my daughter is 7 and starting to develop, how old should she be before she starts to shave her legs?

Answer 1

I would say like 12

Answer 2

I don't know an exact age, but there's probably some point where circumstances start pointing that way: her leg hair becomes more conspicuous, her peers all start shaving and wearing hose, her attire looks odd when coupled with hairy legs, and you feel comfortable with her shaving.

For me, shaving began in the 7th grade. Somehow over the summer every girl except me had gotten the signal that it was time to don hosiery and begin shaving. I was the only one - or so it felt - to show up to school in knee socks with gorilla legs. Shaving began approximately two nanoseconds after I got off the school bus that afternoon.

But that was then. Girls may very well do things a little sooner these days. Or not at all. There are increasing numbers of females in the U.S. who prefer not to shave and are quite happy that way. If your daughter is one of those, pocket the money saved on razor blades and treat yourself to those expensive bath salts (or whatever) that you've been wanting to try.

Answer 3

I believe that is a personal decision the mother has to make based on what her daughter is going through. I was faced with the same question, and kept telling myself, and my daughter that the appropriate age to shave her legs was middle school. However, my daughter has dark brown hair on her legs, and she is teased constantly about it in elementary school. I kept telling her to ignor the teasing, and to respond with "this is the way God made me". But, I knew she was embarrassed, and I know from experience the damage teasing by your peers can do. She is about to turn 9, enter the 4th grade, and I used an electric shaver on her, removing the long dark brown hair from the bottom up to her knee. Now I'm confident my daughter will be thrilled to wear her skirts that show that part of her legs, without fear of being teased. She feels better, and I know I have put an end to her being teased by other kids. I hope this helps!

Answer 4

My oldest was 9 1/2 when she started to complain that kids were making fun of her hairy legs. At ten I took her to the doctor who said it was fine to start shaving. My second daughter is now nine going on ten and has no problem with the hair on her legs (it is not very noticable.) I was 15 when I started but that was just the rule of the house when I was younger.
So my suggestion is if it bothers her (not you) then let her shave but i would use nair first because it is easier on her legs andshe won't cut herself that way.

Answer 5

The Mack Sennett answer is in all probability--movies had (and characteristic) a solid effect on basic custom, as while undershirt sales plummeted after Clark Gable did no longer positioned on one in It got here approximately One night. i've got study that till now 1915, prostitutes have been the gang commonly used for shaving. the administrative motives women persons shave are aesthetics, smell, and custom. bushy armpits on an in any different case groomed lady, particularly while she's wearing something like a sleeveless ballgown, look unkempt, unsophisticated, and earthy--a extra hippy look than frequently needed. in the event that they are moist with sweat, even worse. Hair additionally traps smell, so which you 're going to have extra BO once you're unshaven. And 0.33, culturally there's a EWWW element--we are basically no longer used to seeing it. Shaving the legs is executed strictly for stylish motives--hair under nylons gets all bunched up and ruins the graceful look of the leg, and long, dark leg hair seems masculine. The aesthetics have plenty to do with achieving an phantasm of maximal youthfulness, as noted by using some right here. women persons frequently pick to look sparkling and girlish, and truly do no longer pick to ask comparisons with an previous, bushy guy.

Answer 6

I let my daughter shave in the 5th grade, soon she found out shaving is not all that fun and quit until she went to middle school 6th grade. Developing or not, 7 is too young, what purpose would it serve. 7 y/o still play with Barbies.

Answer 7

Oh man I was such a harily little kid. When I was 5 the kids at school started calling me monkey girl, hey I'm mexican...we tend to be hairy women..lol anyway so my mom let me shave my legs when I was 7 because I just couldn't take the teasing anymore, now I'm 22 and even shave my arms because lets face it, hairy ape arms are not attractive.

Answer 8

Shaving our legs is a cultural habit that is not universally done. We shave our legs to be sexually attractive to the opposite sex. Although there is no harm in a child shaving her legs or wearing makeup at any age, there is harm in the message that says to a female child, "You are a sex object." There is also grave danger in the message that tells the rest of the world, "Here is my 7 year old daughter. Isn't she sexually appealing?" Ask any parent of a child who got selected from a group of children by a rapist and abductor and torturer and murderer. Sorry to be blunt.

Answer 9

Well if she has more than most kids her age or older it maybe embarrassing for her. If that is the case then it would be acceptable but I do not think she is that developed. If she is you should be doing it for her she is too young to weld a razor. 12 or older is a more appropriate age there is a chance they might have noticeably hairy legs and they are more sensitive about it at that age. If she has not mentioned it bothers her then wait there is no reason that I could think of.
Chat with your doctor if you are still unsure. Hope that helps
~A~

Answer 10

16

Answer 11

13 OR 14