At What Age Should My Daughter Shave Her Legs

If your daughter expresses the desire to start shaving chances are this is something meaningful and important.

At what age should my daughter shave her legs. Blame air-brushed magazines. My daughter who is only three has a lot of dark hair on her legs already and Ive thought about shaving her legs already just as a once a year thing to tame it down. She does sound young at 11 years old but this is strictly an individual matter.

I began shaving around 12 years old. Most sources suggest that the longer your daughter can wait before starting to shave the better. Many Circle of Moms members share that their daughters began requesting to shave between the ages of 9 and 13 and most moms feel that this age range is a completely appropriate time for a girl to.

That being said I started shaving when I was ten because I got very dark armpit hair and I played basketball so my armpits showed all the time. Electric shavers are much better these days so could be an option. She didnt think I needed to do it and she felt that I was too young.

So how do you know when to talk to your daughter about shaving. Make sure its the right time for you daughter. Just a little third grader.

She may be rapidly heading toward full-blown puberty and she is uncomfortable about the dark hair on her legs. Theres no right age for everyone because everyone is different. Shaving your legs was a fight at my house.

Louise Adams a clinical psychologist says there is no right or wrong age to allow girls to shave or wax but parents should be on the lookout for these questions as its a. My mother had told me not to do it because the hair would grow back darker and coarser and Id regret it. Shaving them made me feel better and less embarrassed.