At what age did you let DD start shaving her legs?

[Calluna]

I was 12 and got picked on before that because of it.
I think if she comes to you asking, maybe discuss the pros and cons with her and let her make her own decision.
I still resent my mum a bit, for not letting me shave.

[~me~]

I started myself without permission from 13yrs old. By the time your DD get's to shaving age you could even consider IPL. Especially for the upper lip.
When she starts to ask if she can, I would start the conversation and go from there.

[Miss H]

I have done SPL for my neck, underarms and upper lip. I can live with shaving the legs as it is so expensive to do SPL or IPL on the legs. I really don't think my hair has become courser or thicker due to shaving and I have been shaving for 20 year now. So what difference will it make if you start shaving at 10 or 13? I bleached my upper lip until I heard about SPL so I might give her that option when she is old enough.

[~me~]

I really don't think it makes any difference with the leg area as I remember at age 12-13 I was shaved as soon as stubble appeared. I don't shave my legs now, I use a cream which works great. In fact, I wish they had been around when I was starting to shave my legs
I know the theory is shaving is supposed to make hair coarser and thicker, I just never let mine get long enough to find out.

ETA: I am not a very hair person, I am fair with red hair. I do remember my GF's who had dark hair never had hair on their legs as they shaved very regularly, almost every few days.

[AnyDream]

We had the opposite kind of peer pressure. There was a whole gang of us in Grade 10 who had held out on the leg shaving and every time someone buckled and did the shave we would tease them mercilessly. All in good humour of course. I still remember the day I came to school for the first time after shaving and my friend handed me a note with a picture of stubbly legs, and arrow and the word "traitor". LOL

[Miss H]

I had to shave every day in summer. In winter we wore long socks so no need.

[Mother Goose]

mine never let me. I think I started when I was about 18... after I had an AVO on my Mum and my Dad moved interstate!

[Feijoa Mum]

I am still scarred from not being allowed to shave my legs till I was 15!!!

I used to try and sneakily do it but Mum started checking my legs so I couldnt get away with it. I HATED IT!

I got teased so much because I went to an all girls school, teenage girls are the cruelest species and I was the only one out of all my friends who didnt shave. To be fair although were very fair hairs and even now (when I do shave ) I only have to go to just below my knee because there is nothing above that.

I will be letting DD whenever she asks (within reason im thinking 11 or 12) because I refuse to be as mean as my mum!