If your child at age 7 asked you to let him choose his own style haircut would you let him? What if it was a mohawk? At what age do you start do you think it is ok to start letting children make those kinds of decisions?
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I think 7 or 8 is a good age for accountability. I remember results from decisions that I have made at that age. I would let him choose and let him learn. Especially with this. It's only hair and it will grow back. =)
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A mohawk at seven... That's a bit much in my opinion. Maybe letting him style his hair himself after you choose the cut.
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I'd let a kid at any age choose their own style as long as it was within reason. I'm not gonna make a 7 year old have a buzz cut if they want it to be a little bit longer but I wouldn't let them have a mohawk or anything like that.
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Interesting answers here. Lots of varibles, which includes the lifestyles of the parents. A mohawk isn't something that fits our lifestyle so it would be frowned against. I would think that we would offer choices within reason and let her choose from there.
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I say, support his interests as long as you trust his character. These things really don't mean much in the long run. How much violence they see on TV or video games they play or clothes they wear, It's so much more important to establish a strong relationship with your children and that they feel like they can talk to you about the important feelings they have. People tend to worry about the small things and forget the importance of communicating with their children, actually what I mean is LISTENING to them. I respect my mother for letting me go with my artistic vibe as a kid and being supported allowed me to flourish as the artistic adult that I am today. My friend's kid wanted to once when he was 6, and they let him and he had it for about 1 week before he was over it. No harm done and he had fun and felt happy about being able to make choices for himself. If he wants to spike it up with gel and color it blue, I might be a bit hesitant.
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Within reason. It's a good idea to check with the school authorities first if your child wants a mohawk or something similarly unusual because some will send kids home.
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My son is 8. I let him cut his hair however he wants it. My mom used to cut my hair and I hated it! I figure that it's just hair. It'll grow back
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That would be a fine age in my opinion. However, you've gotta have some say so they don't make themself look like a monkey.
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There are so many hairstyles out there now. I think 7 would be a good age. I personally think when a child starts requesting a certain haircut, it tells alot about his personality & interest in style. So many kids are so afraid to do something a litle out the norm for fear of being ridiculed. This shows character in your child, that he is already becoming comfortable in who he is & has a certain level of confidence in going against the grain!! Hair grows...i would certainly let him express his individuality! Sounds like you have a very unique child & thats great!!!:)
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from his point of view it is kinda fun to look like that. the reason i assume an adult would not want that style(mohawk or similar) would be because of what it implys. (i am a bad ass/rebel...) but at age 7 it would do nothing more then impress his class mates and give them something to laugh about until it grows out. my opinion is that if it causes no harm and brings joy, why not? and besides if my mom let me shave my head when i was younger i would not look like an idiot right now haveing moved out and shaved my head b/c i thought it would be funny.
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I think it is important to them to have that choice....I have witnessed so many unnecessary fights between children and parents because of hair styles...their peers will let them know whether it was a good choice or not....My sister and her daughters went through this...they liked their bangs long and in their face...she said no because she didn't want their beautiful faces covered....their faces weren't beautiful when they were unhappy which is how the debate made them....
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I'd let him/her choose their haircut. I say let them start making these decisions as soon as they show an interest. If it's not something that will harm them, let the make their choices and let them learn from them. This will build their confidence, allow them to connect natural consequences to their choices (as long as parents don't protect the child from natural consequences), and make them better decision makers when they get older. Parents really need to pick their battles and in the scheme of things, what they look like isn't one of them...now, drinking/drugs, antisocial behavior, poor school performance...those things matter because the consequences can last a lifetime.
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Yes I would. If he wanted a mohawk I think I would try to get him into something else, but would alow it. It is just hair it will grow back. I am not a "friend" parent I just think that you need to let your kids come into there own and this would be a good area to do that with. good question. As for the age depending on the child I would say as young as 4 or 5. Remember it is fixable and it will grow back
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