The Teen Dressing Dilemma
Chicago Tribune
Ellen Pober Rittberg, author of "35 Things Your Teen Won't Tell You, So I Will" (Trade Paper Press, $9.99), points out that parents who dress like teenagers are on shaky ground. "The question to ask is 'Am I wearing clothing that's provocative?' " she said.
But humor can help. Pober Rittberg uses the Yiddish terms "puppicks" to refer to the belly area and "toocheses" (took-is-es) to refer to the rear end in enforcing dress codes.