Ok ladies, I need your help. My beautiful son is almost 3 1/2 yrs old and is VERY tall and slim. He can wear pants and shorts in a size 18-24mths but the problem is in the length-all too short ! So we had to move to a size 2T with the adjustable waistband at the tightest setting. This didn't last too long until those were too short and had to move to a 3T. Even at the tightest waistband setting, they are STILL way too big in the waist but fit him length-wise. Well, he went to put on his jeans yesterday and they are too short again! I can't possibly move him to a 4T, they would fall right down to the floor!! Any suggestions other than having pants made for him? I would appreciate ANY help you could provide.
Thank you..
I didn't read all the other suggestions so I'm sorry if I'm repeating but I noticed that at Target their toddler pants (Cherakee brand) always seem long and slim fitting. Mind you, I'm in the girls section but my daughter is on the taller side for her age and I can't buy that brand for her because of those reasons. Maybe the boys pants are the same way. Good Luck.
I dont't have advice...I have the same problem with my 4 year old daughter! I'm hoping some other Mom's have some ideas!
I have the same exact problem with my 4 yr old he is very tall and slim. I have found that the jeans at Sears (Canyon River Blues) carry a slim version and they have the adjustable waist band. I'm getting ready to move him into a 5 slim for the lenght because he's grown out of his 4 slim.
Have you considered sewing extra material on the bottom of his pants? My Grandmother did this for me because my legs were extra long. Almost all of my slacks had a pattern of some kind about four or five inches long sewn on the bottom. Kids don't pay any attention to what other kids are wearing and this will get you through until he fills out enough to wear something that is long enough.
First of all....What are you feeding your child! Geez that's alot of growing!! Amazing. I would suggest you take his pants to a friend that can sew or to a local dry cleaners that has a seamstress. Believe or not it won't cost to much money to get the pants adjusted. That is my only suggestion. I feel bad for you!
I see a lot of advice for you on this, but mothers of girls don't have it nearly as bad. Heck, their daughter's short pants can just become capris. However, little boys can't wear high waters. I feel your pain. I've been dealing with this since my son was about 3, too. He was a little shorty when he was born (6.5 lbs. and 18 in.) but now he's in the 80th percentile in height, and his growth chart says he'll be around 6'1" by the end of his growing. He's also skinny as a rail due to his ADHD medicine.
I JUST discovered that boot cut jeans naturally have an inch or two longer inseam. I went to JCPenney's and bought slim bootcuts with adjustable waists for my son. He finally has pants that look cool! (Which is important for an 8 year old.) Not sure if toddler sizes have bootcut as an option, but there's no harm in looking. Maybe google or Ebay search for them, and also take his measurements at waist and inseam, so you can compare if you shop online.
Good luck! :)
My son is tall and thin too and I've always sewn elastic into the waist of his pants and that has worked for us. They don't look great on the top but I never tuck anything of his in anyway.
My daughter is at nearly the 70th percentile for height at 3 yrs old. I have this same problem. I have to buy her 4-4T for length and just make sure her shirt is long enough to cover the fact that her pants are always falling off. Belts help except they hinder going to the potty alone.
Good luck with this.
You can aslo buy custom made pants from ETSY
here's a few links:
You can also so to your local drycleaner and see if they also make alterations...
here's a few links to some etsy shops that do custm work too:
http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?ref=sr_list_2&li...
http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?ref=sr_list_8&li...
http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?ref=sr_list_18&l...
I sew a little so i've just taken in the pants if needed. but good luck!
My oldest daughter had the same problem. We paid to have some altered. There was an elderly woman at our church thatonly charged me a few dollars. In a pinch one time we were on vacation in Orlando and got a cold front. I used a hair ribbon on some store bought pants and tied to 2 belt loops in the back together to make it smaller, but she could still unbutton them to use the potty. Good Luck.
Try bib overalls. Or maybe suspenders? You could try a basic military-style belt with two D rings. But I know a belt can be tough when they are still working on potty training. It's one more thing that might prevent getting to the potty in time! At least he is too young to know or care about how the clothes look, or what all the other kids are wearing. Just tell him his pants are "cropped" like the cool skateboard kids out in California ;-p
My daughter is also very slim, but we can usually get away with the adjustable waist pants. But when we can't, like when someone gives her an outfit with pants that aren't adjustable, I use one of those dress clips (I'm not sure what they are really called) on the waistband. It's about 2 inches long, has a clip on either end, and elastic in between. Women use them to gather a loose dress in the back. I think my Mom got it at Joann (the fabric store). It's not an ideal solution, but it's inexpensive, and if you don't tuck in the shirt, you don't even know it's there. I've seen plain ones - just the clips and and solid color elastic, although my daughter's has lace on it. Hope that helps!
Gymboree carries a line of slim clothing. One of my friends has the same problem with her son & can only buy pants from Gymboree since they do make slim. The stores don't carry much from the slim line, but they are online also.
My grandson turned 3 in October. I had the same problem with jeans. Wrangler makes slim sized also. They also don't have the baggy legs and are more fitted (like the big kids) Good luck!
The elastic belt, mentioned earlier, is your best bet. Even if he is potty training, you can adjust it to make his pants easy to slide up and down like elastic waist pants. My son wears belts and feels like such a 'big boy'. I found him just pulling his pants down when he was in a hurry anyway. In about a year he will have mastered the skill of doing a regular belt. From the sounds of it, he will be in need of one for a while. May as well have him get used to it.:)
Good luck to you!
S.
The great thing about living in FL is that kids can wear shorts most of the time...and this kind of hides some of the growing issues for awhile. Although when it's cold (like it has been recently!) he would have to be in pants....instead of pants, how about sweat pants for awhile. Some of those elastic bands can be pretty tight, maybe you'll find the length you're looking for with a tight waistband. He's probably in a growth-spurt!
We have the same problem with our six year old son. Mostly he wears shorts, but during the cold weather we just deal with pants being a little short. We have tried buying slim sizes at the department store, and the adjustable waist bands. Like you, they are still too big in the waist. We ahve had similiar problems with our (older)daughters. I don't know who they make clothes for....But I would love to find something that fits w/o having to be altered.
Hi, I just noticed this post, I hope that I'm not too late to add my 2 cents worth. My daughter is 4 about to be 5, and wears 6 pants, and some 7 in dresses, pjs etc. She is very thin as well, and I have a hard time finding things small enough in the waist that are long enough. I have found some things that work for us - hopefully they will work for you too.
1st) someone else suggested my first thought too - overalls. You can buy them extra long, shorten the straps to the shortest setting, roll up a cuff, and when he grows and the cuff comes down, then start letting the straps down. They don't have to fit around the waist so much, just put a longish shirt in there and they are plenty cute! Oshkosh always has specials, and online coupons that you can print, there are outlets all over the place.
2nd) sweat pants, I've had good luck with those too, having small waists, because of the elastic in the hem too - you can buy them a little extra long and they can just be full at the bottom, he won't trip because the elastic will hold them up.
3rd)I NEVER put anything in the dryer where length is a problem - because even on the coolest setting I think cotton things continue to get shorter (I'm very tall, and I know that I'm not growing and my jeans get too short if I dry them) I just put them on hangers, and hang them on shower curtain poles, or the back of closet doors, etc. Pjs - almost always last about a year for us, because I buy the cotton jersey t-shirt material legging and shirt style, and because they are close fitting, I can get them extra long too, and NEVER put them in the dryer.
4th) consignment stores - usually a selection of inexpensive pants - I found a Ralph Lauren pair, paid only $7 for them, they didn't have an adjustable waist, but it was tiny, and they were super long, I had them cuffed at the botton 2+ times, she fit them forever! When they finally started getting snug around the waist, she lost the diaper/pull up and gained that room back!
5th)in Orlando area - there is a store "Steve & Barry's", if you are in the area, seek it out, if you're not in the Orlando area, check online and see if there is one near you. EVERYTHING (adults & kids, shoes & clothes) is $20 AND LESS! The kids pants have adjustable waist bands, and are only $10, they fit my daughter like a dream and aren't as expensive as GAP, Gymboree etc....
Good luck, let us know how you make out!
