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Girl question
Does anyone have a daughter who shaves her legs yet or at what age do you think this should happen? I forget how old I was.
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Re: Girl question
My daughter started w/ Nair or Neet during the summer she was 11. She's nearly 14 now and has moved on to razors.
My daughter wasn't teased but her hair was noticeable what can I say we're Italian. So while at first I thought it was too young, I realized my daughter feeling confident was more important then the what her age is.
I started letting her use Nair at 10 years old and by 12 she was shaving with a razor.
Ditto this!!!
Same here
I think a good time for a girl to start shaving her legs is when the hair grows dark and thick enough to be noticeable when she wears shorts.
For me it was the summer between 5th and 6th grade, but I have dark hair.
My DD is 10 and in 5th grade, but she's blond. I have noticed that the hair on her legs is getting a bit longer and coarser, but it's still not noticeable enough to the general public for her to have to worry about shaving. We'll re-assess next summer.
If she asks to shave before then, because she's uncomfortable with the amount of hair, I won't stop her -- I want her to feel like she looks good! But I won't encourage her to do it before there's a real need, either.
This is a great question! Thanks for posting. My daughter is only 8 and just this summer her hair got quite thick and noticeble. She's asked to start shaving and I completely balked! I felt like she was WAY too young and as far as I know, none of her friends have started yet either and many of them are older than her.
But, after reading some of these responses, I certainly don't want her feeling self-concious so I will re-think it next summer. We have a pool and she's in her swimsuit ALL the time so I want her to feel comfortable. She'll be 9 then so maybe she'll be ready!