Is it possible your daughter doesn’t necessarily hate the clothes, but rather that she is insecure about her appearance? As much as I hate the idea of such a young child feeling this way, it’s not unheard of.
Could it be the material / fabric
Or like Yana Suorades said
Tell her Bible truth…God did not make a mistake when he created His masterpiece, her. Self-esteem ?
I had an issue with my youngest not wanting to wear clothes. She always would be in a diaper or her underwear. At home you be you. But in public you have to wear clothes. We would get to any family members house and off the clothes came. My oldest has always had issues with clothes and shoes. I just put my foot down and told her to get dressed or else. I honestly have hardly ever spanked my kids but once I start yelling even the animals scatter. Sometimes ya just got to be mean.
When my kids fought over clothes I threatened to send them to school in just underwear. After a couple of times of marching my son to the door in just boxers, he changed his attitude quick. He really thought I’d send him like that.
My oldest hated jeans or anything not stretchy. To this day, 16 yrs old, they prefer stretchy material. My middle, 12 yrs, always preferred the opposite. Non stretch clothes. My youngest, 2 yrs, hates pants. Maybe it’s texture? Maybe it’s restrictive? Maybe they heard someone make fun of a character or brand that they had picked? Have you asked her why she won’t wear them? Have you asked her if there are issues at school that might be causing her to not want to get ready in the morning? Is she being teased?
She will probably grow out of it. Sounds to me like she’s just trying to have some control. Maybe just let her pick out her own outfits completely. Within reason lol & if she looks a little goofy so what just go with it.
My girl would rather wear nothing but her knickers . Some clothing she doesn’t like the feel or leggings are too tight. It can get really frustrating esp if there’s a time limit. What do her friends wear? What us she into? My girl we would bargain on wearing clothes all week then getting her fav jojo outfit for the weekend. Accessories helped too. Headbands, bows etc. Get her to pick them out. But see what her peers wear. I remember as a kid getting picked in for my hand me down clothes.
You mentioned it became alot worse when school started, is she getting bullied, is she unhappy at school. Have you asked her what’s wrong? 6 years old is a little young to rule the house, I know discipline is illegal, but it’s time for tough love.
It’s possible that something is going on that makes her feel like she has no control over and this is her way of trying to find some. Is she being bullied by any chance?
She is so tell her to get dressed end of story if she doesn’t like it tough and explain there wi be consequences if she doesn’t do as she is told like taking things away she likes until she stops this nonsense
This is why I’m glad we have school uniforms
She could have a sensory issue! I’m 20 and I’m super picky about clothes especially with the way they fit or feel. It make me start to panic alot! Ive always been like this
My son does that too!! He will put on a top 2 sizes too big and say it’s “suffocating him” and makes irritating winging noises till I take it off. his socks, his shoes, a jumper, long sleeves, he says he can’t stand it and takes his top off AS SOON AS WE GET IN THE CAR FROM SCHOOL and everytime after a bath I put his pjamas on, by the time he gets to bed the tops already off he’s 6 in 3 weeks! It’s such a long process getting him dressed, alot of arguing and him just yelling “no” at me but I just bribe him literally, I just say to him if you want devices after school you have to be good and get dressed "
Or " do u want to bring a toy with you?" Yes? Well you know you have to get dressed then don’t you
It’s all about bribery for.me
My oldest wouldn’t wear jeans for about 5 years. I just got her leggings or jeggings. My youngest was the same way but not as long. Their phases started around 6. Oldest ended at 11, youngest at 9.
I could have wrote this every single day of kindergarten so far
Ur the mother here u put on her wot u like shes 6
Maybe take her shopping and see what she picks. Some kids with sensory conditions don’t like certain textures.
Put your foot down she’s to little to be in control & bully the situation who’s the parent wtf
Maybe your daughter has too many choices to choose from.
School has started, new teacher, new kids, new schedule. Her clothes are all she can control right now. If she goes in pajamas one day she’ll probably dress the next.
Is she feeling self conscious?
Tell her she will have to wear her pyjamas to school if she dosnt get dressed and then every one will laugh at her because she’s in her pjs.
Have her pick out five outfits on Sunday night and tell her these are the clothes she will be wearing for the next five days, as the week goes by and she only has one or two outfits left and she starts complaining,remind her that she had the choice to choose her clothes on Sunday, it worked for my kids. I had them choose everything underclothes included
It could be anxiety or gender issues, or God forbid, molestation. Try talking to her about it when you’re both in a good mood. There is a reason for it, try to find out before showing “tough love”.
tell her whats shes wearing and thats it. this 6 year old is running you, remember you are supose to be the parent here. kids go through an awkward stage but if you allow her to get her own way all the time you are making a rod for your own back.
This could absolutely be a sensory issue. I cant wear alot of things bc the feeling of the way they fit quite literally fills me with rage… i found one brand of socks that i can wear. Please understand that she may not be able to control what she is feeling…
My son has sensory issues specifically with clothing and shoes he will not wear jeans whatsoever bc they are so uncomfortable to him he says they hurt. She is 6 let her wear what she wants as long as she happy who care they are clothes.
If she can’t choose tell her you will. Let her pick 2 different outfits the night before and she has 5 minutes in the morning to make a final decision. If she us refusing to get dressed then we’re leaving with what you have on and sticking to it might solve the problem (give a few extra minutes in the schedule for this one) have an outfit in hand for the car. Might not work but it worked with one of my boys he quit refusing to get ready for school
My daughter is the same way she’s 21 now and STILL does it. Not as bad now that she has to buy her own stuff though. Good luck
I’d very seriously look into sensory issues. It’s very common and can be manageable if proper steps are taken. Not mention it will help lower you and your daughters stress
My daughter started doing this right about that age, she’s 19 now, but we went to the school and watched one day and found out she was being bullied. It may not be she hates the clothes, she just doesn’t want to go to school because something is going on there. Just my experience.
My daughter has sensory processing disorder with clothes. Every day of my life is like this. Get her evaluated with an occupational therapist.
You daughter is only 6 and telling you what she’s going to wear. Who’s the head of the family. ? Sounds like she needs strong discipline now before she gets any worse. Children at age 6 will see how far they can push the boundaries but have you set boundaries or what’s wrong with the clothes you buy her. Sorry for you
6…& she running ish ALREADY???
Is she being bullied ? I know some kids judge you by the clothes you wear and are very mean if it isn’t a brand they recognize. I know friends that have dealt with this personally with their child.
Does she have a sensitivity issue? She doesn’t like how they fit/feel? I’ve been dealing with that with my almost 8 yr old for a couple of years now. She has a very hard time switching seasons, going from shorts to pants. Even how her shirts fit and panties. We also try and get clothes picked out the night before to try and help any meltdowns in the morning sometimes it helps and sometimes it doesn’t. I understand your frustration.
She may be testing boundaries. If your doctor isn’t worried and you’re not having anger issues elsewhere I would recommend just taking the choice away. Give her a clear expectation and a written out morning schedule with words or pictures. Get up at this time breakfast at this time and dressed at this time… if she fails to comply pack up all her clothes and pick them out for her. Just make all the rule clear and reasonable. like if you fight me 3 times this week I will take all your clothes for X amount of days. or your can earn your clothes back for getting ready on time X amount of days. of course reward good behavior like a trip to the dollar store if she doesn’t fight all week or what ever works for your family. stay up an extra hour on the weekends or a trip to a friend’s house. anything to help motivate her.
Could be a sensory issue? I have a battle on my hands every morning to get my 5 year old dressed and out the door for school and always says she doesn’t want to go (it is a lot for her but she needs to go )
It’s just that time every kiddie goes through it Your going to have to let her know who really makes the decisions
Not liking labels and tags can be linked to Autism…Its a sensory thing
My mom used to give me choices. She would lay out three outfits I could wear and that made me I guess feel like it was more of my choice instead of hers. She said that helped a lot.
There’s definitely something deeper going on here. It may be a sensory issue, executive dysfunction, or a tactic to avoid school (maybe she’s being bullied for her clothes?), but it’s always a good rule of thumb with little ones to not assume malicious intent. “She’s having a hard time, not giving you a hard time.”
Could be a sensory thing? My 5 year old daughter goes shopping with me, she needs to feel the material first to see if she’ll wear it. I also let her choose her clothes by herself everyday. She sees an occupational therapist to help with all her sensory issues and that has helped a lot.
My daughter is about to turn 6 and we have that problem to. Over the summer it was pink. Nothing with pink on it. She would flip her lid. You know how hard it is to find girl clothes with no pink on it anywhere. But the main issue is buttons. No button pants/shorts. she will cry for an hour if I even try.
Send her to school in her pjs
Luckily she will get over it! I think its just a phase for some kids unfortunately i dealt with it for almost 2 years my daughter hated everything about picking out clothes or wearing them hopefully your daughter comes out of it quicker than mine did i think these girls just like pushing buttons
My daughter is like that with alot of clothes she has sensory processing disorder and some clothes feel like they hurt her she also has a few other disabilities
What are her reasons? Itchy spikey? Or “not pretty enough”?
Remove loads from closet so she has less choice shes only 6 so try to get her not to overthink it. Just leave it last min in morning and tell her to run and get ready see what she comes down with on her, let her wear it and give her a wee treat for getting dressed so quickly when your in such a rush x schools understand so even if its not perfectly matching etc dont worry just praise her for her choice etc. Hopefully it will pass soon
I have dealt with this for years, since my child was 3/4 … at times, it’s still a issue. Like you, I started letting my daughter picking out her own clothes, because I I was getting angry for spending money on clothes she never wore. Turns out she likes the clothes, it she had, sensory issues. Where certain clothes that touched her skin or body parts bothered her, to the point of mental breakdowns. Socks touching her toes ( stitching) brush touching her scalp. Certain fabric touching her legs. Just a suggestion, to look into ?
What do you say when you don’t like something she picked ?
How do u react to what u wear and how you pick your clothes . Does she hear you alot talking bad about what people are wearing ?
Could be as simple as she just watching what you do and say about clothing .
Or could be to itchy tags could be annoying could be so many possible options .
I have two girls 4/9 who have always had control of what they wear they even dressed an ready before I’ve even got up for coffee lol .
Try letting her know what weather going to be like that day and let her choose what ever is suitable for that plus dress code until she find what she likes and makes her happy .
Maybe even take a good look back at things you could of done to make getting dressed so hard an maybe change that
Maybe try boy clothes
What if the school is being picky about dress codes and making her self conscious
Send her to a school with a uniform
Let it go
This is a battle but not the war
U will have bigger issues coming
You the parent, dont give in to her, otherwise down the line, you are going to have a problem.
Pick 3 shirts/bottoms. Have her chose from that. Not in front of the dresser or closet.
She might be overwhelmed.
Could set a timer for 2 minutes and tell her she has to chose before that’s over.
If she throws a fit. Say it’s only for school. She can change when she gets home.
Maybe try having her wear the clothes to be so she’s not having to change in the morning when she wakes up?
Maybe take her to Walmart and let her pick out something? I had a problem with my son not taking care of nice and expensive shoes so thought I was teaching him a lesson and bought him a $10 pair of Walmart shoes. They ended up being his favorite because a boy in his class had the same exact shoes and he took care of them and they actually for once lived until he outgrew them! Like I don’t know what kind of clothes she has and I’m sure they are nice, but maybe they aren’t what the other kids are wearing.
I started to have this issue with my son and it turned out he was being bullied at school. Now that the bullying has been stopped, he still suffers with wondering if his clothing is good enough. I have stopped buying a whole bunch of clothes/shoes for him and I allow him to buy his own clothes/shoes with his allowance. This ensures he is buying things he will actually wear(I don’t let my baby go without). I also remind him daily that it doesn’t matter what other people think of what he’s wearing! As long as the clothing makes him happy!!
He also has issues with textures of clothing!
Sounds like she may be going thru a change in her life maybe it’s her style. she doesn’t feel herself in her old clothes I know it’s not easy but possibly let her go shopping with some friends aswell to let them have fun and buy a few outfits! Could do a photo shoot and make it silly with fun wigs!
I went thru so many changes and I didn’t know how to express myself when I was younger. I did it by changing my hair and look. I liked to be me. Not what people wanted me to be. And it kept changing even as a mother now I have definitely grown out of a few things I didn’t think I ever would. Like coloring my hair all different shades of the rainbow and now it’s just brown to cover greys.
There are other ways to express your self painting, art, music. You can do some research about it too and just think outside the box never know what would help. I would do anything for my child to feel comfortable. Good luck. Hope this was helpful
You are the mom give her 5 minutes to pick something out if it is not done then you pick something out and that is what she wears end of story children and grandchildren knew I ment what i said if they wanted to cry i would give them something to cry about and yes my granddaughter and I were very close
Honestly it could be sensory issues…one of the biggest problems for kids with sensory issues is clothing…being too tight, too loose, to hard or soft, itchy or whatever…maybe see if there is a pattern with the stuff she will wear…example…my son prefers stuff that is tighter on him and loves the dry tech clothing because its smooth on his skin…ask your Dr about sensory prosseccing disorder
You are the parent-this is a 6 year old child-give her a couple of choices if she doesn’t choose an outfit choose for her-end of story.
I have an 18 yr old daughter ! This is normal to an extent. I personally had my daughter choose 2 outfits to choose from in the morning it seemed to work well. draw some mom boundaries and hold them strong! You got this!
When my daughter was like that at her age I let her pick an outfit the night before and I picked one knowing she was going to change her mind in the morning. I would give her that option or her option but I would not let her open her drawers/closet to much time wasted! Another option is telling her she could always wear a uniform everyday if she doesn’t like the clothes you have for her.
Don’t give her so much just take all her clothes but 2 out fits and that’s it she won’t have a problem the. When it comes to the next 2 days the same thing she will have no choice it’s seems mean but my daughter was only 1 time wearing the clothes she had a relation to keep so that changed quick
just give her outfit options, set out 3 choices no more, its one of those 3 then major praise for making a hard decision, small down her options, she is still doing it herself if its not the whole closet the choice will be easier yet she is still having the final say
Get her a couple pairs of Kacky pants and a couple oxford. Type shirts. And tell them to wear them most kids nowadays have to wear this type clothing tell her tighten up or she has to wear this clothing to match what other children have to wear ? Scare tactic. Just a thought
Sensory issues maybe she doesn’t like Jeans .
Try lose items
Send her like you were going to in undies and singlet but have a outfit last minute
Exchange the stuff w tags and get her to pick something else?
My daughter would not get dressed fussed over outfits and was late for kindergarten until I got a warning so I took her into kindergarten in her pajamas with a bag of clothes and told the teacher she is not late and all the kids laughed the next day she was up and dressed and never said another word about it
What kind of kids y’all raising? Every time I read something it’s about a child being bad. Stop spoiling these kids. I never had none of these problems with mine because they knew I don’t play that mess. It’s time to get a switch for these kids
Some of yall shouldn’t be parents. Yall motherfuckers are rude and emotionally abusive. This is a CHILD; CHILDREN do these things. Honestly OP you should keep doing this and everytime she mentions hating something about the clothes you should mention something you love about it; and if she fails to pick something then you pick for her. Do this for a few months and if it continues i suggest going to the store and trying to find a new outfit or two and while doing that asking her what she would love to wear(Colour, style, ect).
Show your daughter pic’s of other little girls from poor country’s n show her what they have to wear like they dnt have nothing to wear at all
Tell her if she does not put her clothes on she will have to go to school naked as the day she was born!! Strike some fear in to her get a back bone!! My kids have never had the luxury of having “new” clothes!! My 7 year old gets his clothes from Gods Closet my 16 year old from Good Will. There are people out there that cant afford to clothe their children and your raising an entitled child. Letting her say I dont like that so I’m not gonna wear that isnt ok… Where is the punishment? Time out? No tv? No anything until you get your butt in those clothes and wear them!!
I have an almost 10 year old. She has a closet and dresser filled with clothes and so many different styles its crazy. We like to keep it that was so she can pick her clothes based off how she’s feeling that day. We let her pick her outfit shoes abd accessories and as long as it’s school abd weather appropriate i don’t care what she’s in. If i were you I’d wake her up in the morning and give her a set amount of time to be ready and out the door. And if she refuses to get dressed then she goes to school in what she’s wearing.
My 7 year old has an organizer in his closet. It has slots for every day of the week. We pick an outfit for each day, socks, undies…and put them in the organizer on the weekends. He decides what to wear for each day, then on school days, it’s less crazy because he has already chosen his clothes, so he just gets them from the closet and gets dressed.
Maybe theres something going on at school that is making her say no to the clothes thinking she wont have to go. Maybe have a heart to heart to see if its actually about something else
If all of the hard work and effort you’re putting into her outfits still isn’t good enough for her, make her wear something that’s actually raggedy and ugly to school and don’t give into the temper tantrum; I bet she changes her attitude quickly.
My granddaughter is 4, and she pics out her own clothes for school and dresses herself in the mornings! Do not want any help, so her mum just let her be!
This is gonna sound weird but I’m sure we all remember going through this moment in our life where we start to notice who the “popular” kids are gonna be. Maybe the kids that are standing out the most wear something that she doesn’t have. Maybe ask her what would make her feel pretty that day. Instead of focusing on the clothing, offer her a hair style or a jewelry piece that could make her “stand out”. I grew up low income so I noticed the difference in how the other kids looked. I had a complex about it for a while until I hit middle school and we started liking our differences. I’m not assuming that you are low income or whatever, I just saying at this time, the kids are starting to find their place in the “pack”.
Give her two options otherwise she goes in her PJs.
This is why I’m so glad schools in Australia have uniforms, all the kids look the same
I wouldn’t actually make such a big deal about it, let her choose whatever it is she actually wants to wear. If it’s something absolutely outrageous maybe send a not to school with an extra change of clothes. Sometimes we have to pick our battles. I know it’s something I’m not going through myself it’s just my opinion. I hope things work out soon <3
tell her to choose clothes the she likes because youre going to get rid all of the clothes she doesnt like and everything thats left will be her only clothes…
One of the great things about school uniform! They all wear the same!
I’m 34… when I was in me tweens in the late 90’s flare jeans and adidas were in. My mom grew up with all hand me downs and because of this would buy me I guess… mom style jeans which was not a thing when I was growing up. The ones that get tight around your ankle and Nikes, probably popular in her time idk… I hated them because I stuck out like a sore thumb. Thankfully my school was small and no one bothered me, but I was embarrassed to wear them because I looked “dorky” and was literally the only one that dressed like that. I tried to wear my couple pairs of flares my grandma got me but my mom would yell when I didn’t wear the others because she payed for them. I was very high anxiety and it bothered me a lot. If it’s something like that I’d be gentle, if not tell her to get her ass in her clothes or you’ll drop her off naked and leave her to it. I wouldn’t even stay to watch her whine, what’s she gonna do? She is not getting in that car naked I can assure you. Sometimes you have to be firm because no one has time for that
Put her in the car in her pjs
You’re the parent, you give her 2 options and that’s it! If she doesn’t pick either then she would go to school in her PJs. You have to take control of this situation. If not, thing’s will spiral out of control fast as she gets older.
If she keeps on putting up a attitude. Start taking away other stuff that she doesn’t needoesn’t need. She needs to respect her parents.
Is she being bullied but too afraid to tell you? Try going about the situation gently maybe? I remember being teased in grade school and was too afraid to tell my mom because I knew she already had A lot on her plate
There can be so much going on here. Is she only giving you trouble over school clothes & not on weekends? If so it could be that she’s being bullied or that the clothes aren’t comfortable while sitting. I bought my daughter a bunch of cute jeans. She’d refuse to wear them. After some investigating I learned the cut of jeans & the embellishments were uncomfortable to sit in. She didn’t have the ability to tell me. I got her boys jeans. She’s much happier. It may not have anything to do with clothes at all. She may not like school & this is how she’s expressing it. Do some detective work.
Go talk to the councilor at school get to the bottom of it. Watch her as she gets dressed see if she having problems with the feeling of the clothes. In fact make her try on everything she owns so you can cross that one off. Then talk to teacher find out what’s going on. I’m sorry I didn’t go through this with my two children my heart goes out to you only one other thing I can say follow your mom gut and do what’s best for y’all Good luck Momma you got this.