Here's Liz Atwood with this week's Tween Tuesday

As a mother of two boys, I don’t usually follow the latest tween and teen girl fashion trends. But I had to chuckle when I read recently that a new study shows mothers are dressing like their daughters.

The study from Temple University polled 343 mother-daughter pairs (average ages 44 and 16, respectively) asking them about their purchasing decisions, including their choice of brands or products, preferences for particular stores, and preferences for particular styles. The researchers compared the direction of influence from mother to daughter vs. daughter to mother and found that mothers were more likely to be influenced by their daughters than the other way around.

I imagine that news will send tween girls into a panic. But I doubt my boys would pay much attention if I tried to mimic their style. I’d just need to buy a few more T-shirts and khaki shorts and I’d be all set.

How about you? Are you dressing like your daughter?