Daughter's hair...

[Anonymous]

My 13 yr old has the thickness hair on the planet and there is no way she can handle it herself. She did start washing, conditioning it herself around 11 but I brush it out and blow it out when she washes it. I hope she has a great friend in college that will help her out because that girl has some hair!!

[Anonymous]

I fear the day my daughter doesn't want me to do her hair anymore! From 6-8 I couldn't touch it. Now she is 12 and I love every minute I can brush, braid, curl, try something new. It just makes me feel close to her.

[Anonymous]

My mom did my hair til I was 13. I has straightened hair so she did the heavy work and curling stuff. No biggie.

[Anonymous]

I'm AA I have thick natural what some of us call kinky hair my mom did my hair or helped me with it all through high school it was just not a solo affair. Now she was teaching me along the way so I could manage it on my own, but it was a nice bonding thing.
If I ever have a girl I plan on doing the same.

[Anonymous]

My seven year old DD can wash her own hair (and get conditioner out). Her hair is almost shoulder length, so not as long as OP's daughter. She just started trying to learn how to put it in a ponytail. I normally have to do it for her though. She brushes it out. I envision having to do her hair until at least 10 or longer (she brushes I style). My mother refused to do mine and made me get it cut short. I'm not willing to do that to my DD, so I will do it for her as long as I have to.

[Anonymous]

I'm biracial (black/white) and have very thick/bushy/curly hair. My white mohter cut all my hair off when i was 8 years old because she could no longer handle it. It was pretty bad - I had a short afro and was constantly mistaken for a boy. I wish she had at least made it girly in some way.

[Anonymous]

I'm AA and my mom did my hair until I was about 14 or so.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'm biracial (black/white) and have very thick/bushy/curly hair. My white mohter cut all my hair off when i was 8 years old because she could no longer handle it. It was pretty bad - I had a short afro and was constantly mistaken for a boy. I wish she had at least made it girly in some way.

I have a friend in this situation. She still cries when thinking about having her hair cut off because her mom thought it was too much work. So sad.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Devacurl might be a better option for her hair type.

I have her hair type- its actually really nice as an adult- I have that "bed head waves" thing if I just air dry- as a kid its tough because its in between. I like devacurl products if you want it to go curlier/springier- and I wouldn't wash every day- every 2-3 is fine.

[Anonymous]

My 10 yr old DD also has long, thick wavy hair. She can handle daily brushing and, if time allows, will just let it air-dry. But, if not, I always blow it out for her. It takes a long time to do a good job. She only washes it 2-3 times a week.

[Anonymous]

check out www.naturallycurly.com

I would still help her with her hair. It doesn't need to be to the middle of her back, maybe even shoulder-length would help.

[Anonymous]

Let the hair dry natural. Use a comb, not a brush. Put in hot rollers, they will help tame the curl. Then use straightner. This should last a few days

If she wants to do it herself, teach her how to do a nice pony tail. Again, use a comb, not a brush.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Devacurl might be a better option for her hair type.

Love deva curl.

[Anonymous]

Curious about WEN shampoo- seen the commercials for it- is it really that great? Only good for certain hair types?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Curious about WEN shampoo- seen the commercials for it- is it really that great? Only good for certain hair types?

I liked it, but it clogged up my drains so I stopped using it