my 12 year old son has a moustache what can i do

sonnyblack

See above. He's very conscious of it and is getting teased at school. What can I do

Saipanne

Get him a hat.

Dr. Kenneth Noisewater

Er....Buy him a razor.

sonnyblack

Saipanne wrote: »

Get him a hat.

Sod off troll

sonnyblack

sonnyblack wrote: »

See above. He's very conscious of it and is getting teased at school. What can I do

It's not unusual at that age. What I did with each of my son's was buy them a small electric shaver (round heads).

sonnyblack

Dr. Kenneth Noisewater wrote: »

Er....Buy him a razor.

Very smart doctor. I know that is an option but is he too young to shave at 13. Does anyone have a child in a similar situation?

WoollyRedHat

Teach him how to shave, what are your other options?

If you don't, he'll just stupidly try and shave it off himself and that's a bad idea if he doesn't know what he's doing. Speaking from experience...

sonnyblack wrote: »

Very smart doctor. I know that is an option but is he too young to shave at 13. Does anyone have a child in a similar situation?

He's not to young to shave at 13 if he's growing a moustache in the first place.

SpaceTime

He'll just have to start shaving. It was the exact same for me at that stage.
Not a big deal really, and everyone else will catch up before long.

He's not 'too young to shave'. Hormones kick in and beard grows, it happens around then there's no particular 'correct time' for it.

Just buy him a decent electric shaver, make it into a positive experience for him and give him a bit of support!

To be honest, the cheap / small ones are much less effective and may irritate skin and he's going to need one anyway in a few months.

It's a completely normal, natural developmental phase. My only advice is don't make a big deal out of it.

Sheep Lover

Sellotape across the top lip and rip it off really quick?

ahnowbrowncow

sonnyblack wrote: »

Very smart doctor. I know that is an option but is he too young to shave at 13. Does anyone have a child in a similar situation?

He has aged quickly in the last 5 minutes

seamusk84

I shaved at 12 as had whispy hairs like a moustache. No big deal like.

Get him an electric razor. Job done.

Dr. Kenneth Noisewater

sonnyblack wrote: »

Very smart doctor. I know that is an option but is he too young to shave at 13. Does anyone have a child in a similar situation?

No he's not too young to shave. I was shaving at that age. As long as you teach him to shave safely he'll be grand. Just another rite of passage for any young man!!

Sir Osis of Liver.

At least its not your 12 year old daughter.

WoollyRedHat

Sir Osis of Liver. wrote: »

At least its not your 12 year old daughter.

Heh, a boy named sue.

googled eyes

Just shave him/teach him to shave. My dad had to show me at 12/13. But it was always something I hated so once I could grow a beard I did.

At this age he shouldn't have to do it very often.
If he's self conscious about it then its the best thing to do.

yabadabado

if he is growing a tache he isn't too young to shave.Whats the big deal about shaving at that age?

macyard

Just buy an electric if you think he is too stupid to use a blade. I was shaving my legs around that time not to hard to use a razor.

Sir Osis of Liver.

caffaddict

Wear a novelty mustache and nobody at school will notice the actual one.

In seriousness, buy him an electric razor - the two or 3 circular head ones..that's all you need for that type of light hair

robocode

Teach him to shave, and remind him the others are only teasing him because they're jealous and that everyone knows Tom Selleck is cool

heldel00

My teenage sister had to make many costly visits to Dublin years ago to get her ronnie sorted so thank god your son can take the relatively easy option of shaving.

Starscream25

You mean he has a Ronnie

Hitchens

RedXIV

I shaved for the first time at 12, got away with once every few months for the first 2 years!

I'd love to be like that again 5 o clock shadow 20 mins after a shave now

2Mad2BeMad

Don't buy him an electric razor

show him how to shave properly , tell him not to do it too often unless he feels like he needs to.

I shaved twice a week from the age of 13, I am now 21 and nearly have to shave everyday because of this
the facial hair gets thicker the more you shave it and grows back faster

teach him properly, 1 set should last him almost a year at his age, maybe longer

also its very common for any young lad around that age to start shaving, but like I said make sure you make it clear to him to not over do it unless he plans on wanting to shave everyday for the rest of his life :L or unless he wants a beard

Hitchens

2Mad2BeMad wrote: »

the facial hair gets thicker the more you shave it and grows back faster

not so

shruikan2553

If he has facial hair he has 2 options. Keep it or shave it.

gerrybbadd

Tell him to print this, and put it on his school books and inside his locker...



You've heard of this thing called puberty, I'm sure? What age were you when you started to shave? There's no "too young" at 13. If the facial hair has started to grow, there's O two ways about it. Keep it or shave it. That simple.

googled eyes

Facial hair doesn't grow thicker or fast if you shave. That's just an old wives tale. Its your genes if your going to be hairy or not.

TheChizler

2Mad2BeMad wrote: »

I shaved twice a week from the age of 13, I am now 21 and nearly have to shave everyday because of this
the facial hair gets thicker the more you shave it and grows back faster

I can't state how much of a commonly believed myth this is.

challengemaster

2Mad2BeMad wrote: »

Don't buy him an electric razor

show him how to shave properly , tell him not to do it too often unless he feels like he needs to.

I shaved twice a week from the age of 13, I am now 21 and nearly have to shave everyday because of this
the facial hair gets thicker the more you shave it and grows back faster

teach him properly, 1 set should last him almost a year at his age, maybe longer

also its very common for any young lad around that age to start shaving, but like I said make sure you make it clear to him to not over do it unless he plans on wanting to shave everyday for the rest of his life :L or unless he wants a beard

Myths, myths everywhere!

Shaved hair lacks the finer taper seen at the ends of unshaven hair, giving an impression of coarseness. Similarly, the new hair has not yet been lightened by the sun or other chemical exposures, resulting in an appearance that seems darker than existing hair.

In a somewhat more recent study five healthy young white men agreed to explore how repeated shaving impacts human hair regrowth. Each volunteer shaved one leg weekly for several months while leaving the other leg as a control (likely opting to wear long pants during the study period). The study, published in 1970, found no significant differences in the hair width, coarseness or rate of growth. That type of data jives with what dermatologists see in their practices, says Melanie Grossman, a dermatologist based in New York City. “Women shave their legs all the time. They would be like gorillas if the hair was coming back thicker or darker,” McMichael agrees. “Plus we would never have to think about hair loss on our heads if cutting the hair shaft would make it come back thicker.”

Hair growth is linked with development and subsequently hormones. It has sweet fúck all to do with shaving, "shaving too often", or the type of razor you use.

Mint Aero

Teach him to shave? pffft maaybe. I started shaving at 12, I robbed one a me da's bics and just did it. I didn't need to be taught....I think most 12 year olds would grasp the principle by that stage.

Don't buy him a bic, I'd recommend Gillette sensor excel. It has 2 blades. You can buy a 5 pack for 8 euros and they'll last a good while. The kid should get 6 months out of it if he's frugile. Don't let him get caught up in the hype of more blades is better bull. There's grown adults out there that turn to 6 year olds at the idea of their razor having the name turbo slapped on and 5 blades excess expensive bull.

Get him deodorant too, he'll start to stink now that the beard is a coming.

timetogo

I started shaving at 12 too. I got slagged a couple of times before I shaved but never after. At that age, shaving once every week or couple of weeks was enough. After a year everybody else had caught up.

shamrock55

Buy him a good comb;)

WoollyRedHat

SpaceTime

Gillette Fusion and good quality shaving gel - Gillette or Nivea.

Don't get cheap/nasty disposable razors and I really don't think there's any need for special 'my first shaver' type products either.

nc19

sonnyblack wrote:

Very smart doctor. I know that is an option but is he too young to shave at 13. Does anyone have a child in a similar situation?

eh, what age are we meant to start at???

I couldn't have been happier when I got facial hair.

twin_beacon

sonnyblack wrote: »

Very smart doctor. I know that is an option but is he too young to shave at 13. Does anyone have a child in a similar situation?

well you start shaving when you need to, not at a defined age! I was 14, but other friends were shaving at 12, some of my friends didn't start until around 16

qt3.14

Get him a razor OP. Nice safety razor and a few blades. It'll have paid for itself in a year or two and he'll have an awesome heirloom type thing going on.

Or else he might do something stupid like go looking for one himself, and when he can't find your one, but does find something called "hair removal cream" in a pink imac bottle under the sink, well... Didn't end well for me! :pac:

Pat Mustard

Saipanne wrote: »

Get him a hat.

And a cape.

Neyite

You could get it waxed, but that means going to a beautician and that's a bit girly for the poor lad.

Would you tell your daughter she's too young for sanitary protection if she started her periods? The lad needs a razor.

evolving_doors

Maybe the OP isnt wondering about removing the sons moustache to deflect the bullies attention... maybe it's a certain style she wants to reccomend to him!

Is it the bullying, or moustache, thats the issue OP?

You might need to consider talking to the school if the bullyong continues after the moustache goes.

macyard

Armelodie wrote: »

Maybe the OP isnt wondering about removing the sons moustache to deflect the bullies attention... maybe it's a certain style she wants to reccomend to him!
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The toothbrush style always goes down well with schools

sleepyheadh

This is one on the stupidest threads I've ever seen. " what can i do about unwanted facial on a pubertal boy? ???"

Shave it off , what do you think is going to happen?

PLUG71

let it grow and platt it

sonnyblack

sleepyheadh wrote: »

This is one on the stupidest threads I've ever seen. " what can i do about unwanted facial on a pubertal boy? ???"

Shave it off , what do you think is going to happen?

I was trying to suss out if 12 was too young for a boy to start shaving. If you can't hide your irritation then post somewhere else. Moderator can you lock this thread. Don't need to looking at any clownish posts like

Gran Hermano

OP, as mentioned above by others you need to accept your son is entering manhood and will need to shave.
The same as if your daughter was starting her periods you'd supply with appropriate equipment. No need to embarrass the child in either situation.

Provide him a razor, gel and advice on how to lather and shave.