Mixed Girl Hair

I am a foster parent and have had several bi-racial children. They have had the most beautiful hair! When it was time for a cut, I take them to a children's barber or haircutting place. The stylists there are very good at knowing different ways of cutting all kinds of kids hair. They are also very good at using scissors on little one's hair when they don't like to sit still. My little one's have always come out of there with great cuts and it was never traumatic for either of us :)

I have biracial children as well. I heard this over and over from my husbands family. I could never find anything that backed this theory up. All the hairstylist said it was not true.
I had all three of my girls hair cut by the time they were two. They had woman hair at one! The texture nor the growth was ever affected.
I would do whatever is going to be easier for your daughter and yourself. Its much harder on the hair to constantly be braided or pulled into a pony.
My girls hair never changed til they went into puberty.
I wouldnt worry at all about it. Her hair will just as beautiful as ever!

She is your child if you think that her hair is bothering her for some reason. And you think cutting it will help than cut it. Really the only other person who has the say so in this is her father. How does he feel about it? You can cut it till where it could still be long. Maybe you could cut it up to her shoulders. It would not mess her hair up in the future.

Yup, Momofone is totally right. My husband's family also told me to never cut my daughter's hair, but the thing is, her hair is not exactly like theirs, it's partly like mine, too. Talk to a pro hairstylist that you trust & make your own decision. You'll find there will always be people telling you how to raise your kids, but that seems especially true regarding how to take care of them physically when it's a biracial thing. Best of luck!

The "black" side doesn't want it cut because it is beautiful and usually keep it that way until they get to be older and adult. It is plaited, braided or whatever and considered beautiful to remain long.

The "white" side cut it often as part of grooming.

You are the M. and since your child is biracial, you can cut it half way for manageability and that way you compromise. It will grow back. Too cute a story!

She is your baby do what you think is right for YOUR child. If you want to cut it I would cut it..

From the sound of it your daughter has the same type of hair that I did when I was little. I'm biracial too. My mom never had any problems with my hair getting it cut, but my sister on the other hand did. She had the really thick and coarse hair like our dad's side of the family. And she still has problems with it.

Im sure your daughters hair will be fine as long as it's not coarse.

I think you should cut it whenever you feel like you're ready to cut it. Since you are the one taking care of it, do what works best for you. And ask you husband, to see if he has an opinion about it. (If he's anything like my husband, he probably doesn't care that much, but you can ask him anyway). :-)

I've noticed that most parents cut their daughter's hair; as for me, I decided that I wanted my daughter to have long hair, so I've never cut it. We've trimmed it occasionally, but never more than an inch. Now that she is 8, her hair is past her waist! And she loves it. I think it's beautiful, too. And I don't think it's that much trouble. Since she's old enough to make the decision herself, I asked her if she wants me to cut her hair, and she said no, she's trying to grow it until it touches the ground. :-) Go with what your Mommy instinct tells you to do.

I cannot personally tell you about black person's hair.

I do have a friend who is white and married to a black man. Her son's hair beautiful. He's 7 now and she kept it long for years as they were stationed in Guam and he looked like the natives, lol. The only problem she had was it drying out and she put lotion on it.

I have seen on Oprah's that experts with black's hair stated that even though the black community says not to cut the hair as your in-laws have stated, it needs to be trimmed so it will grow and also hair will get split ends, all hair and it needs to be tended to like any other. So do trim it now and again.

As far as texture changing, I can say that generally that baby hair with white children will usually straighten out and lose curl, but this is hard to say with black hair as it will be dominant in the genes.

I would say do some research online with some pros and that a trim now and then would be needed, for growth and health.

K. B
mom to 5 including triplets

Hi, Phoenix:
Why do you want to cut her hair?

No, cutting will not change the texture.
Take her to a black hair salon and ask for
suggestions.
Good luck
D.