Memorial Day weekend is right around the corner - summer is beginning! This is a time when many 12, 13 and 14-year-olds begin pleading with their moms about being allow to shave their legs, underarms and/or bikini area. Many moms of my generation feel that this is a right of passage or a milestone to be given when we think our daughters are 'old enough'. After spending so many years raising teen girls, I've changed my opinion on this issue. If a young preteen would like to shave because of peer pressure and she is taking hits to her body image and self-esteem, I say by all means, teach her to shave. Agree or disagree? Leave a comment.
Updated: Here is an article for those who have sons: How To Teach Your Teen Son to Shave
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Id like to know when my “son” should start shaving. Hes going to be 14 and he has dark soft hair on his top lip. Nothing on his face, but he looks like he has a mustache. His father isnt in his life and I dont have a clue when he should start shaving. Can you help????
my son is 14 going to be 15 and he has the same thing. i say leave it up to him. my son doesnt want to shave yet. i have let him make his own choice. since he doesnt have a father, maybe taking him to a barber shop or hair salon where they can show him the proper way to shave. hope this helps.
For boys, it can very quite a bit. I have two brothers and we all started shaving at different ages. I’m the eldest and I started around 15. The middle brother started sometime around 19 or 20 and the youngest was saving his entire face at 11 (and no, that’s not a type-o; he was eleven years old). A can’t say when our sister started, though.