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When I was growing up, the age most girls got their first relaxer was around 12 or 14 years old and it was a decision that went against the best wishes of a lot of our mothers.  But for us, the alternatives to chemically relaxing our hair was either salon styling (which cost a pretty penny) or that being subjected to an every Sunday kitchen press ritual that only lasted to Tuesday… if we were lucky.  Most of my generation’s mothers went along with the process in order to make hairdressing easier on both us and themselves.  Of course this was back in the days before the harmful truth about the ingredients used in relaxers was openly disclosed, but I think even then our mother’s wanted us to reach a certain level of maturity before we set about changing the structure of our G_d given tresses.

In the here and now it seems that age bar has been lowered dramatically as mother’s are seeing fit to slap a perm on the heads of their daughters who are as young at two or four.  While a lot of them reason straight hair is more socially acceptable and so they don’t want their child caught out there with “bad” hair, more than a few say they opt to relax their daughter’s (and sometimes son’s) hair because they have no idea how to style and maintain the child’s natural hair.  If that’s your story then you will greatly benefit from being a member of Our Natural Kids, a social network that offers support for parents of children with textured hair.

Created by The Sistah Chick of The Sistah Cafe, Our Natural Kids is a place where parents from all walks of life meet to share pictures, product suggestions and Blog posts of their personal experiences to help encourage and educate each other.  The network offers a platform for chatting among members, a forum for posting questions or advice and even a video section where members can share their tutorials and Vlogs.

I’ve know The Sistah Chick since about January and I have been witness to the magic she works on her daughter Little Chick’s crowning glory (pictures in the screen capture), and the extensive knowledge she has concerning product and styling. Just one visit to her Youtube channel and you know girlfriend knows her stuff!  So if you need help getting your little princess or prince’s natural hair tight and right, or have information that can help other’s master the task of caring for a natural hair child, then surf on over to the Our Natural Kids network and become a member… Then spread the word!

Healthy Hair Wishes,