What age should a girl start shaving her legs

As our little ones grow up, we're faced with a whole heap of new battles to deal with, and every age seems to bring a different challenge.

Where once we may have battled with them to get them to eat their food, or stop with the toddler tantrums, as they get older, we're now we're faced with everything from trying to get them to wash their hair, to using deodorant for the first time.

So, just how do you go about encouraging them while also making sure they're prepared for the reality of life?

And what do you do if your child comes to you asking to shave their legs?

'Allow them to make an informed decision'

This is clearly something a lot of parents are wondering about, with numerous posts on the Netmums forum asking when a child should shave their legs, if a parent should (discreetly) mention it, or how to deal with a child who wants to shave their legs when you don't think they should?

So what do the experts think?

Our Netmums Podcast hosts Wendy Golledge and Alison Perry spoke to Dr Zoe Williams, a

when should boys start shaving

what age should kids start shaving