i think a lot of it depends on how your kids see you act and behave as they are growing up. i think it comes down what they grow up thinking as important and necessary. depends how they actually FEEL about themselves. so i think ppl need to work towards making them confident and definitely prevent any bullying due to things that can be avoided, like hair removal should not be an issue.
I was going to give a similar response. Aside from forbidding them to wear make-up until a certain age, we should be helping build thier confidence so they do not feel the need to do something only because everyone else is doing it. I also think it depends on how the parents are, kids pick up a lot from them. Growing up my mom was pretty simple & I was surrounded by boys so I was more of a tomboy and never really into the make up thing. I don't think id like for my daughter to wear makeup until she is 17-18 or so. Yeah maybe a natural lip gloss, a little bit will be ok, but not full on party makeup to school. THere is no need. And I am completelyyyy against little eensy weensy kids dressing much older than their age. Dunno what life will throw me, but I hope I can prevent that and teach her a good way to dress without forcing it. As we all know, when you enforce too rigidly, that is when kids want to rebel.