Children with dreads... ?

i personally think she should make up her own mind when she's a little bit older, especially with her being a little girl, if she was a boy and grew older-didn't like them, it'd be pretty normal to shave his hair off, but little girls however cheeeezzzzzeee it is wanna be princesses. They'll feel all different around the other kids.

My mum did that to me, i didn't appreciate it after cutting them out in class and getting into loads of trouble. Obviously i got older and re-did-dun them myself.

 

Agreed...I don't understand why you want to give your child dreads at that age...i'm Jamaican, and I never seen a female child with dreads in her hair before... this can damage her self esteem. At that age, kids want to fit in and not stand out.

 

@ Siano

WOW, a fellow Scumcornian !!!

 

i think dready kids are amazing, but i would wait until babe can voice their own opinion. kids change their mind a lot, but also, if their heart is set on something youll know about it. i'd wait a while

also, re HDH, dont mind her, her life is falling apart around her and she likes to bully other people to take her mind off it. nothing wrong with being a teen mom, it is infact quite natural (why do girls start having periods at 12?)

 

I don't get the "make your kids have dreads" thing here.... who is saying that?

It's really simple.... if your kid doesn't like brushing their hair, explain the alternative (but obviously, not like some scary threat) and push no more. If they don't brush (or let you brush without complaint, depending on their age) then they get locks. If they brush, they don't.

Sounds like an excellent lesson in cause and effect, too, with no inherently negative outcomes.

What are you all crowing about doing this to your kid, or hurting their self confidence? If they don't like them, hand them a hairbrush and conditioner, and scissors, and have yet another lesson in cause and effect, and patience vs. instant gratification.

 

@dreadlockswampy
Dude do I know you like ? Whooja hang round with?

 

@dreamsDOcomeTRUE you'll understand why I would want it if you had a child with hair that dreas when you look away for 10 min.. hehe, getting worse every week, but Im still just considering it, its just such a big decision cuz she is so small, hehe

@SiAnO if your hair is not dreadded does it dread by it self?


this morning I combed out 5 beautiful dreads that came just while she was sleeping.. haha, was too hard so I used coconutoil haha now her hair is oily but combable.. still trying to dread up again xD really wish my hair was like that

 

Here is a pic of what her hair is like from playing ... not as bad as after nap time or in the morning.. but still hehe

 

And from a bit further away her hair is simply amazing, but I try my best to untangle it

 

my sister had the same problem as a baby, my parents shaved her head and a few months later she had beautiful manageable hair. I know it's a little extreme but it solved the problem

 

your kid hair looks fine to me. Don't dread it.

 

@dreamsDOcomeTRUE looks fine?
how can hair that dreads every hour look just fine? I know she has beautiful hair and me not combing it for 2 days isnt dreading it but it will dread.. haha

gahh.. I hope she wants dreads when she's older