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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Daughter is 3 years old. Just got box braids put in her hair. Took 4.5 hours, $70. I asked teachers to not allow her or other kids to pour sand over her head while playing in the sandbox. Came to pick her up and it looks like a bucket of sand was poured all over her new braids. Am I out of line for being mad about this and talking to the Director? This is a nightmare to try to get out and she just had them installed. I know kids will be kids, but I'm so annoyed. How would you suggest handling this? [/quote]

I would say your daughter is too young or in an environment where a $70 hair cut cannot be kept from being messed up.  She is three years old for crying out loud.  If you don’t want this possibility, get the box braids and get a nanny.  Then you will have one on one and will keep her hair as nice as possible.  A preschool teacher watching 10 kids herself can’t possibly be everywhere at once.  It takes 2 sec for a child to put sand in another child’s hair. Things happen during play.  I assume it’s been addressed with the children but may happen again.  Black child or white child makes no difference.  A $70 hair do for a three year old is difficult to maintain.[/quote]

This not an uncommon hairstyle for Black preschoolers. Type 4a hair care isn’t a $10 trim at the strip mall. Because it’s a bit more fragile than less textured hair, box braids are an appropriate protective style. Personally, I might have gone for fewer braids to reduce the styling tone, but the price would not necessarily be much lower. I get goddess braids and they are $10 per braid. [/quote]

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