think is strong. Remember what kids were snobby about when you were kids? Did that come from your parents? My parents weren’t aware of all that.

Kids like brands that aren’t remotely relevant to us. They’re capable of following their own group think.[/quote]

16 yr olds, yes -- brand preferences are influenced more by media and peers. But younger kids are mimicing parents. I also know adults who insist on referring to their belongings by brand -- "I left my Patagonia in the Audi" -- and kids will pick up on that and mimic it as part of language learning. If an elementary school kid is very aware of and vocal about brands, that probably coming from family culture.[/quote]

My 10 year old picked up on brands from her peers (Nike comes to mind) and my 8 year old is a mimic and mimics the older sibling. We are not a particularly brand conscious family and I've actively told my kids to stop referring to things by their brand name and find other descriptors, but it happens anyway.

I think people are underestimating the age at which peer influence can come into play.[/quote]
I'm sure my kids have heard of brands, but they've never shown a brand preference.  I just asked my rising 7th grader what sneakers she wanted to replace her beat up pair.  She told me she wanted ones with stretchy laces so she could just pull them on.  I put a few options in an online shopping basket and she picked based on color.  Brand was never considered.  That's how she is either clothes too.  She cares about colors and fit, but not brand.

I have heard her friends discuss brands and prefer Lulu or Athleta or want fancy Nike shoes, but it's not a thing for my kid.  I'm sure that could change, but it didn't matter in elementary and hasn't yet mattered in middle school.[/quote]

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