Why we should dress our daughters modestly
The other day my husband and I had to make a run to the grocery store to pick up a few items. While walking down the bread aisle I couldn’t help but notice that the young girl in front of us was wearing shorts SO short they looked like hot pants.. hot pants? Is that what they’re called? Anyways, this just made NO sense to me! It was 50 degrees outside AND it was raining! She looked to be about 15 or so… and I couldn’t help but notice every single guy turning to stare.. but NOT my husband because he knows better and he also wishes to live.
Young girls just don’t realize that how they dress attracts attention from young and old men alike. They’re far too trusting in their thinking or they just don’t care. Either way, it is our job as parents to be sure that our daughters are dressed appropriately. It starts by us setting an example in how we dress.
Now, I’m not saying we need to dress in ankle length dresses with long sleeves and a turtleneck. But what I AM saying is that when we go clothes shopping for ourselves and our daughters we should bring God along with us. We can wear trendy and cute clothing without having every area on our body exposed.
Romans 12:2 (New International Version) Says…
“Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will.”
1 Corinthians 10:31 (New International Version)
“So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God.”
1 Timothy 2:9 (New International Version)
“I also want women to dress modestly, with decency and propriety…”
1 Thessalonians 4:4-7 (New International Version)
that each of you should learn to control his own body in a way that is holy and honorable, 5not in passionate lust like the heathen, who do not know God; 6and that in this matter no one should wrong his brother or take advantage of him. The Lord will punish men for all such sins, as we have already told you and warned you. 7For God did not call us to be impure, but to live a holy life.
Read this letter from Christian guys to girls about WHY it’s important for girls to dress more modestly.Trust me, you definitely NEED to read it. We all know that men are very different from women, we are very emotional and crave affection.. men are very visual no matter their age and this letter makes it quite clear as to what exactly men are thinking about this issue whether they’re Christian or not.
Last winter I had 5 shirts… the ONLY 5 shirts that were comfortable and cute and still covered everything I wanted to have covered up. This season I’ve noticed that the styles of shirts being sold are longer around the stomach and cover up top as well so dressing modestly will be really easy… I’m still shopping in the juniors section when I go shopping so I know for a fact it really can be done.
To the girls that insist on wearing hot pants even now when capris and bermuda shorts are so popular… those can’t possibly be comfortable. I hope that one day you realize the impact you’re having on other women’s husbands, fathers, and sons.. and our daughters too. I don’t want my daughter growing up thinking that we’re just eye candy, we’re so much more than that… God says so!
Who can find a virtuous woman? for her price is far above rubies. (Proverbs 31:10 according the the KJV)
In response to this post I received a really great email from Gale of www.MimsyDesigns.comand I feel it was so well said that I would really like to share it with my readers.
Miranda, I’m happy whenever I hear parents supporting modest dress in
children. As a teacher and the mother of a grown daughter, I have been
appalled at the ***ualization of young children through the
clothing
trends of the marketing media. I have seen children change over the years in
their behavior and movement due to the type of clothing that they wear.
I hope that so many parents will realize this problem that they will
create a movement to change the trends. I have done my part by designing my
own line of clothing for young children so that parents have an alternative
to the provocative fashions that are so prevalent. Parents need to realize
how the clothing affects the children and strive to maintain their child’s
innocence as long as possible, and to select clothing that allows their
child freedom of movement.
Children have so little time to be young, and
they need that time to be protected from matters that are beyond their
years, so that they can develop in a healthy way.
Thank you for posting your comments, as I hope more parents will do.
Gale O’Brien, Mimsy Designs www.mimsydesigns.com
–_sorry, I had to bleep the word out to keep my blog “clean”. 
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I am so with you, there is no need for young girls to wear clothes like that!
Great, great post! I’m so nervous about having two teenage girls in my house one day. It’s a fine line you have to walk.