Teenagers may be a lot more self-sufficient than young children and able to solve complex algebraic equations with ease, but sometimes they can become a bit overconfident about their own abilities.  As any parent of teenagers can attest, their teens’ newfound confidence can make them disregard parental advice, which can lead to some costly mistakes.  Even simple things, like applying children’s clothes name labels on their belongings, can become a sore spot between parents and teens.  That’s because teenagers are hyper-sensitive to anything that could possibly make them appear childish to their friends. 

As a parent of two teenage girls, I have finally figured out a way to get my daughters to make wise decisions about caring for their belongings.  I didn’t plan on teaching them this lesson, but they inadvertently learned a lot about the importance of using children’s clothes name labels on their own.  Recent circumstances also taught me a valuable lesson about parenting – if you want your child to learn something, sometimes you are better off letting them deal with the consequences of their own actions.

In the beginning of this past school year, I bought each of my daughters a new black fleece North Face jacket, something they swore they “absolutely had to have” for fall.  Against my better judgment, I trekked off to the nearest Bloomingdales, coupons in hand, and purchased each of them an overpriced fleece jacket with the all-important “The North Face” logo emblazoned on the front.  After wearing the jackets everywhere and looking like clones of their friends, both of my daughters “misplaced” their jackets at school before winter break.  However, each girl assured me that the jackets would be waiting for them in the “Lost and Found” when they returned to school.  I had a bad feeling about this, and it was then that I regretted not ordering more children’s clothes labels and sewing them securely into several places in these jackets. 

Not surprisingly, the jackets never showed up at the Lost and Found.  Someone must have decided to keep the jackets instead of turning them in.  When we realized we wouldn’t be getting them back, I informed the girls that they would not be replaced, and I ordered more children’s clothes labels from Best Name Tape.   To my surprise, I recently found both of my daughters sticking the new labels onto their backpacks, sporting equipment and favorite clothing.  Until they lost something as valuable as their precious North Face jackets, they never wanted to label anything, but now they are hooked. 

Don’t wait until your kids lose something of value – buy your children’s clothes name labels today by visiting BestNameTape.com.

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