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[quote=Anonymous]As a woman whose mother fussed over my hair constantly as a child, and dictated a lot of my hair choices, even into high school, let me tell you: give your daughter some control over her hair. A lot, even! I’d rather have a daughter with tangles in her long hair than one who doesn’t feel that her preferences matter with respect to a part of her own body. It’s a really unhealthy dynamic.

My daughter (6 yrs old) likes her hair long and hates bangs. We have a rule that it has to be brushed once a day to keep tangles from getting too bad. Usually she brushes it and then gets an assist from DH or I if there are some tangles she can’t get through (there’s a spot on the back of her head that always tangles, no matter the length).

Other than that, we stay hands off. I trim it regularly for health, but never more than an inch unless she says she wants more cut. And we only make her do ponytails or braids if it needs to be out of her face for a practical reason (eating messy food, sports) or vet occasionally for family photos.[/quote]

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