A little over the top?

[anotheoldgit]

http://www.telegraph....om-childrenswear.html

I am all in favour of the outlawing of adult type clothes for youngsters, but isn't separating the adult lingerie section from the children's wear section, a little over the top?

We are not talking Anne Summers here, but underwear that some may see their mothers wear on an almost daily basis.

Must admit though in my local departmental stores, I have never seen a model posing as in the picture, I think that would be classed a little over the top.

[Sqad]

JJ...you have got the wrong end of the stick....it is the children that were are trying to shelter......not the adults.

[askyourgran]

Of course childrenswear clothing etc. should be entirely separate from adult wear. Children should be able to grow up at their own pace, I'm sick of seeing 4 year old little 'kylies' looking liked dwarfed 16 year olds. There is far too much emphasis on models and designer labels atm. As for the little black number I must confess I haven't seen those where I shop for my Sloggies at M&S. Nor would I buy one.

[boxtops]

I am also rather perturbed at the current trend for the under-10 girls to be wearing high heels on their shoes - it looks wrong, it's not right.

[emmie]

a minor terrorist threat, well thanks for that, you weren't working where i was when the IRA had a good go at killing people in the City of London not so very long ago, and you would be amazed what a loud bang sounds like when all the windows blow out in your office, coupled with endless police, fire engines, and then be roughly 100 metres away when the No 30 bus got blown to smithereens, why do people still think this is all newspaper, political propaganda.

[Answerprancer]

"No offence to AOG and AP but when was the last time you had to buy knickers for an 11 yr old?" About three weeks ago, though - it was a nine year old.

[Huderon]

I find it amusing that the head of the Mother's Union is a man, but then I do have a quirky sense of humour.

However to get back to the question, I can't think of any department stores where the adult lingerie section is near the children's clothing section, so that suggestion is, to my mind, pointless.

What can, and often does happen in reality is that mothers go shopping with their children ... and if mum needs to buy a new bra or knickers she can't very well leave the children elsewhere in the store, so the little darlings are exposed to adult lingerie anyway. Codes of practice or legislation won't stop that.

[karenmac60]

The thing is, it makes no difference if you separate the women's underwear from the kids. Most mums have to take their kids shopping and they will go into the kids section and then the adult section with the kids. It all sounds way over the top to me. I don't believe in making little girls into mini Jordans and some of the stuff you see is very inappropriate, but by turning it all into a taboo subject then you risk kids either being overly interested and curious or ashamed and embarrassed. Whatever happened to letting them have a healthy attitude (and maybe a bit of a snicker) towards these things?

[AlBags]

Absolutely right K.

So ... How are those Apple Gatherer breeks you bought? xx

[karenmac60]

Full of applesauce Al ;) x

[AlBags]

Nice one .. I'll have some of that on my sausage(s) : ) xx

[karenmac60]

A nice, juicy pork one I hope ;)

[AlBags]

What else? Naughty gilrl. Take a spanking for that. : )

[karenmac60]

Ok, but make sure it's good and hard ;)

[AlBags]

Slap! : )