What age should you start shaving your face girl

I think most of us have shaving stories from our youth. Mine? My mom thought it would be stupid for me to shave since I was blonde, and she insisted no one could see my leg hair.

She felt the "smooth leg" goal was a senseless standard put on women and said I'd regret starting. So, she did not teach me.

What is a good age to start shaving your legs

There came a day when another girl made fun of my body hair, and then I found Mom's razor and did my best to teach myself.

Truthfully, shaving legs and armpits should always be a choice. If your child wants to do it, you should teach them.

If they don't want to do it, that's fine too. But since these conversations are often an awkward dance, I asked a pediatrician for some advice.

At what age do kids sprout body hair?

Obviously, your kids' genes are going to drive how hairy they get — and how early.

"In general, puberty can start as young as age 8 for kids assigned female at birth, and 9 for kids assigned male at birth," says Kathryn Lowe, MD, author ofYou-ology: A Puberty Guide fo