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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP you have a reasonable rule in place. Why would you cave on this now?[/quote]
How is it “reasonable”? It’s harming the child’s self expression![/quote]

In elementary school the teachers will subconsciously treat her differently, and not in a good way. In middle school, where half the girls wear makeup, it will not make much difference. [/quote]

No, it sounds like some of the parents will by your post.  Look, it’s your rule and you can do what you want. You don’t need our permission.

I’m a teacher and let my own kid color a chunk of her hair in 4th grade when she really wanted to. She tried a lot of neon colors that year and I helped her do it at home.  It was just hair and would grow out.  I wouldn’t care that much about eyeliner as long as it wasn’t too extreme.[b] I think teachers are the type to judge less, not more.[/b]  We see all types.[/quote]

My foot. They are very judgemental, frequently judge by appearances, and yes, they will percieve a makeup wearing 5th grader differently from her peers if she is the only one in class wearing makeup. It's no secret that the girls in elementary school who get better treatment from teachers are the ones who appear more juvenile.

That's why I suggest waiting until middle school when it's not going to nake you stand out.[/quote]

Are you a teacher? I am.  We can agree to disagree on this.  The majority of teachers really don’t care about things like this.  [/quote]

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