8 Year Old Eyebrows

Waxing? Not at 8, IMO.

If she's not concerned, I'd let them be.

IF she says anything--maybe brush them up and a wee trim of the wild/longer hairs with cuticle scissors.
Hey--heavy brows are IN!

I wouldn't say or do anything unless it is actually bothering her. She's so young she may not notice or even care so why make her feel like there's something "wrong" with her appearance?
Now if she's getting teased or feels self conscious about it then by all means see what you can do, though I don't think they'll wax a child at her age in a salon.

Well that kind of depends on what you mean by "out of control."

Are they thick? Nothing wrong with that, especially for an 8 year old. Many women like to have a very thin line of eyebrows. Personally, I like my eyebrows a little thicker, but I do like them to be neat. So I do wax my eyebrows, but I would not even consider doing so for an 8 year old.

Are they long? Mine grow very fast, so my husband actually gives them a little haircut inbetween waxings. If her eyebrows grow very long, just give them a little "haircut," and she'll be fine.

Are they wild? Again, a little "haircut" would probably do the trick.

Other than that, I wouldn't do a thing. You would only be making her more aware and self-conscious and that is only going to cause her to be insecure. As she hits the tween years she is going to have her own ideas. At that point I would just follow her lead, as long as it's reasonable. But I definitely would be hesitant to do anything at her age, especially if she hasn't said anything.

I hope your husband isn't saying this in front of her. She is 8, leave them alone. Unless SHE says they are bothering her, you don't say or do anything.

She's eight. Leave her eyebrows alone.

Please leave them alone and DON"T make her feel bad about her appearance. She is 8 - eyebrows don't stop her from running, jumping, playing or learning. They are NOT a problem. Your perception of them is a problem. I bet none of the boys in her class are being judged for their eyebrows.

Gidget had a good answer and I will vote to do nothing until she cares. I have a very vain little girl with a unibrow and aside from an occasional mention, doesn't seem to bother her. So I bet it doesn't bother your daughter either and that's great. I think a little trim is fine if needed but nothing more. Soon enough she will probably care. At that point I will help my daughter. I don't want her too self conscious.

Take a look at Brooke Shield's eyebrows when she was a kid. Maybe you have a model in the making.

I worked in a salon for 3 years before switching careers. The minimum age for waxing was 12. Let them be. If she is uncomfortable, you could tweeze a few to help, but I wouldn't wax at 8.

8 seems young to wax. I would do nothing unless SHE says she is bothered by them, and then I would talk to her about what she wants. Maybe one apt with a professional waxer to get them shaped and then one of those pen electric razors for upkeep. But I would do nothing unless SHE has said she has an issue with them.

I hate my chin. It bothers me every time I look in the mirror -- ever since my mother innocently pointed it out to me when I was in third grade. Before then, I never even considered chins. Don't say or do anything unless she asks. Then, I wouldn't use anything more than tweezers and eyebrow scissors.

Has your daughter said anything and does it bother her?

I would not do anything unless my daughter brought it to my attention. No reason to bring it up to her when she may not care and then give her a complex about her body.

Yes, waxing would probably be the way to go if they are that bad and she wants them nicer.

Teach her to groom them after she washes her face with a brow brush. I would wait a few more YEARS before plucking, tweezing, waxing, or threading.

I would probably start to wax her. She's at the age where other girls are going to start to get venomous, and it would break my heart for her to feel like she needed to do something about it BECAUSE another kid made a comment.

If you get in there and start it now, it'll just become part of her habit, and you can get her used to waxing. You can even do it at home.

at 8?
i'd whap my husband upside the head and tell him to keep it to himself. why set her up for anxiety over her own natural state at this tender age?
khairete
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Gosh, she's only 8. Are they bothering her? Is she being teased at school? I would be very concerned that waxing or plucking or whatever would make her feel like there was something wrong with her and the way she looked. The world will give her enough body issues as she grows up. Unless she is suffering, I would really encourage you to let it go and love those crazy eyebrows as part of the whole kid package.

i would not do waxing. she is too young and it can be painful. What i would do is get a little mini electric shaver (you can find them at walgreen, CVS, walmart) and just use that. It doesnt hurt and fixes the problem perfectly. I use it when i am in between waxes and get those fine little hairs under my eyebrows that i cannot grab with my tweezers. Good luck!

8 is pretty young to be worried about brows. I'd just make sure she knows to comb them like her hair now and then. You definitely dont want to over focus it. There are a lot of beautiful women with bushy, thick brows---

Use an old toothbrush to brush them. Brush them towards the temple, then brush them towards the forehead, then towards the center. You can slightly trim crazy or wild hairs a bit but not much. That's all a child should have done. If she's having more than that she needs to go to the doc to see about electrolysis.

Rather than waxing which is painful...you can also clip them. My eyebrows are rather bushy and I do wax, but clipping can take care of the hairs that curl and give the bushy appearance.

Unless she has a unibrow, I'd not worry about it or call attention to her eyebrows. If she does have a unibrow, a little wax kit can easily and quickly take care of it. DO NOT shape your 8 year old's brows. If she has some crazy long hairs, use a comb and scissor to trim them, but don't shape them.

Regarding your SWH addition and the teeth .... the hygenist said all was well? What did the dentist say? Frankly, we have a terrific hygenist we've all seen for many years but she would never give advice about gaps, teeth that have or haven't come in, etc. -- she'd refer us to the dentist,and I'd want to hear it from him. At eight, many kids are already getting palate expanders or are in the early stages of braces; not saying your kid needs them but it's now pretty normal to be checked out around her age for them. If your dentist hasn't done new x-rays any time recently, I'd consider getting them after the holidays and ensuring that all is OK. If your daughter eventually needs braces, be aware that orthodontists start that much earlier now than we were kids, because it's actually easier to start corrections younger. Just FYI.

One thing -- kids do notice stuff like her eyebrows and eventually some kid might make a comment to her. Do leave the topic totally alone for now, and let her be the one to drive the idea of taming her brows, but just be prepared for whenever she does come home upset that someone said something. I'd have a brow brush and some cuticle scissors ready for whenever that time comes. Keep any taming pretty simple.

You don't mention if the issue is a "unibrow" where she seems to have one single eyebrow all the way across the bridge of her nose, or just thick brows with some unruly longer hairs. My husband has the latter with some very long hairs and I just pluck ONLY those hairs occasionally for him. If your child starts to wax this young she will have to continue it and that's a real hassle.