My son wants dreadlocks...at 12! advice

My parents said no, I just stopped brushing. I was 15, and knew Id get 'em either way.

 

well it's not like he has to worry about getting a job right now..... but he prolly would have kids teasing him about having such messy hair and his teachers might constantly tell him to brush it. I doubt he would keep them for very long. but i still say go with it so that he can learn what it's about and why he likes or doesn't end up liking them. better than you just telling him no and him getting mad and not knowing why you wont let him. i'd say it's a great lesson in responsibility and patience and hygiene and change and all them things. better then having a pet (cuz lets face it, you'd end up doing all the work and paying all the bills)

 

Well i think you should let your boy dread his hair up if he wants...
Kids are judgemental no matter what... Let him be him..
I personally love dreads...

The only reason my hair isn't dreaded is because i have SHIT TON of hair...
Long, thick, thick, thick and it would take forever for me to dread it....
I wish my mom would support me getting dreads and help me with them.. I would do it.
But she just rolls her eyes at me and tell me "whatever."

 

I think there is. It's easier for adults not to be part of a group than it is for kids.

 

I'm confused. Sounds like you got perfect hair for dreads.

Why not just stop brushing and conditioning? It will take about the same time as any other method. And no need for four arms, just patience.

 

i also naturally have thick thick thick hair, and a lot of it (i got the hairy gene) - just get em!

 

Unless that group is :unemployably unkempt:

I love dreads, but they might hurt a job hunt

 

What would i do?
Just separate and make my dreads as my hair just naturally knots up...?
And what about washing it? I already don't wash it everyday but if i go so long without washing it my scalp gets really dry and itches like crazy..
My hair is already knotty knotty...
If i dont brust it as soon as i wake up, after a shower, before i go to bed and a few times through the course of a day my hair willl be knotted like crazy. So my hair dreading up on its own reallly wouldn't be a problem.

haha thats some of my hair... its really long down to my bum.

 

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Cheers Glen.

 

let him have dreads. be cool

 

Hi everyone. Thanks so much for the feedback, and sorry I haven't replied yet. I took the advice of those who suggested let him think about it and look into it. He did, he also tried to create one following a you tube demo. His hair is dead straight and quite fine so he found it wouldn't work as easily with the instant gratification a kid wants. Now he is having second thoughts. His new plan is to grow it and tie it back and wait until it grows longer, then he will have another go or get it done professionally. I told him to start saving his pocket money.

Thanks again everyone. I let him read the posts, it gave him a good reality check, so thanks a bunch friends.

 

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Cheers Glen.

 

Thanks glenglen. He has started to enter a "smart alec" phase already....Im braced for what's to come. Thanks for the tip

 

dude you totally have the perfect hair for dreading. I don't have dreads but I used to have some long ass nappy knotty hair that started dreading on its own because it was a pain in the ass to brush it. So i know about some naturally forming dreads lol.

Just stop brushing it, rinse your hair a few times a week thoroughly with water and use a baking soda and ACV rinse once a week. Occasionally rip the dreads into smaller sections. Presto!

 

I don't know if I would consider it blackmail; it is a good tool for parents to use. Its more like a reward based system. If you do what you're supposed to do, good things happen, just like in real life. Its not a bad idea at all, actually. Often it makes a kid try really hard to accomplish a goal in order to get what he/she wants, and the result is they get what they want. And the thing is, the parents may be getting the behavior they want from their child, but actually the kid is benefiting even more by having an opportunity to grow within themselves, which is extremely valuable.