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Parents Questions

Tuesday, January 29, 2013

Hey Mom and Dad, When Should You Let Your Daughters Start Wearing Makeup?

Parents, Patch wants to hear from you on the questions that get families talking.

Welcome to "Hey Mom and Dad"—a weekly feature in which we ask our Facebook fans to share their views on parenting. Every week, we get the conversation started by taking a look back at a question we asked parents the week before on Patch Facebook pages from around the area. Girls have been sneaking makeup past parents for generations. They'll wait to get to school to put it on, and wipe it clean away before they dare step back in the house. It's an issue that's not likely to go away any time soon. That got us wondering when girls should be able to stop sneaking around and openly wear makeup. Take a look at what people had to say and join the conversation in the comments section. Matthew Browne: I don't think there is a particular age. The …

Emily

12:03 pm on Friday, February 1, 2013

I'm in middle school and high school next year. Most girls even started wearing makeup in 5th grade. Just lip gloss and mascara. But in 6th grade it actually matters to keep your friends sounds stupid right? It is. But they may act rude if you say no, because they are risking losing their friends or maybe a crush. In 7th grade (I have acne kinda bad) I mostly covered up blemishes with foundation …   more ›

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