Does Your Tween Have Highlights?

char — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 17:24:13 +0000

Back when I was a tween, I remember the big thing was the girls getting their hair permed, but these days it seems that highlights, tints and extensions are all the rage with tweens, teens and adults.

My 9 year old daughter is becoming very fashion aware this year and spending a lot more time in front of the mirror, taking note of celeb styles, and caring what her friends are doing as well. At least twice this past year she has asked about getting her hair highlighted. I have always said no, but I’d love to hear your thoughts on the topic!

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If you have let your tween daughter get highlights, extensions or other hair treatments, how much do you allow? Do you pay for them or does your daughter? Do you do the treatments at home or in the salon? Do you feel pressured by your daughter to let her have them done?

If you don’t allow the treatments, I’d love to know why. Does your daughter want to get them done because her friends have them? Is there an age where you feel hair treatments are okay, or occasions where they are fine?

Up to this point I have always told my daughter no. I just feel like she has her whole adult life (and her own money then) to be creative with her hair. I get highlights put in my hair – but didn’t do so until I was in my late 20s. I might reconsider when she is in high school, but for now, I’d just like to keep her a little girl as long as I can.