Hair Coloring

[Laurie919]

Would you allow your tween-teen to highlight or change their hair color. Guess this goes along with the belly button question.

Taylor's hair is highlighted. We had it done last summer. One of the reasons we did it is because it is so thin and fine that it makes it feel thicker. It is really pretty.

She has a nervous habbit of pulling her hair and this also helps her to not want to pull it and it helps to keep the pulled spots that are shorter blended and you can't really tell they are there.

This was another trend she started at her school.

 

[CRAZY_CAT_WOMAN]

I don't think I would care about highlights,But wouldn't want them to completely change their hair color until at least 13 years old.I knew someone in Junior High and High School that died her hair every color,even blue,Grey.She got straight A's,So hair color wouldn't be my issue.

She has a nervous habbit of pulling her hair

That would concern me more.I would talk to a therapist or something about that.Here might be a reason she's doing that,Like stress or something.

 

[JulySheMustFly]

It is fine with me. My 6 year old has already asked when she can color her hair red. She needs to wait right now but her hair is like mine so it won't color much anyway. I will not allow my children to lighten their hair.

 

[Laurie919]

I don't think I would care about highlights,But wouldn't want them to completely change their hair color until at least 13 years old.I knew someone in Junior High and High School that died her hair every color,even blue,Grey.She got straight A's,So hair color wouldn't be my issue.That would concern me more.I would talk to a therapist or something about that.Here might be a reason she's doing that,Like stress or something.

We have been. It isn't bad this year. Last year it was horrible, she was so stressed over this test they had to take.

 

[heart of peace]

Why couldn't you have posted this in that thread and just allowed that thread to evolve? The entire first page is full of threads you created when most of them could have been grouped into 2 or 3 threads. It's very spam-like.

 

[coffeegal]

i've highlighted our girls hair when coloring hubbys or my hair. i'm ok with it. i don't think it is a big deal. when our oldest was 7 or 8 we cut his hair into a mowhawk and sprayed it blue. than finished the crew cut a few weeks later.

 

[Laurie919]

Why couldn't you have posted this in that thread and just allowed that thread to evolve? The entire first page is full of threads you created when most of them could have been grouped into 2 or 3 threads. It's very spam-like.

Do I do anything right?

 

[Redstiletto]

I have been dying/highlighting my hair since I was about 12-14. As my sisters have too, I see no problem in it!

 

[Laurie919]

I have been dying/highlighting my hair since I was about 12-14. As my sisters have too, I see no problem in it!

I understand that. I just don't color my hair now because of the work and the expense.

A friend of mine spends $700 on getting her hair done. How the heck can you spend that on your hair.

 

[Tea]

No, absolutely no.
Again as I mentioned in another thread, we discourage vainty. Colouring your hair only teaches children to be dissatisfied with what G-d gave them, and that they need to give Him a helping hand.
Tracey

 

[sparassidae]

No, I seriously don't think so. I agree with Tea about the vanity thing- I just don't want my girls to be so focussed on clothes, makeup, hair etc like the rest of society.

And since I've never coloured my hair (although I was accused of it at high school- damn that blonde hair/brown eyebrow combo ) I don't think they will even ask.

 

[JulySheMustFly]

No, I seriously don't think so. I agree with Tea about the vanity thing- I just don't want my girls to be so focussed on clothes, makeup, hair etc like the rest of society.

And since I've never coloured my hair (although I was accused of it at high school- damn that blonde hair/brown eyebrow combo ) I don't think they will even ask.

Is that what my daughter has to look forward to?

Just for what it's worth, we are so very far from vain in our home. I'd be upset if any of my children wanted to color their hair to be like everyone else.

 

[lucypevensie]

I get my hair highlighted every 4 months or so in order to keep the mouse-brown at bay. But my 10 yod doesn't really need hair color right now. She has really pretty hair that is silky blond and smooth. She has a few colored extensions made out of real human hair that her aunt who is a hair stylist gave her. One's dark brown, one's red, and one's blue. They look really cool on her and we can change them out and have fun with combinations.

 

[Redstiletto]

I understand that. I just don't color my hair now because of the work and the expense.

A friend of mine spends $700 on getting her hair done. How the heck can you spend that on your hair.

That is crazy!!! When i cant afford it I do it myself wiht a box dye. I have dyed my sisters hair for hte longest time, i can even do tipping and highlights!

But on my own, its single color if I do it myself, otherwise when I go get it done, i usually get two or three colors put in, but it has never cost me over $120.00 includeing styling.

 

[GolfingMom]

No.

 

[ShannonMcCatholic]

Oh I wouldn't care--and I don't even think it's vanity neccesarily...

I change my hair cut and color all the time--and it's just because it's fun and I like changing it. I am not dissatisfied with the hair God gave me, I just think it's fun to do new stuff to my hair--I don't feel like I am improving upon it--just playing with it.

I actually have very little attatchment to my hair--if it is long or all cut off, brown or purple- it actually makes no difference to me- it's just hair. So in many ways my attitude about my ever changing hair--is far less vain thatn someone who takes pride in their long natural locks.

 

[CrystalBrooke]

I see no problem with highlighting her hair at that age...coloring..now that's a different story. It costs more and you have to keep it up or you can just let your roots show.

 

[Manna]

Once she hits 14 or 15, I'll leave her hair up to her. If she's wanting to dye it to "fit in" then, I'm putting my foot down. But if she's wanting to experiment and use it as an outlet for creativity and personality, it makes no difference to me.

 

[CrystalBrooke]

Oh yeah..but I'll never let Emily color her hair..it's a beautiful red color and I'm not going to let her ruin it

 

[CelticRose]

No; firstly because I'd have to pay for the dye & I'm not into doing that for something so frivolous & unnecessary (when they pay for it I don't care); secondly dying/colouring falls into the 'more adult' activities that I think our girls are better of waiting for ~ while still children they should be doing kid things imo; thirdly we also think it falls into the vanity basket & to be discouraged along with obsessing over clothes/fashion, the latest teen gadget, & fads of all shapes & sizes. Our focus has always been on character & personality, doing/being an interesting person, than outward appearances. That's us though. Everyone's different but I'm just not that way & my girls are mre like me than they are like their peers.