What to look for in children's clothing - quality criteria and tips on buying

Even children, depending on their age, already have a pronounced fashion sense, so the selection is often based on the current fashion and trends. However, children’s clothing must be able to withstand quite a bit and should be robust and durable.

Create a list before buying:

Before buying, you should think carefully about what you really need and then create a list. Mothers have different buying behavior. It can quickly happen that rash and too much is bought for some because children’s things are so cute.

Then a list to which one strictly adheres can help. And on the other hand, nothing is forgotten that is urgently needed.

Children’s clothes should generally be bought a little larger because the little ones grow quickly. But not too big so that the child does not sink in it.

Pay attention to good quality:

Often you can find cheap offers, but then only offer inferior quality. It is very annoying if the shirt is already completely warped after the second wash.

Also, if the colors fade quickly, you do not have long pleasure. So you should always pay attention to a good quality, and it does not always have to be expensive.

If you buy the children’s clothes directly in the store, you can convince yourself of the quality. Mothers usually develop a good sense to assess the condition of the garment properly.

Tips for buying on the Internet:

A convenient and fast solution is mail order and online orders. These two options offer many advantages. However, they have the disadvantage that you can not check the quality of the goods. But you have the right to exchange and return the goods. Whereby this is of course, again associated with some effort.

If you are not sure about the size of your child’s clothes, you can find size charts on the Internet. In stores, the saleswoman can advise.

Often the ideas of parents and child are far apart when buying clothes. However, there is no point in buying the child something that he or she absolutely does not like. The older the child is, the more one should include his wishes and sometimes find compromises.

With two children of different ages:

When buying children’s clothing, parents make sure that the material is of high quality and resilient, and that the workmanship is also impeccable, can keep these clothes for the younger siblings with a clear conscience.

In this way, a piece of clothing previously bought a little more expensive, becomes a real bargain. However, if you buy only very inexpensive children’s clothing from the beginning, you can often throw them away after the first child and have to buy the entire wardrobe again for the younger siblings.

Color theory for siblings

When you look into strangers’ strollers, you can usually guess right away whether the baby is a boy or a girl. Although it is not yet possible to identify the sex of a baby based on its appearance, the proud new mothers always make every effort to make their boy or girl identifiable by matching clothing.

However, if you intend to have more than one child, you should, if possible, refrain from wrapping the first-born girl exclusively in pink or putting junior in the stroller in sky-blue clothes only.

It makes much more sense to dress the baby or toddler in “neutral” colors such as

• White
• Beige
• Yellow or
• Green

Because both girls and boys can wear these colors, this means that rompers, tiny sweaters or little caps in these colors can be stored well for the next child, without having to worry about whether the stored clothing will one day match the child’s gender.

If you have already completed your family with two or more children, and all children have the same gender, then the colors of the clothes may of course, be purchased accordingly.

However, it would be best to make sure that the motifs on the clothes for the older children are chosen relatively neutral. Because even if the oldest child is a big fan of a particular comic hero, this does not necessarily apply to the younger children.

If you still don’t want to completely forgo gender-specific features, such as certain colors or motifs, you can also have relatives give you corresponding clothing items for the child’s birth or birthdays.