Teaching Your Teenager How to Shave

Among males, the teenage years are the times when a lot of physical changes occur. One of the most significant changes at this stage is the growth of more visible hair in the body. At this stage, too, parents may want to teach their teenagers how to shave properly, either with traditional razors or mens electric shavers.

In the teenage stage, your son or daughter would already experience growing hair in certain places. Boys, for instance, would be growing chin hairs and/or a mustache, while teenage girls would start seeing hairs on their underarms. Growing hair on the underarms is okay for the boys, but for girls it is embarassing especially when wearing sleeveless tops, so it is an issue to shave or not. In teaching your teenage sons and daughters, you, as the parent should be clear and exact.

Products to be used by your teenager should be purchased and bought beforehand like the mens electric shavers (or even conventional shavers), shaving creams, and aftershave lotions. You should let your son or daughter be the one to choose the brand that interests them or what he or she prefers to use.

Then, with all the things needed at hand, you must make sure that he or she starts with warm water. This is because warm water is said to help soften the hair, thus making shaving easier to do.

Then application of the shaving cream should be done. This helps to soften the hair and also leaves your skin feeling soft. In applying the shaving cream, you should show him or her how much of it is to be applied.

Afterwards, you should instruct and explain to your son or daughter the things he or she should remember when shaving. It is important to emphasize that she or he should take time in shaving and that he or she must make sure to use long and smooth strokes and not to apply a lot of pressure on the razor. If he or she applies too much pressure, then it is possible for him or her to obtain a cut, unless the teenage child is being taught to use an electric razor. Safety precautions should be taught to avoid getting cuts and nicks.

Also, demonstration is an important thing in this case. This is to ensure that your teenage son or daughter would learn the proper and careful way of shaving. You should be able to demonstrate to him or her how to properly grasp the razor and how the strokes are to be done.

Every once in a while you should also remind your teenager regarding the pressure to be applied while shaving. After being able to demonstrate to your teen, you should then let him or her try to hold it for himself or herself to check whether he or she has got what you taught right.

When your teenager has finished shaving, you should teach how to rinse the cream and hair off thoroughly. The shaving tools and products used such as the razor and the cream should be stored in a shaving kit. If your teenager has questions and queries you must answer them. Also, you must tell your child to let you know if the razor needs replacing or if there is no more shaving cream left for use so that replacements and purchases can be made immediately.

Coaching your teenage son and daughter on shaving is important so that they will know the right way to do it. Guiding them would also help since you are knowledgeable regarding the matter. Though, if you need a safer and easier-to-teach way, you should encourage your teen to use mens electric shavers instead of traditional razors.