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BY MICHELLE S. RODGERS
Extension Home Economist
Hand in hand you see them
traveling through the mall. Some
are happy and excited, laughing
while they juggle packages, while
others look frazzled, their faces
tear streaked. It’s back to school
shopping time. Which picture best
depicts your shopping trip?
My childhood back to school
shopping trips were enjoyable and
memorable. Probably my mother
and I were the original designers of
the “shop ’til you drop” slogan.
Mom designed one day to shop
with each child. And, those shop
ping experiences proved to be
good wardrobe training. Parents
can use these and other occasions
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as opportunities to guide children
into a lifetime of successful war
drobe planning and decision
making.
Although most children do not
identify clothing as an element of
self-expression until gradcs.six or
seven, they let parents know what
they like and don’t like to wear
long before that. By two years of
age a child will express color and
texture preferences. These prefer
ences are the beginning of a child’s
individual style. Although later
influenced by peers, a child’s
sense of dressing flair begins at
home. That’s not to say that there
won’t be a time of fads, but a rec
ognition of flattering colors, good
design, and high-quality fabrics
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and workmanship can be culti
vated early and nurtured. The
understanding of good appearance
is deeply rooted and may be easier
to learn as a child than as an adult.
Also, the understanding of a clean,
neat appearance accomplished
with a basic mix and match war
drobe will be instrumental in meet
ing clothing budgets now and in
the future.
Here arc a few tips to make sure
that your shopping experiences are
cheerful rather than tearful. One
stop shopping is the ideal. Look for
a store that reflects both of your
tastes and patronize it regularly. If
you don’t have one favorite place,
then you might benefit by doing
some preview shopping. Note
stores that have the kinds of things
you and your child are interested in
and at your price range. Especially
with younger children, plan to
show them a few items then allow
them to make the choice. This is
not as overwhelming as choosing
from a rackful and you get your
shopping completed within the
attention span of your child.
Shop for major purchases
(coats, dresses, shoes) at the begin
ning of the season when the selec
tion is best. You are more likely to
get what you want and you will
SUNDAY. August 21
West End Fair Open Horse Show -
Grandstand
Vesper Services - Main Stage
MONDAY. Aui
The Pleasant Valley High School
Band - Band Shell
R & R Auto Demolition Derby -
Grandstand
TUESDAY. August 30
Coke Video Van & Disc Jockey -
Fairgrounds
Shucks - Main' Stage
The Hollywood Stunt World -
Grandstand
WEDNESDAY. August 31
4-H & Open Cattle Judging -
Livestock Arena
Big Band Ambassadors - Band Shell
The Gold City Quartet - Main Stage
Buckeye Rodeo - Grandstand
Square Dance Demos - Leasure
Squares - Band Shell
Senior Citizen's Contests
THURSDAY. September 1
Children's Contest's - Livestock
Arena
The Hollanders - Mam Stage
R & R Auto Demolition Derby -
Grandstand
FRIDAY. Sei
The Helen Cornelius Show - Main
Stage
P T P.A. Sanctioned Class A Tractor
Pull - Grandstand
Square Dance Demos. - Leasure
Squares - Band Shell
iATURDAY. Sepfeml
2 Wheel Drive Sanctioned Pull
Grandstand
4 Wheel Drive Sanctioned Pull -
Grandstand
Open 2 & 4 Wheel Drive Pull - Local
Contestant's
The Bill Anderson Show - Main Stage
ALL WEEK APPEARANCE'S
Antique Engine, Tractor and
Toy Club
Smilie the Clown
Circus Galaxy
The John Bressler Show
Dembroski Amusements &
Reithoffer Shows - Midway
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stand a better chance that your
child will be more willing to wear
them all season. Shop the sales for
basics such as underwear, play
clothes, and accessories.
Take into consideration your
child’s favorite colors. Children
enjoy wearing clothes that have
colors they like. Keep in mind that
children look best in medium
intensity rather than light pastels or
electric hues.
Accessories can be a great way
jo liven up jeans and T-shirts. Sus
"penders, ribbons, colorful stretch
pants may add a special look to a
basic mix and match wardrobe.
If your child insists on expen
sive designer labels, you may want
to suggest that your child help use
his or her allowance to purchase
these items. The result may be bet
ter care of the clothing and an
understanding of the costs
involved. As a child gets older, you
may want to shop together for
some basics, then allow your child
to spend a certain amount of dol
lars on their own adding to the bas
ic wardrobe.
By discussing how and why
separates go together, how to
match appropriate clothes to the
occasion, and items that lasting
wear, you can build life-long shop
ping skills. In my childhood, after
a shopping trip and a modeling dis-
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play for dad, we laid our clothing
on die bed and talked about the mix
and match choices and where we
would wear certain items. To this
day, I often come home from shop
ping, lay out certain garments and
confirm my mix and match
possibilities.
Additionally, you may want to
involve your children in selecting
what to wear. Remember to praise
your children when they look good
in something they selected. Tell
them why a particular piece of clo
thing looks good on them. This
helps reinforce individuality and
establishes criteria for future
purchases.
I must admit that buying and
selecting clothing for now one
year-old Elise has been fun for me.
However, in days to come. I’m
sure we will have to work it out
together, although we’re already
off to a good start. On most morn
ings, Elise is held up to the closet
of play clothes and whatever outfit
she grabs at is usually her selecton
for the day (or at least one of the
outfits that she’ll go through that
day). And, of course, I’ve already'
conditioned her to the fme art of
loving to shop. I’ll probably be
sorry later!
Happy shopping. I’ll look for
more smiling faces in the mall!