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

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.

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.

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.