Anonymous wrote:Every teen store has boyfriend shorts, usually denim. They look cute with a small top to balance the look. I love Vuori athletic clothes, so soft. They have boyfriend joggers and shorts. My 12 yr old plays basketball so she has a ton of basketball shorts. With the right pair and right top it’s a look that is much cuter than tight shorts and tank top which has been the basic look forever.

Can you share a link to any of these?

Ughh…I was hoping this was a thread full of people offering suggestions, not lamenting the lack of fashionable shorts that aren’t super short.
My daughter is 13, and she isn’t comfortable with male attention or wearing super short shorts. At the same time, she does want to fit in with other girls.
I’m fine with her wearing boys clothes, but other kids have asked her brother if DD is non-binary or trans, and she has never identified that way.
I wish there was a good way to dress as a tween/teen girl without being sexy.

This thread makes me grateful that my kids schools have uniforms and dress codes.

Old Navy or Gap midi shorts.

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Anonymous wrote:The division should be middle school and high school. The tween label could mean anything to people.

This. A 9 year old is definitely not a tween, my kid turned 9 in the 2nd half of 3rd grade! Although as a parent of a tween (12) I like perusing the threads here that are specific to teens to get a sense of what lies ahead.

9 year olds (especially younger sibs) are definitely wearing Lulu hottie hots and carrying Stanley’s where I live. Lord help us all.

That doesn’t make them a tween. That honestly makes them the kids of parents who want to call their 9 year olds tweens because they think it’s cute. My kid would not have been able to fit into Lulu hottie hots when she was 9, and I sure as hell wasn’t buying my 9 year old 70 dollar shorts!

Every bit of this. This is more about mom wanting her kid to be a tween. Also, my DD is 12 and just now able to fit into size 0 in adult clothes.

+1 Middle-aged teens.

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Anonymous wrote:The division should be middle school and high school. The tween label could mean anything to people.

This. A 9 year old is definitely not a tween, my kid turned 9 in the 2nd half of 3rd grade! Although as a parent of a tween (12) I like perusing the threads here that are specific to teens to get a sense of what lies ahead.

9 year olds (especially younger sibs) are definitely wearing Lulu hottie hots and carrying Stanley’s where I live. Lord help us all.

That doesn’t make them a tween. That honestly makes them the kids of parents who want to call their 9 year olds tweens because they think it’s cute. My kid would not have been able to fit into Lulu hottie hots when she was 9, and I sure as hell wasn’t buying my 9 year old 70 dollar shorts!

Every bit of this. This is more about mom wanting her kid to be a tween. Also, my DD is 12 and just now able to fit into size 0 in adult clothes.

Mine wears Levi’s denim shorts, I believe they have a mid thigh length, probably a 4-5 in inseam.

American Eagle has cargo and bermuda shorts in 000, 00, and 0 if you have a tall and lanky long-legged child. Old Navy sometimes also works for us.

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Anonymous wrote:I wish Jeff would separate the tweens and teens. I mean like why are parents of 9 and 10 year olds on this forum.

My kids are teens. They wear whatever they want. I don’t judge style, but I do judge people that call teens prostitutes for wearing short shorts. I bet they are the same ones saying my kids will be abstinent thru college lol

But you won’t judge someone who says a girl should dress a certain way because that’s what boys like?

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I’ll add that I found this blog post insightful. It addresses the attitudes of the likes of PP who thinks we are being prude.

https://thinkorblue.com/girls-shorts/

Look for bermudas.
I swear there is a distinct correlation between shorty shorts and thigh thickness in the adult population.
Wearing tight and revealing clothing doesn't make one look thinner or more fit.

This may be helpful OP

https://thinkorblue.com/shorts-guide-for-girls/

Anonymous wrote:I wish Jeff would separate the tweens and teens. I mean like why are parents of 9 and 10 year olds on this forum.

My kids are teens. They wear whatever they want. I don’t judge style, but I do judge people that call teens prostitutes for wearing short shorts. I bet they are the same ones saying my kids will be abstinent thru college lol

But you won’t judge someone who says a girl should dress a certain way because that’s what boys like?

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Anonymous wrote:The control you want over your kids is crazy

Short shorts are in, just like tube tops, mini skirts, daisy dukes, low ride pants, etc.. were in when we were their age.

+100 Seriously, "who wears short shorts? we wear short shorts." This is nothing new.

Just because it's not new doesn't mean we have to like it. And 10 years ago, even if there were people wearing short shorts, there were other options.. now it feels like there is nothing.

Because stores don't sell things that don't sell

Parents that dictate clothing to their daughters are basically telling them, I think less of you based on appearance.

But interestingly you are ok with corporations dictating what they should be wearing.

Old Navy for my 13 year old.

But the girls I saw this week at the high school must be wearing those 2.5 inch Lulu shirts and about three sizes too small. They are up the butt crack and the bottom half of the butt cheek is showing. It looks so incredibly uncomfortable. I was hoping that trend would fade. Ick.