shaz123 Posted September 26, 2006 Share Posted September 26, 2006 myself and my sisterinlaw are qualified beauty therapists and are doing girls makeover parties age range from about 7 to 15 years old, to include manicures, pedicuress, makeup, other treatments open for discussion, maximum of 8 girls. gift included for birthday girl, photographs before and after, certificate for birthday girl, why dont you mums sit back and let us do all the work. email me for more info. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henrietta Posted October 29, 2006 Share Posted October 29, 2006 girls makeover parties age range from about 7 to 15 years old, to include manicures, pedicuress, makeup, other treatments open for discussion Seven years old? Don't you think you are a few years early there Seven years old and you want to preen them into mini-adults? Do you think you should encourage children of that age to be so concerned about their external appearence which - at the end of the day - is to attract the opposite sex Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Large_Doner Posted October 29, 2006 Share Posted October 29, 2006 Seven years old? Don't you think you are a few years early there Seven years old and you want to preen them into mini-adults? Do you think you should encourage children of that age to be so concerned about their external appearence which - at the end of the day - is to attract the opposite sex What a stupid post. I dont think the OP`s idea was to make these girls up to go out on the pull was it?, more like to have fun. Some people are so thick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henrietta Posted October 29, 2006 Share Posted October 29, 2006 What a stupid post. I dont think the OP`s idea was to make these girls up to go out on the pull was it?, more like to have fun. Some people are so thick. Yes, and you really show your intelligence by this standard of reply Would you be happy encouraging your seven/eight/nine/ten year old to have a 'makeover' entailing manicures pedicures and make up?? If you would, are you also the kind of parent who buys children of this age mini-adult clothing such as short skirts, heeled shoes, low cut tops, thongs, padded mini bra's, cropped tshirts with logo's like 'b*tch' / 'sexy' / 'hot' / 'kiss' on them..? Don't you think that sexing up children is both harmful and creepy.. or do you just not think that far ahead 'Make overs' for ages 7+ is in the same basket. Think about it . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
medusa Posted October 29, 2006 Share Posted October 29, 2006 Please consider this a warning Large_Doner- that's not an appropriate way of addressing other forummers. Henrietta raised a perfectly rational and well thought out point with the OP. You may disagree with someone, but you may not personally insult them. Any further instances of this will result in a ban. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
babychickens Posted October 29, 2006 Share Posted October 29, 2006 i think it's a matter of choice for the parents - little girls like getting dressed up and having lots of attention, it doesn't have to be sexualised - i like my (4.5month old) daughter to be dressed in nice clothes, and clean and smiling, but it has nothing to do with dressing her up for the boys. there is absolutely nothing wrong with teaching your children to take care of how they look and pride in their appearance - the step to jonbenet ramsey is a very large one, and i very much doubt a single manicure/pedicure/makeover session is going to make a child or her parents that way inclined. you could argue that the kind of parent who would arrange this kind of party for a child is the kind of parent who might push their child into pageants etc, but one suspects there are underlying problems that cause that, NOT the child having mascara on for a couple of hours. personally i would never arrange a party like that for my daughter, but i fully intend to spend many hours with face paint, which at some point may occasionally turn into makeup. i'm looking forward to these 'playtime' sessions with my daughter. children like to look older than they are, and pretending to be older could be a valuable way that they learn such things as social skill, boundaries, manners etc. it isn't necessarily a sexual thing, because most children (except victims of abuse of whatever nature) simply aren't that interested in things they know nothing about. edit to add - if my daughter was invited to a party like this (at age 7) and she wanted to go, i would certainly allow her to go with her friends and appropriate adult supervision. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrsCarter Posted October 29, 2006 Share Posted October 29, 2006 I don't really see a problem with these parties either. My neice had one a year ago for her 8th birthday and she enjoyed it immensley. It was really well organised by the 2 ladies who came to host it and my neice and her guests had a wonderful time. It wasn't done in such a way that they were getting ready to go clubbing!! It was actually VERY funny to see the 'Aunt Sally' style attempts at applying blusher and eyeshadow!!! For the most part the party was just 2 hours of 10 girls in fits of giggles. I think that as long as the treatments offered reflect the ages of the children/young ladies attending then there's no harm done. xxxx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donna74 Posted October 29, 2006 Share Posted October 29, 2006 Yes, and you really show your intelligence by this standard of reply Would you be happy encouraging your seven/eight/nine/ten year old to have a 'makeover' entailing manicures pedicures and make up?? If you would, are you also the kind of parent who buys children of this age mini-adult clothing such as short skirts, heeled shoes, low cut tops, thongs, padded mini bra's, cropped tshirts with logo's like 'b*tch' / 'sexy' / 'hot' / 'kiss' on them..? Don't you think that sexing up children is both harmful and creepy.. or do you just not think that far ahead 'Make overs' for ages 7+ is in the same basket. Think about it . The idea for these parties is to dress 7 year olds in fairy/princess costumes, with a little touch of glitter and lipgloss, not making them into mini adults, the older girls may require manicures/ pedicures etc this again is not making them into mini adults it's just pampering and a chance to have a bit of FUN with their friends for a few hours. I have 2 daughters of my own (10 yrs and 5 yrs )and I agree with you that it is inappropriate to dress little girls as adults however there is nothing wrong with little girls wanting to wear a fairy dress, they read about cinderella, sleeping beauty etc and like the fantasy of that.My girls have always had dressing up clothes from being little I dont think I'm sending out a wrong message to them by buying them, it's all part of growing up as far as I'm concerned. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tinkabel Posted October 29, 2006 Share Posted October 29, 2006 Seven years old? Don't you think you are a few years early there Seven years old and you want to preen them into mini-adults? Do you think you should encourage children of that age to be so concerned about their external appearence which - at the end of the day - is to attract the opposite sex I agree with you 100%, when i first read this i was going to reply with a similar post. Yes people want their children to look nice but to that extent, i wouldn't allow it with my child. My neighbour has a daughter aged 9, shes a qualified nail technician and she does do her daughters nails as a treat, i find this perfectly fine as its quality bonding time between mother and daughter and makes the daughter feel special. I would be very concerned if i ever saw her with a full face of make-up etc, i just don't think its on, let kids be kids, they grow up too quickly as it is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swarm Posted October 31, 2006 Share Posted October 31, 2006 The idea for these parties is to dress 7 year olds in fairy/princess costumes, with a little touch of glitter and lipgloss, not making them into mini adults, the older girls may require manicures/ pedicures etc this again is not making them into mini adults it's just pampering and a chance to have a bit of FUN with their friends for a few hours. I have 2 daughters of my own (10 yrs and 5 yrs )and I agree with you that it is inappropriate to dress little girls as adults however there is nothing wrong with little girls wanting to wear a fairy dress, they read about cinderella, sleeping beauty etc and like the fantasy of that.My girls have always had dressing up clothes from being little I dont think I'm sending out a wrong message to them by buying them, it's all part of growing up as far as I'm concerned. totally agree. why do people have to look so deeply into things. little kids like dressing up and having fun. It's people like henrietta who's scaremongering that turns what is just a bit of innocent fun into something more sinister. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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