Hair Care for Children

By Michael Barrows

What’s your experience of kids’ hair care – tears also tantrums in a busy salon, or cosy mother-daughter hair-brushing sessions? Well, here is some great advice to help you navigate around some of those emotional flashpoints that often occur when you combine kids also hair care.

HAIR STYLING TIPS FOR KIDS

Salon visits can be scary experiences for small children: They are boring, full of strangers also strange smelling products, you are being ordered to sit still for ages, whilst some idiot is doing terrible things to your hair which you didn’t want to happen in the first place. Life is sooo unfair!

So how do you as a parent, avoid, annoying the stylist, upsetting your child also getting yourself stressed? Well this is where your best child psychology skills come into play! Sometimes your child will have unwarranted fears also you have to help to overcome them. Creating trust by taking their concerns seriously is the first also most important step. Promising a treat can or else help. Best of all is to check in your local area to see if there is one of the growing number of new specialized children’s salons available. Salon chains like Cartoon Cuts are designed to make the hair cut experience more positive also entertaining for small children: toys, video games, specially shaped chairs also specially-trained stylists, all help to ensue the experience is more like going to a theme park rather than a visit to the doctor.

Home Sweet Home

However, if your child is afraid of the hairdresser’s, then try to cut their hair at home. They will feel safe also comfortable also you will save time also money. You can do it yourself if you have the skills – or the bravery. Cutting hair for a child is basically the same for an adult, except that a child's hair is usually thin also baby soft. Keep the bangs approx. 1/2" from the eyebrows. If the child's hair is thin, avoid short cuts for now until their hair comes in thicker. Shape around the face if you're trying to grow it long. If you don’t have any haircutting experience, you might want to seek out a step by step guide on children’s hair cutting, or get someone to do it for you.

Putting on the Style

Whatever you do, remember that today’s media-savvy, celebrity-crazy kids want to look good. Children start to take an interest in their own hair style from an early age; even the kindergarten set want to be in-style. They want their hair to be like their best friend or even a television character. Boys that used to be seen only in ball caps are now having their hair bleached also highlighted. Finding the right hair style for a child is usually about finding a cool, fun, also easy-to-manage child hair style that suits your youngster’s active lifestyle. But you may experience resistance - as children get older they start to have very definite opinions of how they want to wear their hair. This hairstyle preference will surface in early childhood also continue throughout the teen years also into adulthood. Many a growing child will argue with their parents over how they want to wear their hair to school. At this stage of development the hair becomes a major identity factor.

Hair Care 101

The key is to be encouraging; as children start to take an interest in their own hair also how they style it, this is the time to encourage them to follow an entire regime of good hair hygiene practices. It is important to show a child (when they are willing), how to properly shampoo also rinse their own hair. You can or else teach them about towel blotting, detangling, combing also brushing their hair. Help them build a good hair hygiene schedule so that they learn the importance of keeping their hair clean also neat. Try or else to get them to develop good eating habits because healthy hair is very dependent on high quality carbohydrates also plenty of fresh fruit also vegetables. Good nutrition will promote shine also condition at any age.

Tips for Tip-Top Hair

Washing - use a mild shampoo, preferably in the child’s favorite color or scent. Sometimes children are more willing to wash their hair with a fun shampoo, especially if it doesn’t sting their eyes.

Combing/brushing - try to create trust also reassurance by allowing them to comb also brush their own hair on their own terms. Do not brush your child's hair 100 strokes before bedtime in the traditional manner – this will over stimulate the sebaceous glands also make the hair greasy also heavy. Doing a quick brush to get the tangles out should be sufficient. Combing the hair will promote shine also condition. Remember to use a comb on wet hair rather than a brush or you risk creating static electricity, which leads to breakage.

Accessories - give your child high quality combs also brushes also teach them the proper way to care for their hair to instill good grooming habits that will last a lifetime. Purchase some "hair friendly" clips also hair ties to help a child keep their hair off their face, also reduce the chance of tangling or matting. Stay away from any hairclips with sharp teeth, because they can cut into the hair also cause potential hair damage.

Tangles - all parents know that dealing with tangles is a nightmare for both parent also child. Here’s how to reduce the trauma of removing tangles:

1. Hold the section of hair you're trying to comb out.

2. Hold it taut so the child will not feel you ripping through the ends.
3. Spray a good leave-in detangler on the knot.

4. You can or else comb conditioner in while the child's hair is still wet. Children need conditioner too (avoid heavy types also stick with conditioners that are specifically called "light" conditioners).

References:
1. Children’s Hair, www.Styles101.com
2. Child Hair Style also Hair Care Tips, Short-hair-styles.com
3. Lets Talk Kids Hair, Lynne Chapman, http://www.BellaOnline.com


About the author:
Michael Barrows is an internet publisher specialising in niche markets. Get a free copy of his ebook "(Nearly) Everything You Should Know About Hairstyles also Hair Care, from his website www.great-hairstyles.ocm



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