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[quote=Anonymous]I grew up with curly hair and depending on the current popular hair styles, it can be pretty tough.  In the tweens/teen, everyone had stick straight hair and the message I got was curly/wavy hair = unattractive.  And it's gets in deep to one's self-image.

Go on line and look at curly/wavy hair styles and fine some she likes.  Find a stylist who specializes in curly hair, show the stylist pictures of the hairstyles, get a good cut, and have the stylist teach her how to manage the frizz/waves/curls.  At another time, have the stylist teach her how to straighten her hair with a blow dryer and what products to use.

Now she's got two ways to style her hair AND she'll know how to do it.  It will take a bit a practice, but should cost much less, be less damaging, and less emotionally fraught than paying someone to take care of her hair.  It's a life skill and things like travel, sports, beach days, sleep-overs, etc., become less anxiety-inducing.

Having curly/wavy hair can be fraught with emotion and self-judgement.  I think giving her options and things she can do herself is better than learning to need someone else to take care of her hair.

Good luck!

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