May one dress their children in clothing of the opposite gender?[1]
Children or all ages [even below Chinuch and even a baby] may not wear clothing of the opposite gender unless there is no other clothing available and they need to wear it to protect from the cold or the sun.[2]
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[1] Igros Moshe 4/62-3
[2] See Minchas Yitzchak ibid
The reason: As it is forbidden for an adult to dress even a child with men’s clothing as it is forbidden to feed a prohibition to a child of any age. [Minchas Yitzchak ibid, based on Admur 343/2]
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