Hairy forehead 3 year old

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So my son was born with a super hair forehead, everyone said it would fall out but it’s not, he has hair on the side of his have, under his eye and on his upper lip, also back, legs, arms ! I’m ok with that but I’m so worried about all his facial hair and him getting bullied !

I used to know kids at my primary school with this. Nobody bullied them. Occasionally, people would try and say they were hairy but then the kids with the hair would tell them to shut up and it worked.

Cos the only thing you could do is shave or wax and that would make it worse anyway. It’s just how he is and I really do think it’s ok.

Yh at the moment I’ll leave it untill he tells me he wants it gone, I know it’s only cosmetic and he could have laser/threading to remove it as he gets older. I see people looking at him already like older adults and there probable thinking wow he’s hairy, just upsets me because he’s such a kind perfect little boy, I don’t want his confidence knocked.

For what it’s worth (I don’t want to sound ignorant or racist) but if I see someone with visible hair like that, I assume it’s because of their increased melanin. I mean, most of my friends who have darker skin and hair do get facial hair like this. The girls wax it though. The reason why I’m mentioning this is that you could say it would be racist if anyone commented. I think most people would think it was just a natural variation of hair colour causing the hair to be more visible; not a big deal :)

Both my children have the same. It was much more noticeable when they were younger tho, then as they got older, they kind of grew into it and it became much less obvious. My dd had a fringe up until last year (age 8) but now she doesn't. If you look closely you can see it, but it's no where near as obvious as when she was 3yo and not one person has ever commented on it. My kids have olive skin & other kids at their school that have the same also have a darker skin tone. I used to be worried about it too when they were younger but it's honestly been fine and I think as they grow, it will become even less noticeable still.

Thank you so much for your reply, this is exactly what the doctor told me, he said over time it will appear less as his face grows, obviously still worries me since I know kids can be nasty but I’ll try my best to teach him to accept himself and that we all grow differently. We are both Italian but live in an area where we already look different as it is.

No probs. We don't live in a very mixed area either, just a few kids in their school, never been an issue tho. When my dd was younger I thought she might have become self conscious as she got older, but I genuinely think she has never thought about it, and now it's getting less, I don't think she will. My Ds on the other hand wouldn't care either way lol x

This is perfectly normal for a high number of people.

I'd work on your bullying worries. It can happen - but not because the victim is in some way unacceptable, but because bullies are the problem.

Don't draw any attention to the hair.

If we truly believe that diversity is a good thing, we have to be ok with our own selves/children being different. All my children have things about them a bully could pick on if they wanted.

Hi Samsung1112, we are in the same boat and are worried about our kid getting bullied once in school. Ours is 15 months now, have you seen a dermatologist or have found a remedy?

Hi there,

our child is 5 now and it never went, no one has said anything to him and he dosnt notice it himself, It didn’t grow any stronger and it does look like it’s faded slightly probable because his face grew so it stretched 😂, hes got swimming lessons at school soon and his back is sooo hairy all over not just in the middle I am worried but it is what it is and he’s a beautiful strong healthy boy, I took him to two very good drs and both said he’s fine just hairy genetics, the good thing is this is something he can have removed if he really wants to, we want to teach him to love himself and not change for anyone but if it’s bothering him as he grows we will help him ❤️ he also has upper lip hair 😳 bless him !

So is our bub. Got a hairy forehead, back and shoulders and goes for swim lessons too. We live in Australia and she will be out and about with friends going to the beach and doing outdoor activities. We only worry about her being conscious of her own skin. But yeah we have decided that we will sponsor her laser hair removal sessions (or whatever the new technology would be) when she is old enough. So her 21st birthday gift is sorted :-D

awh bless, we do worry about it dont we :( i think its the fact that someone could say something mean to them and it could really hurt them and knock their confidence, hes such an outgoing boy with lots of friends and i dont want it to ever change.

I think she could have laser before 21 :) where i live the age is 16 plus so there is hope and maybe as they grow it will fade abit, i always found it strange as i never saw a child as hairy as mine so when i was told it was normal i was like are you sure haha.

Es una condicion extraña que se llama Hipertricosis. Yo tambien naci con vello en la frente y todavia me sale... me he depilado toda mi vida y tambien me decoloro los vellos para que no se noten. La verdad si me siento un poco triste siempre lo he ocultado a todo el mundo. Tuve una novia y no me atrevi a vivir con ella por miedo a que se diera cuenta.

My kid is the same age as yours and has the same hair patterns and similar level of hair and I'm SO worried about bullying. :-( I'm south asian and my husband is white and hairless but I have a lot of hair all over my body (but I don't have hair on my forehead...and don't think I did as a kid) so I assume it came from me. Is your child middle eastern/italian/south asian? It's definitely in our genes.