Most of us love professional beauty treatments to beautify ourselves, however, would you allow your child under 8 years of get beauty treatments too? How about manicures, hair removal, facials and professional makeup?
In a recent survey conducted by the Beauty Therapists and Cosmetologists (BABTAC), 2,768 British mums were asked if they would allow their child to have a spray tan, and the results may surprise you! 68 percent, which is, two in three mothers (allow their daughters under the age of 8 to receive professional beauty treatments.
The results published in Scratch magazine state that mothers were asked how regularly they allowed their daughters to have professional treatments, with 41 percent revealing that they left it for special occasions while 33 percent of parents allowed their daughters to have “regular” treatments.
But what’s the reason for these parents to take their their daughters to receive professional beauty treatments like manicures, hair removal, facials and professional makeup?
According to the BABTAC organization,
three-fourths of these mothers claimed that the reason for these treatments was because they improved their child’s confidence.
61 percent of mothers said it was a “great chance for me to bond with my daughter” and
69 percent stated, “My child wants to fit in with her peers.”
However, there were also 12 percent of parents who chose to take their child for professional treatments because they “make her look better.”
BABTAC spokesperson Lesley Blair explained,
“Most parents of young girls know how much interest they can take in their mum’s makeup bag and how they love to have their nails painted. It’s not unusual for children as young as three or four to imitate their mother and want to be a part of the beauty regime; all that is just harmless fun and a part of growing up. If you think about how popular children’s pamper parties are, where the little ones are decked out in glitter and are given manicures and pedicures, it’s no surprise that mums like to treat their little girls every now and then.”
Recently, child beauty and pamper parties in the U.K. have become big business, however, the question is, does importance given to such beauty treatments adding unnecessary pressure for children to conform to unrealistic standards of beauty? Does the emphasis laid on beautifying your child, boost confidence in her or affect confidence and self-esteem of the child in future in a negative way?
Well, we all know there’s no right or wrong to such things, but, it is a question every parent needs to ask herself! Would you allow your child to get such treatments for the purpose of beautifying her?
