Parents let little 6th and even 5thh graders wear makeup what do you think?

Answer 1

personally i feel that if they put it on at home or with there parents fine but don't leave the house if they wear it to school then no way they should wait untill at least high school or older just remind them of what make up is made of and if you wear to much what it can do to your face like pimples etc. good luck

Answer 2

I would let a child of either gender and any age wear lip balm (clear) because it is protective and sunscreen etc.

Anything else has no place in a child's life. Perhaps a little makeup if they are playing dressup or putting on a play, but definitely not for ordinary use. It is like an open invitation to perverts on so many levels - it teaches the kids to think of sexual-type behaviours such as 'sexy' dancing, flirting etc, it is very disturbing and sad to see tiny little kids aping sex symbols.

Once a child is 13 or so (or perhaps 12 if all their friends are 13) I would allow a little mascara and lipgloss for special parties only.

Answer 3

Depends on what type of makeup. I'm really fair skinned (my nickname in school was casper so you get the idea) So even though my parents don't like a lot of makeup they let me start wearing a little bit of blush and a little mascara (b/c otherwise I looked like I didn't have any eyelashes b/c they were white blond) and clear lipgloss when I was in 4th or 5th grade. By 8th grade I could wear what I wanted. With my daughter I'm going to make her wait longer (she isn't in the same boat as I was as far as looking like I hid from the sun!) But We're going to let her wear some (not a lot) when she starts 6th grade. That seemed to be the age that most girls I went to school with started and I don't see the big deal if they don't go overboard with it.

Answer 4

I dont think 5th and 6th graders should be wearing makeup that means they are between the ages of 9-11. they should wait at least 13 or 14 what happen to the days when the girls waited until they were 15 and 16 years old to wear makeup.

Answer 5

I think a tiny bit of make-up used properly is ok.Like lip gloss and a gloss shadow but nothing much more than that.
Too much make-up and too revealing of clothes sends a straight message to a child molester.

1) it makes the perv think the child is asking for the sexual attention and dressed that way just for him.
2) it lets them know that the parent isn't watching as closely or caring as much as she should be.......therefore giving them another open invitation and/or oppertunity to strike.Simply because he knows this child's parent is more lenient and wil allow the child to go places or do things most parents wouldn't.
Atleast that is whats running through the pediphiles mind when they see a child in too much make-up.

And someone said something about the skimpy skirts..i agree...what the *&^^&%^%!! are those moms thinking?I saw 2 little bitty girls about 3 or 4 yrs old this past holiday while shopping in a department store.One little girl was dressed to the max just like mom...highlights and everything...leather jacket,black boots...she looked like a miniture adult.The other was wearing a tiny skirt, a long sleeved shirt that fell from her shoulder revealing her ...nipple...and a pair of high heeled shoes..they make those for little girls now? im not talking play shoes here either.Anyways....I was thinking...OMG doesn't anyone remember jon bennet? Men actually looked at her as if she was an adult....c'mon let those babies be babies...sheesh. don't put them in that position.

Answer 6

When I turned a certain age, my mom took me to the Make-Up counter at a boutique and they taught me how to apply make-up correctly. This was a big help as I didn't look like a whore like the other kids...LOL. And it was very light/natural looking.

As for the other poster who was shocked at seeing a young girl getting her brows/moustache waxed: you never know about that girl. She may be the hairiest little thing ever and does this so that she doesn't get teased. If you daughter had a massive unibrow and it was ruining her social life and esteem, wouldn't you let her have it fixed? There's a line, of course - but you never know the other person's story.

Answer 7

I wanted my ears pierced when I was 10 because all of my friends had theirs pierced. My mom told me that on my 12th birthday she would take me to get them done and let me wear some lipstick. It seemed really special to me. She gradually let me wear more and more make up as it was appropriate.

I don't know, there was something very cool about the way my mom made it seem like a rite of passage for me. It let me know that it was a privilege and that she was in charge of what I was and wasn't allowed to do. That translated to so many different aspects of my life. I plan on doing the same thing with my daughters.

Answer 8

My daughter is in 6th grade. Girls like to experiment. However, there needs to some major discretion here. I let my daughter wear a little bit of cover up only because she has a bad acne problem and kids have really teased her about it. I don't have a problem with a little bit of cover up and maybe alittle bit of eye shadow, but there has to be limitations. If I notice she has make-up on, she then has too much on. I have seen some girls in her class that look like they are ready to hit the streets. That, I have a problem with.

Answer 9

Costume make up fine. Personally I think a girl should be at least 13 or maybe 14. Even then light stuff like lip gloss and mascara. No heavy red lipstick.

Answer 10

Where have the adults gone? Too many parents want their children to "like" them and have given their children far too much control. The kids do not understand the meaning behind make-up, mini skirts, high heels - they are signals that a woman is an adult and ready to act in that realm. Girls are being groomed to be consumers thus adult style clothes and make up are being marketed to them. Marketers do not care that selling these items to children can make them targets to sexual predators. ). Children should be allowed to be children and allowed to develop their unique skills and abilities to become better people.

Children do not understand the image adult sexuality that they are portraying, they are just copying their media heroes(Brittany, Paris and the rest of the ilk. It is up to every parent to stand up for what is best for their children. If this means their kids "hate" them for it - so be it. When I was younger sometimes I was secretly happy when my parents said no.