Is your toddler a fashion diva? This is the age a sense of style develops

Have you ever wondered why your toddler loves some of his/her clothes but throws a huge tantrum when you try to force them into something they don’t like?

Well, it’s all to do with taste, which is something we develop at a very, very young age. A previous study has found that children decide fashion-wise what they like and what they don’t like when they’re just three years old. The study was carried out by Debenhams and examined the faces Irish children made when they were subjected to different types of clothing. The study revealed that yes, children do develop a very distinct sense of style at a young age, but the good news is that their tantrums and tears about what they wear will ease by the time they hit the grand old age of... 16. On the plus side, by the age of 16 they’re usually able to dress themselves and pick out their own clothes for the day (thank goodness!). “Parents today have it much tougher than the previous generation,” said Karen Nason, a spokeswoman for Debenhams Ireland. “Children now want to take control of what they wear at a younger age than ever before,” she added.