When Should You Let Your Tween Wear Make Up?
By Nancy Da Silva
Just yesterday your little girl was running around in diapers. As they grew older they would watch you put your makeup on and you’d probably have to keep their curious little fingers out of your bag of cosmetics. They’d copy your actions and there might have been times when you had to keep an eye on them to make sure they didn’t eat your lipstick.
Chances are when they hit nine or ten years of age, or these days maybe even younger, that they’ll be watching you as you apply your make up and want to try some for themselves. To wear this time, not to eat.
Visions of Britney Spears or even worse, Paris Hilton start dancing through your head. You see those tweens walking down the street in tight clothes and make up so caked on as to leave no trace at all of the faces underneath. You definitely don’t want that to be your daughter, but when they ask to wear makeup do you refuse and risk your daughter caking it on at school, without your guidance…with a picture of Paris Hilton up in her locker as a guideline?
The best thing to do is help them make it through this important milestone with age appropriate guidelines. Set the example but be open to allowing your daughter to experiment. You might want to keep the darker colors away until she gets the hang of it though.
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