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Do you have to roam around your child to dress up her? Want to know how to dress your child appropriately? This article will help to resolve your problem. First and foremost, you need to know that learning to dress your child requires 3P’s- ‘Patience’, ‘Persistence’ & ‘Practice’ for both you and your child. Listed below are a few tips on how to dress your child appropriately: Dress your child according to her age. Choose comfortable clothes for your child that does not restrict her movement. Choose clothes for your child that suits her personality, wearing which she feels confident and gets a feel good factor. Buy loose, elastic waist pants for small kids as they cannot manage zips & buttons. Prefer to choose clothes with velcro or large buttons & buttons holes, for kids elder than toddlers. Dress her appropriately as per the weather. For instance, during peak summer season, dress your child in airy clothes, preferably cotton clothes with long sleeves and full length pants. During winters, dress your child in layers of clothes to help her stay warm & to keep the moisture away from her skin. Dress your child according to the occasion. A ruffled dress for baby girl or a miniature suit for a baby boy will make a good choice for special occasions such as a birthday party, wedding ceremony etc. While, day-to-day baby clothing should be easy & casual. Dress your child thinking about what activities she will be doing during the entire day. Like will she remain active the whole day or move at a steady & leisurely pace etc. Buy trendy clothes for your little one. You can also opt for mix ‘n’ match concept to have a variety of clothing options, which will be cost-effective as well. Make sure that you choose comfortable footwear of right size for your child.

With plenty of baby clothes’ outlets available these days, you might be thinking that buying clothes for a baby would be quite easy. But, to your surprise, this is one of the most difficult tasks as a child grows so fast in the first few years and these clothes will not fit in to her after a certain point of time. Moreover, since baby clothes are quite expensive, here are some easy tips for the parents to buy and take care of the baby clothes: The clothes worn by 9-12 months old babies can easily fit in to 6-months old babies and likewise. So, always buy one size ahead of your baby’s actual age as babies tend to grow fast, leaving little scope for the same clothes to be worn later. Make sure that the clothes you buy for your baby are comfortable to wear, easy to put on and easily washable as well. Before your baby wears the new clothes, wash them in dettol water to maintain the hygiene factor. Avoid washing baby clothes in hard washing powder, rather wash them using vinegar. Preferably, purchase the clothes that have elasticated waistbands & trousers or skirts along with shoulder straps. Clothes such as trousers, jeans etc. that have become short to the baby can be cut down and made into shorts, to be worn in summers. If the clothes that you bought for your baby do not fit her anymore, then you may pass them on to a relative or friend’s baby to whom they may fit in easily. So, to maximize the scope of baby clothes, just keep a check of the aforesaid hints and tips.