Wearing Lipstick in Kindergarten

I'm not against makeup or anything, but lipstick on a little girl is just really odd, it never looks right. Kids like to play dress up and all of that fun stuff, but that's meant to be in their mom's vanity for the fun of it, not a fashion statement in kindergarten. When you do that you are just asking for other parents, teachers, etc. to judge your parenting skills and sanity haha. I would just leave the lipstick at home instead of attracting the unwanted attention to your child. Kids should just be kids, they don't need to grow up to fast.

wearing lipstick at the age is cute but just little too young i hope they are doin it for fun and games they cant be serious already. but little kids wearing lipstick at that age would be very cute

I think that is way too young for a child to wear lipstick also. I think it is fine at home but not out in the public.

kids are great imitators. I think mothers should keep all her make-up under lock to avoid being misused by kids who cannot wait to grow up. I agree kinder kids are far to young to be putting on lipstick at that tender age only make her look like a kidadult. They should only be playing crayons at this stage.

Lip gloss is not so bad if it's colorless but I can't imagine letting my little girl go to scholl at that age with any make up at all one. I'm old. Back when I was in kindergarten, we were not even allowed to wear nail polish.

When I was in kindergarten, I didn't even like make-up. Lip balm is okay for little kids, but lipstick is too much. It might dry up and darken their young lips. I'm nineteen and I still don't wear lipstick. I only wear lip balm and top it off with tinted lip gloss. I'm surprised some parents allow this. I'm talking about the dark kinds and colors made for adults. Lip gloss that are made for kids are different though. I'm okay with those, because they're made with milder ingredients.

I personally think that is a bit much for a child, I even think that the preteens look bad when they wear it. The ones I see wear it dark and it just looks bad. I don't understand the parents that allow it. Last time I went to the mall (I HATE THE MALL) to go to a craft store. There was a girl who couldn't have been more then 12 and that is pushing it and she was all dolled up walking with her mom. I so wanted to tell her that her daughter looked like she was trying to be an adult and one that didn't put make-up at that. I think kids are just trying to or are growing up to fast these days.

i think that a child that age has no reason to be wearing lipstick at all let alone to school, what ever happened to children being children!

i think it's ridiculous of the mother to do. let kids be kids as long as they can. they grow up to quick as it is,

Little kids love dressing up and role play is actively encouraged as part of the socialising process. It depends whether its just a fun thing some of the time or if its the mum pushing it in a 'baby pageant' kind of way. IMHO playing at dress up & putting it on themselves is role play - having their mum apply it as a decoration on a regular basis suggests they are using the daughter as a 'toy' rather than as a young human. There are so many little girls in school with their pots of lipgloss these days and they dont consider the potential health risks of letting all their friends use it.

Hi ya Shar19 That does seem a bit early. I don't seem any harm in a bit of lip gloss but not full on lipstick. I have three boys myself and feel glad of that because I won't ever have to worry about them wanting to get into the latest revealing fashion and makeup. It seems like people want their kids to grow up well before their time. I am trying to keep mine at the age that they are that!!!!!

Aww, that's absurd.. i mean, why a parent would allow a child to wear lipstick? okay, if that's just for fun then it's okay but for real? a big no, no! kids grow up really fast and there's no need to rush things.. if i'm going to become a mom, i wouldn't allow my kid to wear liptsick at school.. There's a time for everything!!!

Way young for it....but to tell you the truth my two year old just loves the stuff. She sees mommy wearing makeup so she wants it to. I went out and bought her some flavored clear lip gloss. She only uses it under my supervision and never to go anywhere. But i will tell you she loves play jewelry and dress up....more than once she has tried to get me to let her wear her cinderalla tiera and princess dress up outfit to the store. Of course I do not let her. Some girls are into girly stuff early than other. For dress up play at home I think it is ok....not to school.

I think real lipstick is too much for even preteens / young teenagers to wear, unless it's just at home playing dress up. My granddaughter is four and I have bought her the cinderella / Belle / Jasmine etc flavored chapstick type lip balms partly because they're fun and it's winter and keeps her lips from getting chapped. At four though, if you can see it, it's too much in my opinion.

Yes that is way to young!! My daughter is in kindergaten and I don't even want her to wear her fake makeup to school. I has it so she can start early and practice how to put it on and I think she is far from wearing it to school! It's quit funny when she puts it on, she looks like a clown! It is cute though!