by Mary Wolff Back to school is an exciting time for the entire family. The kids are excited for another year with new adventures, and most parents are just happy to get back into a normal routine. When it comes to getting back on that routine, hammering down a few of the top curly kids hairstyles for back to school…
source by Kirleen Neely PhD, LPC-S of http://www.richardsoncounseling.com/ In recent years natural hair moms have begun to unapologetically enter PTA meetings, playgrounds, and mommy groups rocking their curls. Many of them made a conscious decision to “go natural” as a way to teach their daughters self-acceptance and also help them learn how to navigate their kinky coils. One significant off spring of…
by Bee of 83toinfinity.com Do you have memories of sitting in between your mother’s legs while she parted your hair, oiled your scalp, and styled you up in some plaits and twists, perhaps with pretty clips and bubbles and elastics? Are those memories fond or fearful? For me, they’re all warm and fuzzy. Having my mom wash and braid…
CN says- that’s my Boogie rockin’ two-strands! by Keora Bernard About a year ago, I experienced naturalism in a profound way. I was confronted with the recycled mentalities that still exist among households of color about having coarser textured natural strands. Instead of doing my own hair, I decided that I would let my next door neighbor do my hair….
By Shaunic of BrownGirlsHair.com My daughter has never had a perm, but I did! I had a perm for more than 20 years before I decided to transition my hair to natural in 2009. (My daughter’s hair inspired me to transition to natural.) I knew that if I could be patient and figure out how to manage her natural hair,…
Nadine of GirlsLoveYourCurls writes: This braid tutorial is for those who would love to broaden their repertoire of protective styles, using more complicated braiding techniques, but don’t know how to braid. The cost of getting braids done professionally can be very expensive, so doing it yourself might be the way to go. If you’ve watched a handful of tutorials, but…
Gia on her LalaLoopsy Nadine of GIRLSLOVEYOURCURLS writes: I’ve had sooo many requests for tutorial on baby hair care, so I’ve finally put one together and it’s already having an amazing response. I thought the Curly Nikki massive might appreciate it too:). WATCH NOW!>>>
Jessica writes: I’d like to share an essay that I performed in a show called “Listen to Your Mother.” The piece is called “princess hair” and it was inspired by my now four-year old who told me she “didn’t like her hair” because it wasn’t like the princesses she saw on TV. It’s an inspirational story of self-love and of…
by West of Confessions of a Blog Vixen I’m inspired to share these books after a recent encounter with a mom; she told me her four-year-old little girl, who has gorgeous, kinky-curly golden coils, was starting to notice and questioning the difference between her hair and other little girls. It was at that moment I remembered all of my insecurities…
By Shaunic of Brown Girls Hair Every little girl loves to play in Mommy’s clothes, shoes, and jewelry. She loves to watch Mom put on her make up and comb her hair. She’s looking at you dreaming of the day when she will be able to do it too! We all know that our children learn best by watching what…