Our Curly Kids - CurlyNikki

Jan 27

Day Care Hair…

By CURLYNIKKI Curly Nikki 41 Comments

Jean asks:Every morning I spend 30 minutes (sometimes more), twisting or braiding my 2 year old's hair. I gently detangle it, moisturize it, oil it and put it up out of the way so that it's neat and adorable. The problem is, when I pick her up from daycare, it's a frizz ball. A total, tangled mess. I have no…

Jan 27

Teaching Our Sons to Love Our Natural Hair

By CURLYNIKKI Curly Nikki 27 Comments

by Wendy15I was about to do a braid out on my hair a couple of days ago and my 4 year old son came by and wanted to "help" which usually turns into a big mess whether it's in the kitchen or cleaning up. Yes, if he helps clean up... God help you... I hesitated before I said no though.…

Sep 12

Natural Hair Mommy Woes

By CURLYNIKKI Curly Nikki 28 Comments

by Angela of WiseCurls WiseCurl Kid Little JI'm not always the best natural hair mommy, I'll admit. More times than I'd like, WiseCurlKid Little J rocks her hair in a puff. It comes down and is re-twisted each night of course, but for the most part, that puff is there either laid to the side or posted strong in the…

Dec 18

Passing Down Beauty to our Daughters

By CURLYNIKKI Curly Nikki 8 Comments

by Sherrell Dorsey of OrganicBeautyVixen Playing dress up was my favorite game growing up. When playing had to cease I resented my mom for not allowing me to wear my Beauty and the Beast costume complete with plastic high heels and shimmery crayon-like lipstick out in public. I craved elegance, satin gloves and long curly hair. At 7 years of…

Dec 18

Are You Teaching Your Kids Good Eating Habits?

By CURLYNIKKI Curly Nikki One Comment

by Sherrell Dorsey of Organicbeautyvixen.comI’ve come to the understanding that I eat the way that I eat because of my mother. She taught me how to have a full square meal with meat, lots of veggies and an occasional starch. I wasn’t allowed to have soda, too much candy or McDonald’s as a dietary staple. Although life wasn’t as fun…