Need Advice for Preschoolers Long Hair

Sounds to me like your husband just got himself a job!! Let him and your daughter be responsible for the care and maintenance of her hair. It may change their minds quickly. Long hair is pretty but sometimes it can be TOO long and it doesn't look pretty after it reaches a certain length. It sounds like your daughter's hair has reached that point and since you are apparently the primary hair dresser I say YOU get to decide if it is long or shortER otherwise refer to statement number 1 above!!

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My niece went through this, and her dad was the stumbling block.
Three things come to mind. (1) Use a high protein shampoo and a leave-in conditioner on the ends. It isn't good to always have a hair in rubber bands. Paul Mitchell carries a product that helps prevent breakage; it's also a leave-in product.
(2) Put the hubby in charge of taking care of the hair for awhile. If he balks, it gets cut.
(3)As for your daughter, tell her that she can talk to the stylist about caring for her hair, how she would like it cut, etc, and that she has to learn to take care of her hair herself; it's part of growing up. Look through some magazines to get ideas. Make it a girl thing. Good luck!

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If cutting and styling it is out of the question, how about putting it up in a totally different way. If you go to wal mart they have these contraptions that are in the same area as the pony tail holders. It is about 5 or 6 inches long and when it is open it looks like jaws. It is on the same line of product as the hair combs. In fact, it is a like a hair comb that opens and closes. Have her bend over, brush her hair really good while bending over, open the jaw combs and then clamp them back. When she comes up, her hair will be out of her eyes and it will even lay different. It will be more up and down rather than in a ball like the pony tail holders. You can make it look really dressy by putting a curling iron to it OR you can just wear it plain.
Hope this helps. I was a hair dresser for 26 yrs.
Also, you may have to go to the beauty supply to get these or you can make them. It is nothing more than wire with material around it. You take it and wrap it around the hair. You can do it anyway, in and out of the hair or twist it but you can wiggle the hair around it and then you can ty it and it just twists. It is really hard to explain it. That is something more that I would have to show you and show you how to get the hair up in it.
But do try the jaws things. I am sorry that I don't know what they are called. But it does look really cute and alot easier on the hair.
And as far as the shampoo, there are many products that I would recommend for her hair. I would need to know if it is thick or fine or course or thin and then I would pick out a good shampoo and rinse from the beauty supply house.
I notice that you are from Sparta. If you are ever in the Murfreesboro area, write me and I will meet you at the beauty supply house and I will help you pick something out and even let you buy it on my wholesale cost.
Good luck.

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Hey, J.. I am not sure what the texture of your daughter's hair is, but I can tell you what I would use on my 4 y/o daughter's hair if it were to break off. I swear by Biosilk products. They are a bit expensive, but worth every penny. I use them for myself, from the shampoo to the conditioner and mousse and hairspray. If you don't want to use the whole line, they have one product that is the bomb and could truly infuse an amazing amount of moisture into her hair, and you can choose a smaller bottle for a cheaper price. It is called Biosilk Silk Therapy. It is an oil that you rub into your hair when it is damp after washing and towel drying. I use it sometimes after only shampooing and in place of conditioner. My hair is so healthy, I get compliments all of the time about how healthy and shiny my hair is, even though I now have a very short haircut. You can get Biosilk stuff (made by Farouk laboratories) at places like Trade Secret in malls, sometimes CVS or Walgreens or Rite Aid, places like that will carry Biosilk products. In the past I know that Target did carry the whole line as well. I get my hairspray at Fantastic Sams, and my shampoo at the salon at my local super Wal-Mart. If all else fails most of the line can be ordered from drugstore.com. It is really a great product line. I am not sure if there are any allergens in it. On that sode if the coin, I have a high sesnsitivity to smells causing blinding headaches due to a brain tumor that I had, so this product line (I was already using it before the tumor and subsequent 2 surgeries to remove it)was, and still is, the perfect choice for me. I have always taken particular care of my hair. As you may have guessed, after my brain surgery (both times) there was a time of about 14 days that I could not get my head wet (brutal torture for me) and my hair looked and smelled terrible and dry and sticky and oily all at the same time. Well, they wanted me to use baby shampoo the first time I washed because of the incision where they had actually cut into my head to gain access for the surgery. I couldn't do it. I just could not use anything other than my old stand-by. My biosilk was there and I had to use it. My husband was furious with me (out of love and desperate emotion, of course) for not being more careful with myself. But, that Biosilk shampoo washed away every bit of the stench of the hospital, of the betadine, all of the sticky whatever was in my hair from all of the leads during the surgery (they only shaved a very small triangular area of hair away on the bottom right rear of my skull for the surgery). It also washed away all of the oily residue from just laying in the hospital bed for 9 days, and it mended what appeared to be broken hair from having been tied back haphazardly by some unknown person with a brown rubberband (you know the type-you usually either flick it at your cat's a** to see how high he can jump or find a green one around your paper in the morning) while I was in the intensive care unit just after the surgery and then laid on by me for 9 days. Yeah-the Biosilk-with just ONE visit to the shower fixed ALL that for me. The silk therapy shampoo and the silk therapy oil. Not a large amount, just a normal amount that you would use for a normal hair washing-maybe even a little less. The oil should be used sparingly-a little goes a long way. At that time my hair was down to my bra in the back, well it was all one length. I needed to use only a drop about half the size of a dime of the silk therapy oil to mend those "broken" areas from that rubber band. At any rate hope this helps you. Have a great day-god bless!

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I use suave shampoo and conditioner for adults on my daughter and niece and works awesome. My neice's hair is also past her bottom. I put the conditioner in and let it sit for a couple of minutes, then use my fingers like a rake to get the big tangles, then an ouchless comb, then rinse. no tangles in the morning either! As for styling, you can roll her hair on the sides back to a point, and put it in a ponytail or barrett. I would love to teach you how to french braid if you want to come to my house! Also when you take her to get a trim, ask the stylist for easy hair dos!

http://www.littlegirlhairstyles.com/girls_easy_hair_style...

http://www.expertvillage.com/video-series/253_hair-styles...

But in the end if it is too much work all around I would consider cutting it shorter. Just be prepared for some tears (all around!)

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Hey J.!
You could try Garnier Fructis. That's what we had to use on my niece, who had the same problems as your daughter, and it worked perfectly. As for styling, have you tried looser ponytails, or just simple braids? Those both keep her hair up, but not too tight where it could break. Hope you get it solved soon!

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