I have never cut my daughter's hair (in the back). She will be 4 years old and her hair has grown super fast. It's long, blonde and beautiful. She loves wearing hair bows and insists on having them in her hair daily.
Even though her hair is beautiful it has been an on-going battle. She hates to have her hair brushed and she cries every time I brush. No matter how gentle I am she still cries.
I have tried to distract her by putting cartoons on for her to watch while I brush her hair. There have been times that I have even threatened to cut her hair. She doesn't want me to cut it so what's the solution?
I have tried detanglers they do not work, special brushes they do not work, expensive shampoo's and conditioners and of coarse they haven't worked either.
So what is the solution? The below tips have worked wonderful to this on-going battle:
1) Typically I give my kids baths in the evening because they play hard during the day. So I wash my daughter's hair with shampoo, rinse and then use a small amount of conditioner and then rinse the conditioner out of her hair. Unless we go to the park or someplace where she gets real dirty I only wash her hair every other day.
2) After washing her hair I take conditioner (about the size of a quarter) in my hands and run the conditioner through her hair.
3) I run a towel over her head to take an access water and conditioner out of her hair and then brush it. When her hair is wet I use a comb type brush.
4) Then I braid her hair and leave it till the next morning. When I take the braid out the following morning her hair is dry, soft and with no tangles.
5) When her hair is dry I use a paddle brush and then style her hair.
If I didn't wash her hair the night before I put a quarter size amount of conditioner in my hand, run it through her hair and use the paddle brush to brush her hair and then style.
I have seen a huge difference in doing the above tips - her hair isn't tangled and her hair is super soft. Plus the best part of all is she isn't crying while I brush her hair, no more thoughts of cutting her hair anytime soon!
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This seems like a good idea. I just wish my daughter would let me style her hair. She lets me brush it, but no pony tail, or clips. Every now and then I can braid it. *sigh* maybe one day!
ReplyDeleteEven this big girl feels like crying when trying to take the tangles out of her long hair. It really does hurt! I will definitely try the trick you are using with your daughter on myself--something has to work! By the way--you are a good mommy--my mom cut my hair short cause she could not stand it any longer and now I refuse to cut it even when it needs it!
ReplyDeleteShe has such straight hair - my daughter's is a curly mess which I DON'T have experience with since mine is straight!
ReplyDeleteWhere were you when I was little, lol. I can still remember the nightmares of my mother just yanking and u=pulling to get the tangles out. I think I am going to try this even though I am an adult, the leave in conditioner sounds like it would be a great thing.
ReplyDeleteI use a paddle brush on me and my daughter a well. Great tips!
ReplyDeleteYou have discovered the trick! My girls all had long hair growing up and always braided it before going to bed or doing any activity that would get it all tangled.
ReplyDeleteI am glad the morning routine has taken care of the tears.. nothing worse than making your children cry when trying to help them.
Her hair is beautiful!
ReplyDeleteThe tip sounds great, even though both my daughters had trouble growing long hair as little girls, I never had to deal with this problem. So I'd say it's a battle won for you!!
Great idea! I went through the same thing when my daughter was little and nothing worked.
ReplyDeleteDo you you use leave-in conditioner? My daughter's hair is starting to get long but she won't let me do much with it yet (she's 2)
ReplyDeleteThe Attic Girl - yes I leave conditioner in her hair that I use outside of the bath. It makes a huge difference!
ReplyDeleteShe has such gorgeous hair! I so need this! Hayley's hair gets so knotty, so frequently!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the tips. Definitely passing this along to Miss E's Mama.
ReplyDeleteWhat a cutie your daughter is. I wonder if this brush will help me with my grand daughter's hair. She doesn't like anyone to comb it..she does it herself now. She'll be 10 in two months. Beautifully long hair. Thanks for the tips.
ReplyDeleteBrilliant! My daughter's hair is still too short to do the braiding, I just can't wait for it to be longer so I can do these tips. They look like they work great. And I'm tired of the frizzy mess each morning.
ReplyDeleteMy daughter's hair has more of a wave to it, and it is also a constant battle. When I was little my parents did the bowl cut while I was young. Everyone thought I was a little boy. Promising not to do that to my own little girl, who also has a passion for pretties in her hair, I end up using a lot of conditioner to help brush through snarled hair. Finding the right paddle brush really helped us, too.
ReplyDeleteOh I can still remember having my mom style my hair when I was little!! She would do ringlets all over my hair (not that I really needed it due to my hair being wavy/curly).
ReplyDeleteI remember those days! My daughter did not want her hair brushed nor anything in it! And I remember getting my own tangles worked on! That hurt! Glad you found something that works!
ReplyDeleteGrowing up (and still to this day), I have long, curly hair. I used to HATE getting my hair brushed because my hair would be filled with tangles. Even after brushing, five minutes later the tangles would come back. I was in heavy tears whenever my mom brushed the tangles out. Since I was about 12, I learned how to brush my own hair without causing any pain. If you really have to go at a tangle, grab the piece of hair directly above it and clinch it inside a fist. Use conditioner and pick apart the tangle with a pick-comb. Don't try to comb directly through the tangle. I still use that method :p
ReplyDeleteMy daughter just caught her hair short because she was tired of it getting in her way all the time. But when it was long we did many of these things too. The conditioner is very helpful.
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I'll have to try this. My girl's hair is such a fight!
ReplyDeleteI need to try this with my hair. It gets lots of tangles.
ReplyDeleteWith a little girl on the way I will need to remember this!
ReplyDeleteThere are 3 girls in my house and we all have long hair.
ReplyDeleteThats a great solution. And it makes her hair look so healthy and vibrant
ReplyDeleteSome great tips! My sister plans on letting her daughters hair keep growing, and I am sure she could benefit from this as a first time mom!
ReplyDeleteI need to start doing this with Princes Gigi. Every morning is an ordeal trying to untangle her hair! Thanks for the tip!
ReplyDeleteWhat an adorable daughter you have. Seems like you came up with a great solution! Love it when that happens. My daughter's and I have fine hair and it is a battle with my 11 year old to take good care of her hair.
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Take care,
KC
This post just made my day. :) shared in my weekend links post just now. Thanks!
ReplyDeleteThis was always a struggle for me too, thats why I cut her hair. It did make it easier. Thanks for the tips because when it grows out I need to do something then:)
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