Children's jacket sizes – what to pay attention to?

Winter is approaching, which means it's high time to buy a jacket for your child. Parents face not only the choice of which jacket to choose, but also the right size. What's worth knowing about children's jacket sizes and how to choose the right one?

Contents

• What should the perfect winter jacket for a child be like?
• Children's sizes
• How to choose the right size for children's jackets?

What should be the perfect winter jacket for a child - children's jacket sizes

Above all, it must be comfortable so the child feels comfortable in it , warm so they don't get cold, and properly fitted. Issues such as the jacket's appearance, color, and accessories are secondary, although certainly important for older children.

Choosing a jacket size is crucial, especially since most parents today buy clothes, including children's jackets, in online stores where it's impossible to try them on or judge the size by eye. What should you consider when choosing a children's jacket size? It's worth carefully reviewing children's sizing.

Children's sizes

Children's jacket size charts cover children from newborn to 10-13 years of age , depending on the specific clothing manufacturer.

Manufacturers' labels vary, sometimes significantly, so it's always important to check size charts. These differences are primarily due to the different age ranges used to indicate a child's size. Some companies primarily consider the child's length/height. After all, some clothing companies combine sizes and even have their own sizing charts. Clothes are often labeled by age, while others by height. This can lead to confusion. Therefore, it's quite common for parents to buy the wrong size. If they're too big, don't worry, as the child will grow. It's worse if they buy too small. Therefore, it's best to always measure your child before purchasing and then compare them to the manufacturer's chart.

Toddlers grow very quickly, and so do their clothes. This process is most intense in the first year of life, during which a child grows about 25 cm longer and up to three times heavier. During this time, it's a good idea to slow down on buying clothes.

In the first year of a baby's life, they grow very quickly , so it's not worth buying a large number of clothes then – a few in a given size and those that can be mixed and matched will be enough. Later, as the baby begins to move, crawl, and gradually walk and run, they will need many more clothes, as they will get dirty very quickly. Preschool-aged children and older children need significantly more clothes.

How to choose the right size for children's jackets?

The rules for sizing children's jackets are the same as for other clothing. Newborn clothing sizes start at size 50 (for small newborns), and standard sizes start at size 56. Sizes below size 50 are intended for premature babies. Generally, a 1-3 month old should wear size 62, a 3-6 month old should wear size 68, a 6-9 month old should wear size 74, a 9-12 month old should wear size 80, a 1-1.5 year old should wear size 86, a 1.5-2 year old should wear size 92, and a 2-3 year old should wear size 98.

Older children usually wear clothes sizes 104 (3-4 years), 110 (4-5 years), 116 (6-7 years), 122 (7-8 years), 128 (8-9 years), 134 (9-10 years), 140 (10-11 years), 146 (11-12 years), 152 (11-12 years), 158-164 (12-13 years).

This size guide is approximate, as it depends on the individual child. Every child is different, has a different build, and grows at different rates, so the size should always be checked by measuring the clothing for older children or measuring it with a tape measure for smaller children. For measurements, please refer to the children's size chart .

Many parents buy clothes, especially thicker ones like children's winter jackets, larger than their child's actual size. Is this a good idea? If the clothes are a size larger, why not? It will help them wear them longer. However, it's definitely not worth buying clothes more than one size larger. A child will feel uncomfortable in clothes that are too big—they'll simply be uncomfortable.