#Self-expression in kids

[momatosfashion]

HOW FASHION BOOSTS KIDS CONFIDENCE AND SELF EXPRESSION

Introduction

Fashion is more than just clothing—it’s a powerful tool for self-expression and confidence-building, even for kids! From picking out their favorite outfits to experimenting with colors and styles, children develop a unique sense of identity through fashion.

Allowing kids to express themselves through clothing helps them feel empowered, independent, and creative. In this blog, we’ll explore how fashion shapes confidence, enhances creativity, and plays a vital role in child development.

1️⃣ Fashion as a Form of Self-Expression 

Children have their own personalities, likes, and dislikes, and fashion provides them with a fun and exciting way to express these traits.

✔️ Colors & Patterns Reflect Emotions – Bright colors often represent energy and enthusiasm, while pastels can symbolize calmness. Letting kids choose their favorite hues helps them express how they feel. ✔️ Outfit Choices Showcase Interests – A child who loves superheroes may prefer themed clothing, while an artistic child may be drawn to unique prints and textures. ✔️ Freedom to Experiment – Mixing and matching different styles fosters creativity and allows children to develop a personal fashion sense.

Encouraging kids to make fashion choices gives them confidence in their identity and decisions.

2️⃣ The Confidence Boost from Dressing Well 

Just like adults, kids feel good when they look good! Wearing an outfit they love can boost their self-esteem and help them feel more comfortable in social settings.

✅ Builds Self-Assurance – When kids wear clothes that make them happy, they feel more confident interacting with peers. ✅ Encourages Independence – Choosing their outfits each day helps kids develop decision-making skills and take ownership of their appearance. ✅ Prepares Them for Social Situations – Dressing up for special events, fashion shows, or school presentations gives kids a sense of readiness and pride.

When children feel good about how they look, they carry themselves with greater confidence in every aspect of life.

3️⃣ The Role of Fashion in Child Development 

Fashion isn’t just about style—it plays a crucial role in emotional and cognitive development.

🎭 Encourages Creativity – Kids who experiment with styles, colors, and accessories develop imaginative thinking. 👗 Teaches Responsibility – Taking care of their clothes and dressing appropriately for occasions instills a sense of responsibility. 👟 Promotes Comfort & Self-Awareness – Understanding what makes them comfortable and what suits them best helps children become more self-aware.

By allowing children to express themselves through fashion, parents help them develop confidence, creativity, and individuality.

4️⃣ The Rise of Kids’ Fashion Platforms 

With kids' fashion becoming a major trend, many brands are now offering platforms for young style icons to shine. Fashion shows, online contests, and social media campaigns allow kids to explore their talent while gaining recognition.

Brands like Momatos are leading the way in encouraging kids to embrace fashion and showcase their personality through unique styles.

Conclusion

Fashion is more than just dressing up—it’s a powerful tool for self-expression and confidence-building in children. By encouraging kids to explore different styles, colors, and outfits, we help them develop a sense of independence, creativity, and pride in who they are.

🌟 Let’s celebrate the little trendsetters and help them express themselves through fashion!

#momatos.in

[queen-helmaroc]

the point of being alt is to break OUT of the box

hi so i keep seeing so so so many posts about people asking if they are punk because they do x,y,z or posts asking how to look more punk or more emo or more scene, and while theres nothing wrong with asking for fashion tips, music recs, advice, etc,

PLS REMEMBER, u should wear *WHAT YOU LIKE* and listen to music that *YOU* like!!

Labels are used to describe things! we shouldn't change our tastes and preferences to fit a label. that is literally the opposite of the point of being alternative. focus on becoming yourself, then worry about applying labels after! experiment, try new things! there is no rush.

i used to ask myself "does this outfit make me look emo/scene/punk/etc enough?" and i realized bruh what am i doing. it does not matter. labels describe me, not the other way around.

life is too short to constrict yourself to any label!!!

[posi-pan]

for anyone who has ever seen someone claim pansexual was coined on social media by teenagers in the early 2000s, the 2010s, and even in the past few years, and believed it or wondered if it’s true, or known it’s not true and been annoyed by the misinformation, this article is for you!

after listing out all of the claims i’ve seen, i succinctly debunk them by laying out a brief overview of pansexual’s history dating back to the 1960s, both as a term generally indicating universal appeal/inclusion and a term indicating sexual freedom/attraction to all genders. i include a look at pansexual’s use specifically within queer spaces, with a focus on bisexual spaces, as well.

i also touch briefly on omnisexual and polysexual existing in similar contexts to pansexual dating back to the 1960s. and finally, i discuss a little bit about how when, where, and by whom a label is created doesn’t determine the validity or usefulness of it, because these claims come with the implication that new labels, labels created by kids, and labels originating on social media aren’t legit forms of queer expression and identification.

happy pan week! 🥰💗💛💙

[night-hunters-hat]

[i-really-like-phrogs]

When someone else’s art is so good you physically can’t look at it because of artistic jealousy

[localcursedfriend]

i know the 'kryptonians can purr' tag on ao3 hates to see me coming

[ilk-insolence]

Air is the element of freedom.

[owoasis]

giving extra special hugs and kisses to all the black girls that grew up being called "Oreo" (derogatory)

[elliewiltarwyn]

every day i creep closer to a more perfect Knight Blazer cosplay.

[bonefall]

post/734733274896809984/do-you-ever-worry-your-own-writing-might-come-off that makes sense. i was asking because i'm afraid of accidentally writing misogyny myself and i kind of admire what you do

Hmm... I wish I had better advice to give you on this front, but honestly, the only thing I can tell you is to consider the perspective of your female characters.

Women are people. They have thoughts and feelings of their own, so like... just let them have their own arcs. A lot of the worst misogyny in WC comes from the way that the writers just don't care about their girls (or, in the case of tall shadow, actually get undermined and forced to rewrite entire chapters), so they're not curious about their lives, or WHY they feel the way they do or what they want, or any direction for their character arcs.

Turtle Tail as an example. She'll often just end up feeling whatever Gray Wing's plot demands. She's gotta leave when Storm dumps him to make him feel lonely. She shows up again to love him in the next book. Lets her best friend Bumble get dragged back to Tom the Wifebeater, but is sad enough about her death to be "unreasonably angry" with Clear Sky, and then calms down and accept Gray Wing is right all along.

And then she dies, so he can have his very own fridge wife.

In this way, Turtle Tail's just being used to tell Gray Wing's story. They're not interested in why she would turn on Bumble, or god forbid any lingering negative feelings for how she didn't help her, or even resentment towards Clear Sky for killing her or Gray Wing for jumping to his defense. She isn't really going through her own character arc.

She does have personality traits of her own, don't misunderstand my criticism, but as a character she revolves around Gray Wing.

So, zoom out every now and then, and just ask yourself; "Whose story is being told by what I wrote? Do my female characters have goals, wants, and agency, or are they just supporting men? How do their choices impact the narrative?"

But that's already kinda assuming that you already have characters like Turtle Tail who DO have personalities and potential of their own. Here's some super simple and practical advice that helped me;

Tally the genders in your cast. How many are boys, how many are girls, how many are others?

And take stock of how many of those characters are just in the supporting cast, and compare that to the amount you have in the main cast.

If you have a significant imbalance, ESPECIALLY in the main cast, fire the Woman Beam.

It's a really simple trick to just write a male character, and then change its gender while keeping it the same. I promise women are really not fundamentally different from men lmao. You can consider how your in-universe gender roles affect them later, if you'd like, but when you're just starting to wean yourself off a "boy bias" this trick works like a charm.

Also you're not allowed to change the body type of any girl you Woman Beam because I said so. PLEASE allow your girls to have muscles, or be fat, or be old, or have lots of scars. Do NOT do what a cowardly Triple A studio does, where the women all have the same cute or sexy face and curvy body while they're standing next to dwarves, robots, and a gorilla.

Or this shit,

If you do this I will GET you. If you're ever possessed by the dark urge, you will see my face appear in the clouds like Mufasa himself to guide you away from the path of evil.

Anyway, you get better at just making characters girls to begin with as time goes on and you practice it. It's really not as big of a deal as your brain might think it is.

Take a legitimate interest in female characters and try not to disproportionately hit them with parental/romance plots as opposed to the male cast, and you'll be fine. Don't think of them as "SPECIAL WOMEN CHARACTERS" just make a character and then let her be a girl, occasionally checking your tally and doing some critical thinking about their use in the story.

(Also remember I'm not a professional or anything, I'm just trying to give advice)

[cloudbends]

OH I AM INCONSOLABLE. DEVASTATED.

[lifenconcepts]

I was thinking about stuff and I realized that I can’t picture you as a human. Like. When I picture you I just. Picture a ball of light. Sometimes wings and eyes but like just blinding light. A lot of my tumblr people I can imagine but??? You just?? Don’t click as having a mortal form in my brain

YOU….!,8:!/@!.9!; GET ME!!!!!!!! REALLY??! OH PLEASE I DO BEG OF SUCH! I primarily struggle to visualise anything in my head unless it’s affecting my situation (aka the 0 apple mind thing) but I litterally am just a ball of light! It’s so true!!!

AHSOHDIVEHVAUGXUVDS I LOVE WHEN PEOPLE JUST COME OVER AND TELL ME HOW THEY PERCIEVE ME BECAUSE ITS ALWAYS SUCH A PLEASURE TO SEE INTO OTHER PEOPLES MINDS!!! AHHHHHHHHH!!!!!&:!:&!&4!92£.&?&;?/?&/!9£29&48?,?,9!:/!:&?3&!2@‘w

[seenoweevil]

Tbh I really don’t think it’s good having kids watch teens mock kids shows for being cringe. Like surely that is fucking up their psyche

[cyrsed]

genuinely fucking scary how simpatico the left and the right are rn (maybe just general US americans tbh) in terms of the paranoia about child predators, and how they're everywhere and everyone. not good news for child safety, actually!

[laurellala-comics]

there are two wolves inside of you. One of them is fretting that you went through all the effort of making a new art account just to pigeonhole yourself once more into a specific fandom, which holds you back from exploring original art concepts that you care about. The other one came up with three separate ace attorney comic ideas in the last hour alone and isn't stopping anytime soon

[microtyalm13]

who ears slowly, (like normal peoples) and who can swallow a whole kiwi in one bite from your bodyguard!au?

martha eats very slowly and uses little spoons. ven and his big ass mouth on the other hand ... shark teeth mf..... eats like he was starving for the past five years . can be unintentionally messy sometimes

veniamin had DEFINITELY broken a tooth on accident once or twice in the past... and often bites his tongue bc he's chewing too fast.