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Why Parents Should Relax About Outrageous Teenage Style Trends

Aired on 08/02/1995 | CC
Is your teenager dressing in leather and spikes? Do you feel that his or her clothes are too baggy, or a little too tight? You're not alone in your concerns—parents are perennially worried about how their kids dress. However, your anxiety is probably misplaced, Freddi Greenberg told a concerned Oprah Show audience in 1993. Here, the editor-in-chief of Child magazine argues that trends are nothing more than trends and aren't necessarily connected with antisocial behavior.