Anonymous wrote:My 9 year old has started asking if she shave her legs.
I was kind of on the fence at first but I plan to show her tomorrow so will have a shaving session in the bathroom plus it will provide a great segway to talk to her about puberty and periods.

It’s segue, dear, not Segway. That’s a device that lazy people ride because walking is just too much for them.

Shaving ? No. Sugaring. Less frequent and less damaging long term.

11

I shaved in 9th grade, but I had body hair starting in elementary school

What razors do your girls use? I need to find a user friendly one for my 11 year old.

My DD is 10, she has leg hair, but it doesn't bother her. Whenever she wants to start, I won't have a problem with it. I haven't noticed any hair in armpits, but probably haven't looked closely.

My mom made me wait until 8th grade, which was totally unnecessary. I could never wear shorts to gym class as a result.

My child was 12 when she started for legs and underarms.

Where/when do your girls shave? While showering, or sitting on edge of tub, etc?

For some reason, my DD gets kind of dizzy when she shaves in the shower. Maybe it’s the steamy shower for an extended period. So she shaves her armpits at the bathroom sink (hasn’t started shaving legs).

13.5 year old DD doesn’t shave her legs. She does shave her pits, and when she’s in a bathing suit she shaves her bikini area.

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Anonymous wrote:I was wondering if kids still shave. I’ve offered to help both of my DDs, and they refused. I thought maybe more kids are going natural? They seem really unselfconscious about it, even the pits.

They’ll start wanting to shave their armpits when they start to develop body odor.

DD shows no interest in hair removal. When she asks, I will teach her. There is no "right" way to be like there was when I was a kid.

Ditto my DD, now 14. She asked about shaving a couple of years ago so I got her an electric razor and showed her how to use it. She used it a couple of times, then stopped. She does shave her armpits, but not her legs. She just doesn't seem to care, but tends to wear long pants during the summer, except for the pool. She has a good amount of dark hair on her legs, but doesn't seem self conscious about it, and I don't bring it up. I gave her the tools, I figure it's up to her to use them (or not). I also noticed that some of her friends we invited to our pool last year weren't shaving either (one even had unshaved pits, not just legs) so it must not be that far out of the norm. Good for the girls for not falling for the saving BS.

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Anonymous wrote:I was wondering if kids still shave. I’ve offered to help both of my DDs, and they refused. I thought maybe more kids are going natural? They seem really unselfconscious about it, even the pits.

They’ll start wanting to shave their armpits when they start to develop body odor.

DD shows no interest in hair removal. When she asks, I will teach her. There is no "right" way to be like there was when I was a kid.

I hit puberty early and dealing with having my first period at 9.5 so I was already really hairy so i used to use my moms razor until she found out a got me my own. It really does depend on development rather than age.

Anonymous wrote:My dd started at 10, she has dark hair though so it showed more than fair haired girls.

Same

I taught both my girls when they were 11, I bought them each razors and left it up to them when and where they wanted to shave.
Husband taught our son when he was also 11 but at 14 he still does not need to shave yet.

The proper time is when your daughter feels self-conscious about not shaving.
This is strictly an individual matter. i'm guessing she is already heading toward full-blown puberty so she may be uncomfortable about the dark hair on her legs. It could also be that her friends have started shaving and she wants to feel grown up like them, even if it means removing some peach fuzz. The next time you shave your legs, get your daughter her own razor and have a mother-daughter depilation session, while you give her some tips on avoiding nicks.