My seven year old started shaving her legs and I got a call from the school. Is this any of their business?

Answer 1

Tell them she resembles a small animal if she neglects shaving, and that she is your child, not a property of the State. Oh wait, public school? Never mind.

Answer 2

Educators are mandated reporters and if a child being abused and the court finds that there was reason to suspect a child was abused and it was not reported than the teacher can be held criminaly liable.

Shaving at seven years old is not an age appropriate activity and a sign of sexual maturity. Children at that age are rarly vain about such things. Unless this child had very obvious black hair that would stand out or came from a culture where shaveing was of cultural significance. I would see this as a red flag and yes ,I would ask questions because especialy if there were other signs of sexual maturity in a seven year old.

There are two routes a teacher can take. They can pick up the phone and call CPS/DFAC because any sign of sexual maturity in a seven year old is reason for further investigation Or they can do as your childs school did and try to gain a little more knowledge in hopes of NOT HAVING TO CALL CHILD PROTECTION ATHORITIES. Your school was trying to understand your family and if there is a reason for such behavior. If you have a reason talk to them. Getting defensive and saying it is none of your business is likely to end up in a child protective investitgation and possibly you loosing custody if you keep up the none of your business.

Answer 3

I don't think that it's the school's business whether or not you let your daughter shave your legs at 7.

I do think that if you let her shave her legs that early then you should keep an eye on her; I know this seems obvious but she could really hurt herself if she's not careful. I accidentally cut open my ankle a couple days ago and it still hurts like a b*tch, and I've been shaving my legs for years.

Answer 4

Why did your seven year old start to shave her legs? Did you show her how? My daughter decided to shave her legs once at about that age ( without my knowledge) and because she didn't 'know how' she ended up with quite a rash...razor burn...looked like hell, so maybe something like that was going on with your daughter. I suppose it would depend on what the school said to you when they called, they could have been nosy assholes or maybe they were just concerned about something she said in 7 year old words....kids that age don't always communicate correctly what they are trying to say.

Answer 5

Well I'll put my 2 cents in also. I think that it is a concern. I do not agree with a 7 year old shaving her legs, but that's me. But in the view of the school it could mean that your child is made to do things that could be threatening to her welfare. By that I mean sexual abuse.

When a child's welfare is at stake, it is up to her doctor, teacher, dentist and others to make sure that she is in good health and in a caring, non-threatening, environment. They are there for the CHILDREN, not necessarily the parent. You could be putting your child in a dangerous situation, how would they know except if the ASK?!

Answer 6

None of their business unless she was shaving her legs at school (which of course I do not think is the case) but tell them it is not something they need be concerned with and for the teacher to get busy teaching!

Answer 7

It isn't any of their business as far as schooling goes. They may have just wanted to make sure that you knew about it.

Every generation has girls that shave their legs early. I caught my sister shaving her legs when she was about 7 (she's 47 now). My daughter wanted to shave her's around that age.

If you don't want her to shave her legs now, (it does seem a little young to me), talk to her about it and give her the age it's allowed. If she decides to sneak and shave them again, add a year. If you don't care if she shaves her legs, no harm done.

Answer 8

why is a 7 year old shaving her legs? As a parent of a 7 year old girl I wonder why she would do this and why as a mother you would let her but no it is none of the schools buisness

Answer 9

I don't think she is old enough to be shaving yet, but it really is none of her school's business. Why are they so close to her legs, anyways? You should really look into it. Oprah Winfrey said on her show today that most people who are interested in children in a gross manner work in schools and are pediatricians and teachers and councellors and stuff so I would be careful.

Answer 10

Nope its none of their business. Especially since this a hygienically thing. Now why would they want to know bout this. Well I got something similar to this, my daughter who is 4 yrs old came home from Preschool one day and said, her teacher told her that she need under arm deodorant. Now come on really I didn't think my daughter would need deodorant till she was older. Her teacher could have came to me and told me this not tell my daughter. I just thought this was plain rude I went to the teacher and brought this to her attention and she said she did mention it but didn't think my daughter would say it again. OK now I think she was just plain stupid. Oops sorry bout that back to your daughter. Hey its her prerogative to shave her legs if she wants to and not the schools business to know what she does. Geesh now personally that's an invasion of privacy I think.

Answer 11

It is not their business. But why on earth a seven yearold needs to shave their legs is beyond me. Children grow up fasr enough as it is.