{"id":36411,"date":"2025-10-23T10:08:39","date_gmt":"2025-10-23T15:08:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/preloveyou.com\/?page_id=36411"},"modified":"2025-10-28T10:38:16","modified_gmt":"2025-10-28T15:38:16","slug":"blog-post-help-my-kids-fight-me-over-hand-me-downs","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/staging.preloveyou.com\/stage\/blog-post-help-my-kids-fight-me-over-hand-me-downs\/","title":{"rendered":"Blog Post: Help! My kids fight me over hand-me-downs."},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"36411\" class=\"elementor elementor-36411\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c14ec5 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3c14ec5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-462397d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"462397d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dd97e46 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"dd97e46\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"951\" height=\"969\" src=\"https:\/\/pub-1b9f15a89f7a4c4c9e6e3467d6f7146e.r2.dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/PRELOVE-YOU-WEBSITE-AskTheParentingPros.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-31100\" alt=\"Prelove You - Blog Post: Ask the parenting pros: Help! My 5-year-old daughter won\u2019t stay in her own bed!\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pub-1b9f15a89f7a4c4c9e6e3467d6f7146e.r2.dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/PRELOVE-YOU-WEBSITE-AskTheParentingPros.png 951w, https:\/\/pub-1b9f15a89f7a4c4c9e6e3467d6f7146e.r2.dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/PRELOVE-YOU-WEBSITE-AskTheParentingPros-768x783.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 951px) 100vw, 951px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9bcea00 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9bcea00\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b5d4bfe e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b5d4bfe\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f2e280 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2f2e280\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"30\" height=\"38\" src=\"https:\/\/pub-1b9f15a89f7a4c4c9e6e3467d6f7146e.r2.dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/header-icon.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-30180\" alt=\"Ways tariffs will shake up kids&apos; clothing\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0c17832 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0c17832\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Ask the parenting pros<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f9645fb elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f9645fb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"30\" height=\"38\" src=\"https:\/\/pub-1b9f15a89f7a4c4c9e6e3467d6f7146e.r2.dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/header-icon.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-30180\" alt=\"Ways tariffs will shake up kids&apos; clothing\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-814e96e elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"814e96e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">\u201cHelp! My kids fight me over hand-me-downs.\u201d<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-88141f9 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"88141f9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3da01b1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3da01b1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Whether it\u2019s worrying about looking \u201cdifferent,\u201d wanting what their friends have, or resisting anything that isn\u2019t brand-new, preloved clothes can become a battleground. According to a 2023 Developmental Psychology study, kids as young as six use clothing to signal identity and belonging. No wonder they dig in when it feels like someone else is picking for them\u2014or when it doesn\u2019t match what their peers are wearing. So, how do you get kids excited about preloved style (without a power struggle)? Read on.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6cd7da4 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6cd7da4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8b7f23f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8b7f23f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-de1a000 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"de1a000\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Action Plan: <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6302ae2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6302ae2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">\nMaking Preloved Feel Personal (and Fun)<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-49f7463 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"49f7463\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7268d96 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7268d96\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"5\" height=\"95\" src=\"https:\/\/pub-1b9f15a89f7a4c4c9e6e3467d6f7146e.r2.dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Line-235.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-31124\" alt=\"Prelove You - Blog Post: Ask the parenting pros: Help! My 5-year-old daughter won\u2019t stay in her own bed!\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fa7b347 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"fa7b347\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"191\" height=\"193\" src=\"https:\/\/pub-1b9f15a89f7a4c4c9e6e3467d6f7146e.r2.dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/1.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-30184\" alt=\"Ways tariffs will shake up kids&apos; clothing\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pub-1b9f15a89f7a4c4c9e6e3467d6f7146e.r2.dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/1.png 191w, https:\/\/pub-1b9f15a89f7a4c4c9e6e3467d6f7146e.r2.dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/1-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 191px) 100vw, 191px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9c82d17 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9c82d17\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Let them take the lead<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-250fada elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"250fada\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Shopping secondhand shouldn\u2019t feel like a punishment. When kids help pick their own preloved items, it flips the script from \u201chand-me-down\u201d to \u201chand-picked.\u201d Let them scroll the site with you, choose favorites by color or vibe, and add pieces to a wish list. They\u2019re more likely to wear what they helped find\u2014and love it, too.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-252b913 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"252b913\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a76a8b4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a76a8b4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"5\" height=\"95\" src=\"https:\/\/pub-1b9f15a89f7a4c4c9e6e3467d6f7146e.r2.dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Line-236.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-31125\" alt=\"Prelove You - Blog Post: Ask the parenting pros: Help! My 5-year-old daughter won\u2019t stay in her own bed!\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7962614 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7962614\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"191\" height=\"192\" src=\"https:\/\/pub-1b9f15a89f7a4c4c9e6e3467d6f7146e.r2.dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/2.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-30193\" alt=\"Ways tariffs will shake up kids&apos; clothing\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pub-1b9f15a89f7a4c4c9e6e3467d6f7146e.r2.dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/2.png 191w, https:\/\/pub-1b9f15a89f7a4c4c9e6e3467d6f7146e.r2.dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/2-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/pub-1b9f15a89f7a4c4c9e6e3467d6f7146e.r2.dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/2-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 191px) 100vw, 191px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e59135 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2e59135\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Emphasize the treasure-hunt factor<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-93d9203 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"93d9203\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A 2023 YouGov survey found that 64% of parents say their kids get excited when they feel like they\u2019ve \u201cdiscovered\u201d something themselves. Even little ones can appreciate the thrill of spotting something unexpected. Frame it like a treasure hunt: not \u201cused,\u201d but rare.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-15389f5 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"15389f5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d50a5d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6d50a5d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"5\" height=\"94\" src=\"https:\/\/pub-1b9f15a89f7a4c4c9e6e3467d6f7146e.r2.dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Line-237.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-31127\" alt=\"Prelove You - Blog Post: Ask the parenting pros: Help! My 5-year-old daughter won\u2019t stay in her own bed!\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1366425 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1366425\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"191\" height=\"193\" src=\"https:\/\/pub-1b9f15a89f7a4c4c9e6e3467d6f7146e.r2.dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/3.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-30210\" alt=\"Ways tariffs will shake up kids&apos; clothing\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pub-1b9f15a89f7a4c4c9e6e3467d6f7146e.r2.dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/3.png 191w, https:\/\/pub-1b9f15a89f7a4c4c9e6e3467d6f7146e.r2.dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/3-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 191px) 100vw, 191px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d628135 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d628135\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Add some story magic<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-55c4a5d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"55c4a5d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Hand-me-downs come with a past\u2014and a future. Did those boots go on a forest adventure? Was that sweater part of a big sister\u2019s first day of school? Little ones love a good origin story. Make it a game: let them name the item, write where they wore it, or draw it in action. Suddenly, it\u2019s not someone else\u2019s\u2014it\u2019s theirs.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-698932b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"698932b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"5\" height=\"95\" src=\"https:\/\/pub-1b9f15a89f7a4c4c9e6e3467d6f7146e.r2.dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Line-235.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-31124\" alt=\"Prelove You - Blog Post: Ask the parenting pros: Help! My 5-year-old daughter won\u2019t stay in her own bed!\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dd0596c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"dd0596c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2bada34 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2bada34\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"191\" height=\"193\" src=\"https:\/\/pub-1b9f15a89f7a4c4c9e6e3467d6f7146e.r2.dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/4.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-30219\" alt=\"Ways tariffs will shake up kids&apos; clothing\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pub-1b9f15a89f7a4c4c9e6e3467d6f7146e.r2.dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/4.png 191w, https:\/\/pub-1b9f15a89f7a4c4c9e6e3467d6f7146e.r2.dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/4-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 191px) 100vw, 191px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7184210 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7184210\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Normalize \u201cdifferent\u201d as a good thing<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f3e4bd5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f3e4bd5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>For some kids, the hesitation isn\u2019t about the clothes\u2014it\u2019s about standing out. That\u2019s especially true in early elementary years when peer comparison runs high. Help them reframe \u201cdifferent\u201d as \u201ccool,\u201d and remind them that being first to wear something unexpected is a kind of superpower. Bonus: you\u2019re also helping build self-confidence that lasts longer than any trend.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3561a36 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3561a36\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-170639a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"170639a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"5\" height=\"95\" src=\"https:\/\/pub-1b9f15a89f7a4c4c9e6e3467d6f7146e.r2.dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Line-236-1.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-31128\" alt=\"Prelove You - Blog Post: Ask the parenting pros: Help! My 5-year-old daughter won\u2019t stay in her own bed!\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a45b12b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a45b12b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"191\" height=\"193\" src=\"https:\/\/pub-1b9f15a89f7a4c4c9e6e3467d6f7146e.r2.dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/5.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-30220\" alt=\"Ways tariffs will shake up kids&apos; clothing\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pub-1b9f15a89f7a4c4c9e6e3467d6f7146e.r2.dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/5.png 191w, https:\/\/pub-1b9f15a89f7a4c4c9e6e3467d6f7146e.r2.dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/5-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 191px) 100vw, 191px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-52c088e elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"52c088e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span class=\"highlighted-text-2\">Mix and match<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-42bf680 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"42bf680\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>If your child\u2019s not ready to go full-preloved, start small. Add secondhand pieces alongside tried-and-true favorites: a vintage jacket with their go-to jeans, or a graphic tee under a favorite hoodie. Ease matters. Let the new-to-them pieces blend in naturally\u2014and soon enough, they\u2019ll be reaching for them on their own.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bcc9a77 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"bcc9a77\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1efcb9c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1efcb9c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b2ae41 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2b2ae41\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"230\" height=\"580\" src=\"https:\/\/pub-1b9f15a89f7a4c4c9e6e3467d6f7146e.r2.dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/PRELOVE-YOU-WEBSITE-Reminder.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-27845\" alt=\"Earn Credits\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5a4b0f7 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5a4b0f7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2c95b59 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2c95b59\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #ef4c22;\">Above all, remember this:<\/span><\/p><p>When kids help pick preloved pieces, they\u2019re not settling\u2014they\u2019re choosing. And in doing so, they\u2019re building confidence, saving resources, and creating memories that brand-new can\u2019t buy.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7b13b93 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7b13b93\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-827d842 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"827d842\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">preloved picks they won\u2019t say no to <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6672d3c e-grid e-con-full e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6672d3c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9f24573 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9f24573\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ec8a302 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ec8a302\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/staging.preloveyou.com\/stage\/product\/one-step-up-4\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"911\" height=\"1084\" src=\"https:\/\/pub-1b9f15a89f7a4c4c9e6e3467d6f7146e.r2.dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG-3003.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-37175\" alt=\"Blog Post: Help! 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