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Do You Hate Bra Shopping With Your Teenager?
By Cyla Weiner

Tips to make this adventure enjoyable

If you're like most moms, you want your daughter looking good in her clothes. This gives her confidence, self esteem, and makes her feel attractive. But according to statistics posted by the National Institute on Media and the Family, 53 percent of American girls are unhappy with their bodies by age 13. That figure grows to 78 percent by the time girls reach 17. Break-free Beauty founder and body image expert Sarah Maria Dreisbach explains "being unhappy with her body causes complications when bra or bathing suit shopping."

To help stimulate a teenage girl's body image confidence, the importance of wearing the right bra should be tops on your agenda. First, there is the issue of good support for their breast tissue. As you know, gravity takes its toll without any additional help; therefore, it's really important to get the right bra and the right amount of support. The teenage years are tough and whether your daughter is very small busted or very large busted she needs to be in the right bra for her and her lifestyle. Just remember that bras are like shoes, both mother and daughter need a wardrobe of different styles to fit in with their daily life.

A starting point is to take your daughter to a specialty store that has trained fitters to measure her properly. There are wonderful lingerie stores and sales associates who know how to work with teenagers. Crying, screaming, or arguing in the dressing room can definitely be avoided and should be a thing of the past. Over the years I've been in the bra business there is never a time when I'm around young adults that they don't tell me about their horrible bra shopping experiences. Talk to the fitter and tell her the price range you'd like to stay within and about how many bras you'd like to purchase. Then let her take your daughter in the dressing room alone and talk to her about her needs.

Following are a few tips depending on your daughter's bust size:

If your daughter is large busted:

o Wearing the right size bra will make her look smaller and give her the appearance of a smaller looking waistline. This undergarment will also make her clothes fit and look much nicer.

o Added support and relief on her back and shoulders are other realized benefits from wearing a properly fitted bra.

If your daughter is small busted:

o Wearing the right size bra and the correct style bra will make her look more in proportion with the rest of her body. It will give her more confidence in everything she does.

o A properly fitted bra maximizes her "resources" and can result in a lifted and fuller appearance.

If your daughter is average:

o Wearing the right size bra is important so that she doesn't damage her breast tissue. She is very lucky because she has so many choices from which to select.

How many bras does a teenage girl need? Every bra wardrobe should consist of six different styles: seamless, sexy, sport, strapless, specialty, and spa. You decide what is appropriate for your daughter and her lifestyle. Take into consideration her workout routine, participation in any sports and level of each, the style of clothes she wears, special occasions to determine which bras will fit best into her wardrobe.

During a woman's lifetime, they can change bra sizes six to eight times. For young girls, it is important to pay attention to their body changes as they might gain or lose weight. Even a slight gain of 5 pounds, a loss of 10, or new workout program/sport activity can result in a new bra size. Teenage years are hard enough on girls, ensuring she has access to this secret undergarment is just one tactic to help her grow in her self and in her self confidence.

As your daughter ages, different milestones are achieved. Remember her first smile, first word, first steps? This is just one more marker along the way to becoming a young woman and shopping for your daughter's first bra provides a bonding opportunity. Make this a fun experience. It certainly can be!

Cyla Weiner is a bra, intimate apparel and swimwear fitting expert who grew up in the fashion industry. She opened Sylene of Washington (SW), a woman-owned lingerie and swimwear boutique, in the Washington-DC area more than 30 years ago. She and SW's fitting experts specialize in helping women, brides to be, and teens who appreciate a combination of personal attention and superior, luxurious selections. Visit http://www.sylenedc.com

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