Would you let your child color thier hair purple?

United States
October 29, 2006 4:43pm CST
or Any other color then their natural color? Why? or Why Not?
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@hexhate (366)
• Italy
7 Nov 06
I think that changing hair color, choose a dress style, want to use make up and other things that can change our estetic means that the child is searching social approvation. Every change we make is for appearing more interesting to others (friends, guys...).
• United States
7 Nov 06
Why not? Let them be creative and be themselves. I think I would rather my kids have colored hair than nose or lip rings! Those you can't cut away in a few months time or let grow out. My oldest daughter has had her hair colored twice now. She takes her birthday money and pays for it herself and I let her choose what she wants. The first time she did it, she had Fusia highlights and it looked awesome! It eventually faded out to a blonde color. Last year she did green, and had it done all the way around all underneath, so when she pulled it up into a ponytail it looked like all her hair was green! It was cool.
@flowerchilde (12529)
• United States
7 Nov 06
Yeah, I probably would, a mild purple in consideration of school.. I always tried to let my kids have control over what things they could.. like their clothes, unless they wanted to be revealing.. My daughter used to make her daughter wear what she wanted her to, and I told her, you'll have trouble with her later if you don't let her have some control, cause kids don't have much control.. And they'll be rebellious at a certain age anyway.. so why compound that.. They always grow out of these things.. Always let my daughter play with makeup when she was little, so she wouldn't be so nuts about it when she got older, so her makeup wouldn't be a siren call to the boys..
• United States
7 Nov 06
I would let them color their hair any color they want to. I believe in expressing your individuality. As long as they are still good kids, and keep their grades up, I don't care what color their hair is. Now, when they are old enough to get a job... I will discourage it, but I won't tell them that they can't do it.
• United States
7 Nov 06
Where we live the school will not allow them to wear un-natuaral har color to school..I think that is ridiculous. Teenagers are needing a way to express them selves..if changing their hair color works for them then why now. My daughter has has blue and red tips lol..she also has about 4 holes in each ear now. and her navel
@rosey3223 (1566)
• United States
7 Nov 06
First it depended on their age. But if they were 16 or older than ya I would. Why, because I was the same way when I was that age and my mother gave me a lot of crap for it and would not let me be who or what I wanted to be. I do believe in letting your kids be who they want to be as long as they still respect you as a parent.
• United States
31 Oct 06
Sure, my mom let me do it. Kool-Aid is cheap and temporary and has lots of fun colors. It's only hair. If they are young, let them do it on weekends and wash it out before school.
@bigedshult1 (1613)
• United States
7 Nov 06
no it your job to thach them the proper way to look and purple is not the wright thing to do
@carlennj (589)
• United States
2 Nov 06
Sure. It can be changed at anytime. Would you?
@lilaclady (28207)
• Australia
2 Nov 06
Girl Guitarist - Girl Guitarist with purple hair
No not purple I don't think, maybe a purple streak...I love purple but .....
@Cortney (3980)
• United States
2 Nov 06
no way not permanent. maybe the stuff that washes out. She is almost 8 and still too young. But when she gets older, i know she is going to want to experiment with hair colors. I will only let her use the stuff that washes out.
• United States
2 Nov 06
i think we should let kids do as they would like with their hair, we should just protect them for harm.
• United States
7 Nov 06
Depends on their age. Up to 18 years old, NO!
• United States
7 Nov 06
yea my hair is purple
• United States
29 Oct 06
Depends on their age I think. If it was for like Halloween and their younger then maybe. If my child was like 16 then maybe. I guess overall it depends on the parent and if they feel they will allow their child to do that.
• Netherlands
31 Oct 06
No It's not every day halloween :)
29 Oct 06
this kid looks cool.haha. i think its ok if its a wash in wash out hair dye ...cos obviously he/she might get into trouble at school. i think its good to let kids get creative and develop their own style !
@denax1 (708)
• United States
29 Oct 06
I wouldn't let them color it purple. Another natural human hair color would be fine. I don't think it's necessary to make such drastic changes to our appearance. We should learn to be comfortable in our natural skin and hair.
• United States
31 Oct 06
Probably.
• United States
29 Oct 06
if they are good kids and get goood grades plus they would have to be like 15 cuz die is so bad for ur hair!