My daughter is 5 and keeps on telling me that she wants her hair to be very long. She has very thick and healthy kinky hair. My hair is the same texture and I usually wear it twisted but have been getting it pressed for the past month.
I wash her hair every 2 weeks and braid it in individual plaits. Her hair without any heat is layered with the longest hair in the back going to her shoulders. She didn't start telling me this until she started going to a predominately white school. She tells me over and over again that she wants long hair.
Her hair is at least 4 inches past her shoulders whenever I stretch it, so she's definitely got some shrinkage. I hesitate to apply heat to it because her hair's doing so well. When I was her age, my hair was permed and it was not as long. I've thought about doing a rollerset, having her sit under the dryer, and then proceeding to braid her hair to cut down on shrinkage. I've also thought about putting her hair in big braids, letting it air dry and then braiding it dry. But, on the other hand, honestly I'm concerned about her self esteem at this age and also I have to do her sister's hair and my own. And I don't want to damage her hair. So, I am not sure if I want to start something that she'll expect for me to do each time.
I wash her hair every 2 weeks and braid it in individual plaits. Her hair without any heat is layered with the longest hair in the back going to her shoulders. She didn't start telling me this until she started going to a predominately white school. She tells me over and over again that she wants long hair.
Her hair is at least 4 inches past her shoulders whenever I stretch it, so she's definitely got some shrinkage. I hesitate to apply heat to it because her hair's doing so well. When I was her age, my hair was permed and it was not as long. I've thought about doing a rollerset, having her sit under the dryer, and then proceeding to braid her hair to cut down on shrinkage. I've also thought about putting her hair in big braids, letting it air dry and then braiding it dry. But, on the other hand, honestly I'm concerned about her self esteem at this age and also I have to do her sister's hair and my own. And I don't want to damage her hair. So, I am not sure if I want to start something that she'll expect for me to do each time.