Posting here for traffic as I am worried about my DD skin. She is 7, so quite young, but I can see she is starting to get some (small) spots.
At the beginning I was not sure if there were spots or keratosis pilaris, as she had bad keratosis in her arms when she was younger. But yesterday she had one that was a bit sore, I am pretty sure it is a very mild acne, but is is very worrying for me as she is so young and most importantly, I had awful cystic acne when I was a teenager. I suffered so much with it and completely destroyed my confidence, I still have issues with confidence and self-esteem now (after many years), which I am sure stems all from that. I cannot bear the thought my DD can go through the same..
I know that you have more chances of having acne if one of your parents suffered from it too. In your experience, did your kids had bad acne if you also had it?
Poll:
No - you are being unreasonable
Yes - You are not being unreasonable
Also, when is ot reasonable to go to the doctor with these concerns? She has less perfect skin thank other kids her age, but I am also aware is nothing too much at the moment and I think going to the GP will achieve nothing at this point. But does it mean that she will start puberty early if she is starting to have a few spots at 7?