Hi J.,
I agree with others that say to let her get rid of the hair.
However, I'd suggest an alternative method to shaving. I know in the U.S. everyone shaves, but in other places women wax or use an epilator (a machine similar to an electric shaver that removes the hair from the root), which is painful at first but you get used to it quickly. Believe me, both of these methods cut down on the amount of hair that grows back in, the texture of the hair that grows back in, and how often the hair grows back. (Since both methods are basically pulling hair out from the root, they produce the same effects.)
I personally use an epilator. I'm of Spanish descent which means I'm HAIRY, and it's BLACK hair. With the epilator I don't have to be as constant as with the razor, and the hair is smooth and soft, not hard and stubly, when it grows back in.
I have seen epilators in the JCPenny and Sears catalogues, I believe. (I got mine overseas.) The machines last years and require no maintenance whatsoever. FYI I don't use it on my bikini line. Only legs and underarms.