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Certainly people lived and existed before clothes were invented, so to some extent one could claim we don't "need" clothes. However clothes, especially for tiny babies, serve purposes other than warmth: absorbency. Babies don't just leak from the diaper area: they drool, spit up, and just like us, they sweat. Most baby-specific clothes are very absorbent ...

It is perfectly normal - in our garden in the summer my kids were still running round naked at 6 or 7 years old, but by that age they have enough personal modesty that they put clothes back on if we have visitors. At 1 1/2, they just don't have that sense of modesty so you have to find a way of being their modesty filter for them, without making them feel ...

Being naked is fun...for children. It can be very freeing. However, I understand your concern. I think most children go through some period of this desire (my children often want to sleep naked). There is nothing wrong with a child being naked but this must have limits. I taught my children about private areas very early and I would insist that your ...

Kids are all different. I'd be surprised if a 2yo were completely dressing/undressing him/her-self all the time. I'd be surprised if a 6yo were not doing so. If you want to encourage self-dressing, buy the easiest-to-use clothes possible: velcro shoes, elastic pants, shirts that button or snap rather than pull over the head.

As HedgeMage said, all kids are different, but you can look here: http://www.babycenter.com/0_toddler-milestone-self-care_6503.bc for general idea. It says there that at yours age child should already be able to take off his clothes, but only after 3 or even 4 he will be able to get dressed all by himself.

Light clothing. My daughter was born at the height of summer around here which generally averages in the mid to upper 90s degrees Fahrenheit (32+ degrees Celcius). Granted, not quite as hot as 113 degrees Fahrenheit... Onesies are your best friend. Short-sleeved onesies with no legs like these. If your baby starts to get cold, you can always throw a ...

At that age kids like to wear different clothes - two of my kids did exactly that: they'd vanish to their room and come back in something entirely different. If he is demanding that you change his clothes for him, make it more of a game, but ask which ones he'll want for the morning and which ones for the afternoon. Distraction techniques work as well - ...

I would only purchase what is needed now, for a number of reasons. The rate of a child's growth is not linear. The child might take stay at size 5 for 8 months then be at size 8 2 months later. Or the feet might not grow but the child gets taller. What you like now you (or the child) might not like in 6 months. My home had far too much kid stuff ...

Be sure that you are certain about what the common factor is. It might appear to be the long vs. short but it might also be a texture thing. For a while my son would refuse to wear anything but soft clothing most of which were long like sweat pants and warm long sleeved shirts. I have to disagree with what Rory said though. I reserve such draconian measures ...

If you don't buy long sleeved shirts and trousers he won't be able to wear them. If you want to limit what a child wears, it is easier to only give them choices which you approve of. If the trousers are wearing out, perhaps they should be thrown away and new ones not bought until the winter. For ones that aren't wearing out, hide them away during the ...

Just adding to the chorus...clothes, for the most part, suck! Our 10 year old still will often come in the house after school and the first thing he does is strip to his underwear. Now that I work at home, even as an adult, there are many days that I'm wearing the same. ;) So, that doesn't help solve your problem, but hopefully reassures you that there ...

All my daughters' shoes are hand-me-downs except for her athletic shoes. I figure she isn't spending enough time in her other shoes to cause any serious damage. Let me elaborate. I had an aunt that bought my sister and I special shoes designed to help children walk correctly and healthfully and gave those shoes to my parents. She continued to "keep us in ...

I found that my kids were not great at telling me when shoes were to small and I did find that they made big jumps, so I wouldn't buy all the sizes together. I also found that Target and Costco often have sales on shoes for young ones, so I wouldn't worry about not being able to find shoes when needed. I also pass down shoes through children. As they get ...

My son, age 3 1/2, loves to wear costumes. He immediately changes into a costume when he gets home from school everyday and wears if for the rest of the day (he doesn't necessarily play like the character he has become, but he just likes to wear it). In the mornings he is very particular about what he wears (has to be soft and fuzzy) and gets very upset when ...

There are many different levels of motor skills, body awareness/schema, and visual motor perceptual skills required for the various aspects of undressing/dressing. Refining all of these skills may not be completed until 3-4 years of age. However, I do have a suggestion for encouraging her "next step" in each task. In therapy, we use "backward chaining" to ...

Although it is perfectly normal, if it continues and spreads to other tactile issues, I would watch it closely. There are some issues, such as ASD that can be indicated by tactile issues. I think we all have things that we don't like touching - sticky, dirty, itchy, etc. but if there is an excessive amount of issues like that in addition to wanting to be ...

I've often heard the advice to dress like an onion: We've learned from sports clothing that it's practical to wear several layers of relatively thin clothing, so that you can peel off layers according to the temperature. Here's an example: Undergarments should be able to transport moisture away from the skin; then have a layer of e.g. cotton clothing ...

The X months sizing system for baby clothes is far from accurate. Cloths of the same supposed size (say, all 3 months) from different manufacturers or different styles can vary dramatically in actual size. Then there's the fact that there is no standard size for a 3 month old baby. My 12 month old fits snugly in 18mo clothing. And my friend's 12mo old ...

During hot summers, the general guidance is to keep them cool but covered from the sun. If you are filtering sunlight anyway, you don't need to worry so much about coverage from the sun, so clothe them in enough layers they feel comfortably warm. As an example, in a hot Scottish summer (25 degrees C or more) we would just put a vest, a sun hat and a nappy ...

On fungi: Wikipedia links to a South Australia Public Health fact sheet (PDF) about second-hand goods. The fact sheet discusses athlete's foot and other fungi. Parasites (including fungi) ... may survive for extended periods of time. While transmission of these organisms is also unlikely, some second-hand goods may result in a risk to health if they are ...

The 3-6 months tend to be sized to fit up to 6 months, and the 3 months ones are sized roughly for 2-4 months. I would tend to treat the single age as the centre of a range. For the clothes we bought (in the UK) I would treat these sizes as a very rough guide, though. Different vendors produce clothes of wildly differing sizes all described as the same so ...

From my personal experience, clothes that are X-Y are usually more towards the Y, meaning too big for X months. We bought our daughter clothes for 1-2 years when she was year and half it for couple of months it was really loose on her - she has average build, not slender or anything. Now that she is 2 years old those clothes still fit, but pretty tight. So ...

Realistically, toddlers will not need every size of shoe. The difference between whole numbered sizes is only 1/3 inch, and half-sizes are only 1/6 of an inch different, so little you might not even notice the difference, especially depending on the type and fit of the shoe, one of the reasons some shoes (eg: flip flops, crocs, rain boots, etc) are often ...

I have found excellent deals on toddler shoes at consignment stores. I just got 2 pairs fo Stride Rite shoes (one looked new, the other slightly used) for $6.50 total. There are great deals to be found all the time. If you find a REALLY great deal on some really basic shoes that can be worn year round, I'd buy several sizes up. I'd only recommend this if ...

Your daughter sounds right on track. I think the important thing is to continue to let her try even if she doesn't succeed. I've seen parents say "she isn't old enough" to do something, so they always do it for her, then wonder why when she is "old enough" she doesn't suddenly know how to do it.