Guide to Hair Products for the Black Children of White Mothers Who Don't Have a Clue What They are Doing.
Awesome resource - check it out.
And also: Guide to Caring for Black Hair for Clueless White Parents (OK, that's not really the title, but it could be).
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What a cool article!
Thanks! These will be a great resource - I have bookmarked them.
I'm hoping this whole issue will be easier because I got a boy!
I emailed you, but I'm not sure if I got the address right. Let me know!
Thanks for the great resources. Great reads.
lovin' your title
That title is hilarious:-)
When I was talking with one of my friends of color about the possibility of an adoption from Ethiopia this was one of the topics I brought up. We laughed about it and she said she would proctor me if need be until I was, at least, able to fake it ;0)
What a great resource!
Love the title!!
Three's also the Guide to Annoying Teens of Mothers Who Don't Have a Clue What They are doing
Fyi, although these resources are helpful, you may find that some of the adivce is not going to be applicable to your Ethiopian child. Amara and I have almsot exactly the same hair texture, so I had a bit of an advantage.
first, unless your child's hair is very coarse and dry, you can wash it more often than every two weeks. Mine would definitely get greasy if I waited that long. I wash ours once or twice a week, and when mine was short, I washed it more frequently than that.
Also, I try to caution parents against using too many products on their child's hair, especially very young children. You want the hair to llok healthy and neat, but don't want to give the kid a complex about how difficult and compelx their hair is. I use moisturizing shampoo and conditioner, a leave in conditioner, and then one (and only one) styling product. Pink Moisture Light, Aveda Brilliance and Carol's Daughter Hair Milk have all worked well for Amara's hair. It is often braided (by ehr daycare provider - I abrely ahve the patience), but her hair will not hold neat braids for a week or more like some of these articles suggest. It is not coarse enough, and ringlets start to come out after a day or two. If it gets wet, forget it. I could not wash her hair and keep the braids in it. I also find it fairly easy to take her braids out without the complciated directions on the site you posted. So, defintiley learn as much as you can, but wait and see what your child's hair texture is before buying a bunch of products.
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