Should I Let My Daughter??

Ok I posted this on the Dreads forum but maybe it s better replied to by the parents in here,,, I wanna know what a lot of you guys think about letting my daughter Cheyanne get dreads,,Shes five and wants to get them,,,Weigh In please,,I could use the help,,

 

Aww, she is a cutie, With gorgeous hair!! Do you have dreads? Because kids will want what mom or dad has. Tough issue! Dreads are a responsibility in itself. Try to tell her what the dreads will entail, maintaining them and what not. I would hate to see the beautiful locks she has now to go!! At five they think they are 20!! Good Luck!

 

usually I'd say go for it...until i saw her hair.....it's beautiful!
They are quite a bit of work to maintain.....it would just suck if she dreaded her hair and then realized a few months later she wants it back again........But live and let learn. If she loves them, it's not for nothing.
You should ask mamaboogie, her dd has dreads....

 

Good advice,,i do love her long hair,,,,I think I would just die if she had to cut it

 

Maybe give her a few then she can see if she likes it. It is just hair, it will grow back!

 

Kids go through phases...and like another poster said, if you've been thinking about getting them, that's probably where she got the idea...

I'd wait it out. If she is still thinking about them a few months from now, I'd say yes...because, they are a commitment and not something that can just be "brushed out" after awhile...

 

I agree with letting her think it over for awhile. Her hair is absolutely lovely, but if she really really wants dreads the desire won't go away and she'll still want them in a few months. It can't hurt to wait just a little, right?
love,
mom

 

Her hair is sooo gorgeous. While I totally love dreads and think she would look adorable with them, her hair is just so darn pretty the way it is. Plus like you said, you'd hate to have to cut her hair if they didn't turn out the way you wanted or if she got tired of them. But then again, it's hair, and it will grow back.

So really, the decision is yours and your daughter's. I don't know if this is possible or not, but maybe if you do the backcomb thing and just give her a few dreads to start? Like three little ones or something, and see how that goes, see how she likes them first? I don't know, I don't know whole lot about dreads, I just admire them.

 

Sure, let her explore a little.

Give her the pros & cons.

 

I say let her do it. As long as she's old enough to understand that her hair may need to be cut to get them out.

 

i think you should respect the wishes of your daughter cause this is just a beauty-topic and not worse for her health and so on. so: it is her hair

 

I completely agree that while her hair is just AMAZING!!! it is her hair. Explain to her that dreadies are work, and that if she doesn't like them, her hair will have to be cut really short. But if she understands and still wants to do it, she's at a perfect age to do so!

I mean, she's not in middle school where she'd be teased incessantly for having uber short hair. She's 5, so she can get away with a whole lot more.

And because it is hair, if you had to cut it, it would grow back. And be just as gorgeous as it is right now.

 

Thank you guys for helping decide,,,
I think I'll wait and let her see me with them first,,,and if she still wants them in a few months or so then I'll probably cave and let her get them,,,,I might let her have some temporary spin dreads for now to cool her down,,
Chevy

 

maybe you can make her braids... then she will see how long it takes to sit still and that is is not always pleasant. braids can be taken out.. other then dreads.

 

it put the same thread up twice,,, hmmm wonder what happened,,,anyone know how to delete threads youve done??

 

My daughter has sat still for about eight or nine hours while I micro mini braided her hair,,,I dont know how a five year old got so patient,,,Shes just so into what her hair looks like,,I think she'd sit still for even longer if she was getting what she wanted

 

If she wants dreads, I say go for it. It's just hair, it'll grow back. it's not like she wants to get a tatoo or anything.

 

so long as she realises before you put them in that if you want to take them out you will have to cut them, cool! I actually had really short hair as a kid and looking back might have done well with some experimentation!

 

she would look sooooooooo cute in dreadies.