Dyeing children's hair

[IMissEd]

I'm very surprised that so many kids are allowed to go to school with crazy colored hair. I don't mean surprised that the parents allow it...but that the schools do. Where I grew up in Florida, we were not allowed to go to school with any unnatural hair colors that could cause a "distraction"...so blonde, black, red were okay....blue, pink, green, etc. were not.

This sounds familiar. My daughter is in sixth grade and they are NOT allowed to wear unnatural hair colors. It seems harsh, but it makes things a lot simpler for parents. The principal explained on day one that anything that draws attention away from school work is not allowed- including blue or pink hair.

 

[Longsx3]

DD (13) can have anything that will wash out in one night... anything beyond that she a) has to be able to pay for and b) it still has to be mainstream while she is under our roof.

Yes, I chose to stifle my child's creative expression!

 

[hrh_disney_queen]

If I had a little girl and the school allowed it, I would let her put a fun streak of pink or purple in her hair. BUT..I would not allow a total color change-especially a "natural" color. That seems weird and I can't explain it, but I think it would be age inappropriate. I have seen a little girl with a pink streak in the elementary school library where I volunteer. She looks really cute, but actually the dress code prohibits it, so I don't know how she got away with it.

If the school would not allow it, I would let her do it in the summer.

 

[dislal]

I let DD14 highlight her hair for the last two years, but her hair is a dirty blonde and we just add the highlights to lighten it up. Our school lets them have any color some kids have pink, blue, purple, or green hair.

 

[staley7580]

Oooohhh! Bad mom here. My son likes to sport a mohawk during the summer, and has been begging for a couple of years to dye it bright red. So this summer I went and bleached out his hair and dyed it BRIGHT RED! He LOVED IT. I must say... it was mighty cute. He is seven. But only for the summer. When school rolled around around I shaved off the mohawk and the color went with it. I dont mind him having a little fun with his hair during the summer.. But only during the summer.

Here he is looking a little fuzzy...

 

[paintnolish]

DS had a summer mohawk before first grade and tons of colored hair gels. We'd coordinate them with his outfit. I was suprised at the number of compliments he got, even from older people. I dress him kinda' preppy and cute, though, and he has a sweet little blue eyed look about him, too, so I guess he wasn't to scary looking.
That being said, I wouldlet them dye their hair around middle school. DD wants pink hair. I told her when she was 16 (my magic age for putting things off!). It's just hair.

 

[declansdad]

It's only hair, no big deal.

 

[mlclements]

My daughter wants to color her hair for halloween. We went and looked at hair colors at Hot Topics. They have some that will come out with one wash. The store said that they have not heard of anyone that has had trouble washing out the hair color. My daughter will have pink and green hair. I am excited about doing it and we will wash it out on Sunday before church.

 

[funkychunkymonkey]

My mom let me dye my hair red at 16. I kept doing it for a few year. Never did any funky color though.Right now my hairs brown and blond. LOL.

 

[hulagirl87]

Last year my oldest niece (16) wanted color in her hair so that made my youngest niece (9) want it too They both got pink, just a little chunk, but for my youngest niece, it damaged her hair and after the pink wore out it stripped her hair from it's regular brown to this weird bleachy blond. so she has this punk streak of blond right in front. weird!

 

[PaulaSue]

I wi not allow my girls to do so at least till 16 PLUS our school has rules TG not allowing wild colors/streaks.

 

[mrsg00fy]

I would not allow it. I see no real reason to color hair at young ages. I agree with the theory that it would be very distracting in school....and at this stage of the game, doing well in school is the childrens' primary responsibility.

 

[::Snow_White::]

I think 16 is a fine age, but only natural colors. I know kids from school who had the most gorgeous hair and then they dyed it and it looked awful. I had blonde highlights 2 years ago and I hated them, I refuse to dye my hair or get highlights again at least for a long time because I like my natural color.

I wouldn't let them dye it colors like purple or something until they moved out.

 

[disneychrista]

My daughter has been coloring her hair since 12/13.

 

[aprilgail2]

I would not allow it. I see no real reason to color hair at young ages. I agree with the theory that it would be very distracting in school....and at this stage of the game, doing well in school is the childrens' primary responsibility.

Guess my blue headed daughter hasn't been to effected by it....she was a straight A student before the blue hair and is still a straight A student after the blue hair.....
I don't see any reason NOT to color a kids hair--it is just hair, it will grow out, you can cut it off....no big deal in my book...a tattoo on the face now THAT I would have an issue with....if it can't be changed or removed then its a bit of a bigger deal than just hair...a funny hair cut can be changed...funny colors can be changed...no biggie.

 

[C.Ann]

Guess my blue headed daughter hasn't been to effected by it....she was a straight A student before the blue hair and is still a straight A student after the blue hair.....
I don't see any reason NOT to color a kids hair--it is just hair, it will grow out, you can cut it off....no big deal in my book...a tattoo on the face now THAT I would have an issue with....if it can't be changed or removed then its a bit of a bigger deal than just hair...a funny hair cut can be changed...funny colors can be changed...no biggie.

How old is your DD? I'm very, very surprised that her school allows blue hair..

 

[Mouse House Mama]

My kids are young but until they are much older (and definetly not in elementary school) they will not be allowed to dye their hair. I personally think that kids should look like kids and not mini adults. JMHO.

 

[aprilgail2]

How old is your DD? I'm very, very surprised that her school allows blue hair..

She is 9 and in 5th grade. Her whole head is not blue- just the bottom 6 inches.

 

[IDoDis]

Once the child has the means to pay for it (highlighting, or color), and keep it up to look nice, they can do so. I'd say that would be about the age of high school. It's sad these days to see young kids in the nail salon every week with their moms getting their nails done and eyebrows waxed. I'm talking 10 year olds! What kind of message are we sending to our kids? That they have to have this or that done to them to be accepted and look good? Whatever happened to just being a kid? They'll have the rest of their lives to be adults so l feel they should be kids and just enjoy who they are and not feel like they have to have this or that to look like a grown-up -- and then work for those extras and pay for them on their own. They'll certainly appreciate the value of a dollar more.

 

[Mouse House Mama]

Once the child has the means to pay for it (highlighting, or color), and keep it up to look nice, they can do so. I'd say that would be about the age of high school. It's sad these days to see young kids in the nail salon every week with their moms getting their nails done and eyebrows waxed. I'm talking 10 year olds! What kind of message are we sending to our kids? That they have to have this or that done to them to be accepted and look good? Whatever happened to just being a kid? They'll have the rest of their lives to be adults so l feel they should be kids and just enjoy who they are and not feel like they have to have this or that to look like a grown-up -- and then work for those extras and pay for them on their own. They'll certainly appreciate the value of a dollar more.

I do once in a while take the kids to the nail salon. They get a manicure or pedicure. Nothing outrageous, much like the BBB. They enjoy being pampered and we both enjoy the special time. I will not let anyone get fake nails, eyebrow waxing etc.