At what age should kids wear crop tops? The internet is divided. Some parents say never. Others say whenever. An expert settles the crop top debate. Jan. 22, 2025, 4:04 PM EST / Source: TODAY.

When discussing crop tops, parents should avoid reinforcing that stigma with their words. Remember: kids can be mirrors for our own internal struggles around shame.

Brittnei Beauchamp, who lives in Oklahoma, says there is nothing sexual about a kid in a crop top. Her daughter started wearing them at age 10.

H ow young is too young for a crop top? It depends on who you ask. Walk into almost any store that carries kids clothing and you’ll find racks of midriff-baring sweatshirts and tees.

When Qoya Williams’s daughter was a tween, she was allowed to wear crop tops, but only with a tank top underneath. “We found a compromise,” Williams says.