Why do mothers dress like their daughters?

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Today's children grow up watching their parents try to keep up with the latest trends, so instead of looking like normal moms, more and more mothers would rather look like their daughters. It's no wonder that teens themselves start growing up much faster, contends Nicole Rocheleau, author of Ollie Ollie in Come Free!

"They also tend to make choices leading them to take on too much responsibility for their young ages. When we put too much pressure on them to make their own decisions, they start deciding what to do with their bodies, clothes, and reputations. There has got to be a happy medium."

Rocheleau feels that one way to combat the peer pressure to grow up too fast is by...