Your thoughts on little girls in bikinis?

Question

i was at the beach with some friend sand there kids and there was this 5 or 6 year old in a bikini and im not talking about the tank and shorts im talking about a tiny bikini and when she would come back to the blanket part of her top was half off. her mother would see it and say nothing.

what are your thoughts on young girls in two piece bikinis?

Answer 1

It's not healthy to jam clothing up a childs private parts.

Children should try and stay as covered as possible in the UV Sun anyway.

Other than that...it is not my kid, I don't care.  I would not let my 6 year old in a bikini, because she is well...6 and not 26.

Answer 2

I don’t think it’s all that appropriate. My stepdaughter’s mother would pack bathing suits for her when she’d come to visit and I would usually go and buy her another suit because my husband and I didn’t like the ones that were being sent. They were barely pieces of fabric covering this little kid. She was 3-4 yrs old at the time and her bathing suit was only a flower petal over each little boob of hers and it was a strap going all around. I’m sorry but she’s already adorable and beautiful and we don’t need anything else drawing attention to her. Of course it’s cute sometimes, but what about all those sickos out there? What is it teaching the kids?

My stepdaughter is now 5 yrs old and feels she MUST wear short skirts and spaghetti strap tanktops. Or high heeled shoes. I’m not saying that her bathing suit that she wore when she was 3 was the reason from it, but I also don’t think it helps her perspective at all either.

Just my opinion, but when I have a little girl, she’ll be wearing a regular bathing suit like all the other girls.

** ADD **

If it wasn't acceptable they wouldn't make them?? LOL! What planet are you from? I live in the US and you can get just about anything, appropriate or not, any time you want.

Answer 3

I don't think it's appropriate for little girls to have to be exposed like that. The bible says "women should dress modestly and discreetly", and I don't think that a little 5 year old flashing people is that discreet...I only wore tankinis when I was little, and I still don't wear bikini's. When I get older and have a daughter I would only dress her in a one piece or a non revealing tankini. It's shocking what people can get by with today, but I don't want little girls out there to be subject to that.

Answer 4

they are cute on babies, their cubby bellies stick out. But after like 1 then no they should wear normal one piece suits.....they dont need that much attention on them.

Answer 5

no not cute!! i don't even like it when their belly is hanging out of their tops...my kids are not little s*x objects and i sure wont dress them like that

Answer 6

I completely disagree with them. If i ever have a daughter she will not be allowed to wear a bikini till shes 16

Answer 7

I personally won't allow my daughter to wear one.  I don't really think bikinis are very attractive on anyone at any time.  They have no practical purpose other than to show as much skin as possible.  No Thank You.

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Answer 8

I get concerned with the message we send, not just to children about who they are, but to other people. Yes, there are perverts out there. i don't feel like giving them fodder for their sick imaginations...Plus, since skin damage from the sun is a concern I'd be more interested in using a one piece and tons of sunscreen or those swim shirts and shorts that cover up the body really well. Besides, two pieces are easier to lose in the laundry than one...

Answer 9

I think its just wrong. I see a few girls where we live and they are a little older then 5 or 6 so there kinda starting to develop and well... sometimes the tops slip and i think its just wrong wrong wrong. My daughter is 19 months old and I don't like putting her in infant bikini. I mean it covers her whole bottom and her hippos ( yep thats what we call them LOL) but for some brands she just to tall. but the 6-10 year olds in strip bikinis that i don't even think that a 20 year old should be in is just wrong. Im a young mom ( im 21 now) and I wear a full one piece. A swim suit should cover more or just the same as your under garments ( well not including a thong)  

Answer 10

If they weren't acceptable, they wouldn't make them.

She was a little girl.. I think it's only okay until about 7 or 8, after that their bodies start to develop and there are gross people out there. If I had a daughter she could have one until then, then no more bikinis until she was old enough to buy her own.

Answer 11

I really only think it is cute until a certain age... but tiny bikinis on children...never cute.

Answer 12

I think little bikinis are ridiculous. These little girls have nothing to hide yet, so why not just leave it with the pants? (That's what European parents do all the time.)

Answer 13

I dont think its appropriate for young children!

a) in the sun/when on beach kids should be covered from the suns rays! It's not good to expose so much of the skin!!!

b) its inappropriate...I mean with so many dodgy people around you dont know who's looking!!!

c) I think it can send a message for what they choose when they are older!!!

Only my opinion though and hold nothing against parents who choose bikinis for their kids!

Answer 14

I don't like the tiny bikinis, but I see nothing wrong with two pieces.  I think they are more practical than a one piece, but conservation two pieces, as my daughters have tankinis.  I think it is easier for when they have to go to the bathroom.

Answer 15

i dont think little girls should wear bikinis, it not right, my dd picked one up a few weeks ago, only coz it was pink and flowery, she wanted it, (shes 3), i let her try it on and it didnt look right on little girl.

they should wear a one-piece.

Answer 16

personally, I will never buy my daughter a bikini (she's 3)  I think one pieces are way more practical and have less chance of needing adjusting all the time (crawling up the butt, falling off the shoulders, the top riding way up, the bottoms coming off)  Kids are so active, the last thing they need to worry about is keeping their bathing suits in place, so a one piece does the trick.  Also, it's less area of the body that needs sunscreen, in this day and age, it's a good idea to have more skin covered up anyhow!  When they are old enough to buy their own bikini's, have at it!

Add:: lol so NO I don't think it's cute, it's kind of disturbing.