Girls and shaving habits?

Question

I have a daughter who will be starting to shave as part of her grooming. As her parent I obviously need to talk to her about what should be shaved. Seems like most all girls are shaving their v****a's. What will you tell your daughters about shaving pubic hair?

Answer 1

You don't need to tell your about shaving pubic hair.. if she wants to see will when she's ready

Answer 2

arms and legs should be explained. the shaving of the v****a is a personal choice that she will make when she is ready.

Answer 3

you should talk to her about her arms/legs. do not talk about pubic hair; you will embarrass her. she will shave down there if she wants to when she is ready.

Answer 4

nobody taught me how or what to shave, but me and my mom weren't close or anything. i just started shaving on my own in like 5th grade.  

Answer 5

Armpits and legs and thighs...you may mention the bikini line, but otherwise shaving the v****a and how is a personal choice us women make when we are ready.

Answer 6

My mother didn't, but thank god I figured it out on my own.  Tell her if you want.  

Answer 7

If she wants to shave it she should be able too. Not everybody wants to but if she does let her.

Answer 8

my mom never told me about it.

I will tell my teen daughters (when there 14) that some teens do it and that they can to.  

Answer 9

With Legs and Armpits, just shaving the bikini lines sounds enough at her stage. She could also simply trim her pubic hair.

I find that after I started shaving my pubic hair, it started growing back faster, was sometimes itchy and often felt rough or uncomfortable (especially in the days when it was growing but too short to shave again). Now I go with waxing.

You can also inform her of the difference between going Brazilian, leaving some (like a line of hair in the middle), shaving just the bikini line, etc.

Either way, I think it's great you'll actually have a conversation with her about it.

V.

Answer 10

My mom never discussed shaving pubic hair with me.  I did it on my own, because really it's a personal choice.  My sister thinks that shaving down there is gross and refuses to do it, I think it is something necessary in my grooming habits.

If she wants to shave down there, then she will.  If she doesn't, she doesn't.

Answer 11

I don't think this is an appropriate thing for a mother to discuss with their daughter. The daughter will figure it out for herself, and if she is just starting to shave, I highly doubt she will be ready to be shaving down there yet anyways.

Answer 12

1. Be VERY careful.

2. Do it slowly and when you have some time.. Don't rush..

3. Don't go all the way for the first time..

4. It will itch the first time, but after you get used to it and like it SO much better.

5. Don't shave with someone else's razor.. Thats the first thing my mom told me.

Answer 13

NO ONE TOLL ME I JUX DID IT BYMYSELF!

Answer 14

Yeah i think you should!......~xoxo ally*

Answer 15

It is reasonable for her to remove hair from the area that would be visible if she were in a bathing suit. You can discuss with her different hair removal methods. She could have the area waxed (not a Brazilian or anything) just to remove stray hairs that are seen in a bathing suit, which lasts longer than shaving. That area is very prone to ingrown hairs and razor burn when shaving.

When my daughter is of shaving age, I plan to offer her the option of shaving or having waxed (assuming we can afford that) the areas of: armpits, legs, and "personal" areas to keep the parts outside of the bathing suit hairless (but not any other personal parts) during swim season. If she has enough "personal" hair to make an obvious "lump" in her bathing suit bottom (not to be graphic, but I think you know what I mean), she can use scissors to trim the hair, but she'll not be removing it all! Where I live, it is swim season all year long, so she'll need to groom that area year-round.

If you opt for only shaving, make sure you instruct her on how to aviod  razor burn and ingrown hairs (skin should be soft from a short shower first, use a gentle shaving cream and a sharp blade).

There is no reason for a girl her age to be completely shaving her private area.  

Answer 16

I would say that its your body, but be careful! You do NOT want to cut yourself down there.

Answer 17

Does she want to shave it like what a bikini wax looks like or what a brazillian wax ?

either way , She should start at the inside and work her way out .  

here http://ezinearticles.com/?How-to-Shave-Y... read that .  It basically will have all the information you want to know .

Answer 18

DONT TALK TO HER ABOUT THAT LET HER FIRGURE OUT

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Answer 19

You tell her she needs to start shaving her armpits and legs.  She will start to shave her pubic hair when she's ready... she won't need permission.

Answer 20

I wouldn't tell her.  I remember my mom telling me that some women would shave just what showed out side their swim suit.  And at a young age I thought that was just crazy to shave any thing down there.  I would just tell her about the underarms, legs & maybe just the bikini line.