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leia Diamond Offline Posts: 745 Dhaka, Bangladesh Gender:	Growing their hair long May 9^th, 2003 at 11:00am For those of you have children, do you grow their hair long like yours?
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Re: Growing their hair long
Reply #1 - May 9^th, 2003 at 4:41pm

I have 4 boys and all have had long hair, for as long as they want. My husband also has long hair so they like to be "like Dad." Grin

# 4 is still a baby, so he doesn't have much hair yet. #1 & 2 cut their hair short around 4 years old, when it was just below the shoulder blades. #3 waited until he was almost 7 (even with all the comments he got at school) and it was at his waist when he decided to get it cut. Cry

I still have his pony tail that was cut off...

We plan to let the baby wear his however he wants, also.

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leia Diamond Offline Posts: 745 Dhaka, Bangladesh Gender:	Re: Growing their hair long Reply #2 - May 9^th, 2003 at 5:01pm It's good that you are growing the boys' hair long, even though they are boys! I would love to have a little girl whose hair I could grow long and braid and do cute little styles on it every day!
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bikerbraid Shooting Star Offline Life is short, Break the rules Posts: 6569 Bike Paths of the Midwest Gender:	Re: Growing their hair long Reply #3 - May 9^th, 2003 at 5:23pm My son's hair was very unruly so we kept it at a typical length. When he started swimming competitively and was in the pool everyday, he chose to have a "buzz cut" and has kept it that way, even through college. I do think a child should have some say in their hair, assuming they are capable of handling their choice.
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Reply #4 - May 10^th, 2003 at 10:51am

My six year old daughter likes her hair best between chin/shoulder length-and although I love long hair I think that this length is(at the moment)best for her.She loves swimming and horseriding and although her wavy hair is very thick,it tangles so easily.-longer hair would be hard to manage.I still try to tell her how important gentle handling etc.of the hair is,so if she ever decides to grow it long,she´ll have a good start!
My son is only four,but he insists on a crew cut-a pity,he looked so cute with his ringlets Grin

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Reply #5 - May 10^th, 2003 at 12:26pm

I also think it's important to let children have their way with their hair. I never really cared much about my hair which is why my mother had the opportunity to grow my hair long.

Anne-Marie, funny how your children have wavy and curly hair if yours is straight! It's the same with my parents. They both have dead straight, black hair, as do both of my brothers, but mine ended up wavy and brown!

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Anne-Marie Emerald Offline Posts: 368 Germany Gender:	Re: Growing their hair long Reply #6 - May 10^th, 2003 at 2:18pm Yes,my husband and me both have ultra-straight hair(but his is very thick).Both grandfathers have curls(well,when my dad still had his hair,he´s rather bald now ),so it must be from this side.
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Re: Growing their hair long
Reply #7 - Jan 13^th, 2004 at 7:10pm

Yes indeedy.

My 8 year old daughter has curly hair, but it's not all that thick. Besides normal trims, she's never had her hair cut. Dry, it's at the middle of her back while and at her lower back when wet. She wants to grow it as long as she possibly can and I've just recently had to start braiding it all the time to keep it from getting all tangled.

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Reply #8 - Jul 3^rd, 2004 at 1:42am

My daughter is 11 now and her hair is to the middle of her back. When she was 4 I had to have her hair trimmed because it kept ending up in the toilet Roll Eyes

So we kept trimming it to keep it a bit longer than waist length. When she was 7 she decided she wanted it cut a bit shorter than shoulder length. So we had cut it and she wanted to donate her hair to Locks of Love. She grew it to waist length again. And last summer when she was 10 she wanted it cut again to shoulder length and again she sent her hair to Locks of Love. Her hair is VERY straight and very thick dark brown. I can braid her hair when it's wet with gel. Leave it that way for a week and when we let it down it will be straight again in 5 minutes!! She has beautiful hair.

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Reply #9 - Jul 3^rd, 2004 at 1:47am

My hair used to be like that! I spent a week with my hair in tiny little braids. Swam with them and everything. My hair was straight within 30 minutes of taking the braids out.

You have quite the long hair family! Congrats. My hubby is hair challenged and my son chooses to keep his very, very short. I guess I have to have long enough hair for all of us.

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spryte Amethyst Offline Posts: 4 Pittsburgh, PA Gender:	Re: Growing their hair long Reply #10 - Jul 3^rd, 2004 at 1:49am well... my boyfriend is becoming hair challenged... waist length... but getting really thin up front on the sides... do you know of anything that will help with that? He's considering Rogaine or something like that.
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bikerbraid Shooting Star Offline Life is short, Break the rules Posts: 6569 Bike Paths of the Midwest Gender:	Re: Growing their hair long Reply #11 - Jul 3^rd, 2004 at 1:58am Rogain might help. You might also suggest adding MSM, Biotin and Silica supplements. These can help with thinning as well (no guarantees, but many have benefited).
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Re: Growing their hair long
Reply #12 - Sep 12^th, 2004 at 6:39pm

My daughter's hair is so fine and she's so rough on it it's hard to grow it out. She likes it long however because there's more things you can do with it. She is only 7 now and it's an everyday struggle with her hair. I've cut it short in hopes of it growing back out healthier but by the time it gets long again it's been damaged all over. But we will not give up as long a she wants it long!

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Re: Growing their hair long
Reply #13 - Sep 12^th, 2004 at 6:44pm

How wonderful that she wants it long! Now is a great time to show her how to properly care for her hair. In particular, combing and detangling without yanking or pulling the hair. Also how to shampoo her hair to minimize tangles (i.e.; don't pile it on top of the head!).

I'm sure she will get the hang of it. Reading some of the tips in the Ultimate Guide to Growing Long Hair can help too.

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ginger Amethyst Offline Posts: 14 Michigan Gender:	Re: Growing their hair long Reply #14 - Sep 12^th, 2004 at 6:48pm Sometimes that's a chore! She's at the age she nows what she wants but also wants to do it herself haha. She does pretty good however with the shampooing but the brushing she tends to yank and pull to try and get the knots out. I'm going to try some detangler and see if that might help.
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