When is the right time?

I teach elementary school and have a real problem with parents who allow their daughter to come to school in 4th/5th grade wearing makeup. To me, makeup is something for young women and a sign that they are of age. Anything that takes away or shortens the innocents of a child is disturbing to me. Leave the make up out of the picture until she get to high school and only then when she is mature enough to handle it.

I think, now a days, young girls are influenced by the things they see on T.V. Take a look at their toys, particularly the dolls (Barbie, Bratz etc) they are all wearing make-up. Young girls are made to believe that it is cool to wear one and the commercials had set the trend. I think young should not be putting on make up yet. They should wait until high school to wear one.

Children grow up to early. I have seen young girls out in the stores and allways wonder, what were their parents thinking letting them leave the house like that. Parents should be parents and set rules for makeup and clothing. When they do start I think it should be lightly applied. a little lip gloss a little blush. or maybe a little mascarra. but lightly.

My daughter wears makeup only when they have school programs. She just uses more on lip gloss for everyday use. She's not very fond of makeup so i think she can wear it as soon as she feels like wearing it. I only wore it when I had been out of school..and never before that.Mostly just lipstick.

Well, my oldest daughter is 5, so I hope that i have some time to worry about this. She has already asked for some makeup. her one little friend had like a disney princess thing that had makeup in it. i wouldn't let her. I don't wear makeup much so I'm hoping that will not make her want to too soon. I would say probably not till she's 12 or 13. I always think of that full house episode where dj wants to wear makeup, so her and kimmy put on loads before school. then becky teaches her how to put makeup on without looking like she has makeup on. if my daughter wears it like that i think i'd be ok with it. still not till shes older though.

My daughter is nowhere near that stage, but I have thought about it a bit. For me I feel with both my kids that at 12 they get freedom of style choice. Before that my rule is law (which means that while I'll let them pick what they like they will be limited to things within a certain range of clothes/styles). At 12 if they want something I don't approve of they can earn their own money to buy what they want. I think make-up goes in this category as do earrings (boy or girl). Before that I might allow make-up for special occasions and teach her to apply make-up in a tasteful way so that she isn't one of those kids who coats herself in so much that she looks like a clown... (I remember a few of these when I was in school) I must say that I hope that she is like me and does not feel the need to wear make-up on a regular basis.

our own color and shape made by God is good, why so much money for stuff not good for the skin,think before you leap.Some herbals can be used that too after testing properly.

I would explain how beautiful your daughter is..and tell her that she doesn't need makeup because she is already beautiful..Her own beauty makes her special but wearing makeup makes her look like everyone else...It may be peer pressure..My daughter is 25 and she has never worn makeup..She is beautiful without it...I know society puts so much pressure on the little ones...Let them be kids...

well personally i think kids should be able to wear makeup when there in jr high/middle school. This is when girls start getting intrested in boys. And yeah boys should like girls who dont need makeup to be pretty. but makeup usally gets girls to feel comfortable by them thinking that they pretty even through they do look pretty without it.