23 March 2021

PARENTING ADVICE: Stopping my daughter from dying her hair

"How do I stop my 21-year-old daughter from dying her hair pink?"


Photo Credit: Style Caster

A 21-year-old woman is capable of making her own decisions. With that comes the consequences of those decisions.

As parents, we innately want to protect our kids from disappointment, embarrassment, and pain. But we have to let them make those choices/mistakes, or else they’ll never learn how to bounce back when life is unkind to them.

That said, in the grand scheme of things, what’s the harm in dying her hair? Sometimes we just want to do something different or feel like we’re making a fresh start. She’s just exercising her desire to be her own person, which is what every parent wants for their kid.

Who knows…this color could look lovely on her and boost her self-esteem, or she may find out for herself that having pink hair isn’t right for her, and she can always dye it back. But that will be HER decision.

You really have no say in this.  Just love her as she is.

No comments:

Post a Comment

Welcome to the Counselor's Desk

Welcome to the Counselor's Desk

I've been a Licensed Mental Health Counselor in New York State since 2000, and over the years my clients have struggled to understand wh...