You took the words right out of my mouth right there. So it’s ok for little girls to braids with synthetic hair and.to get regular dreadlocks but it’s not ok for this little girl to get faux locks? Really? Sound a bit hypocritical to me. This mother is NOT beating her child or starving her so I don’t see how the hell this is even considered abuse. These haters really need to get a life already and stop worrying about somebody else’s child and worry about their own,

Right!! They wanna talk about abuse how about the moms who make their kids do pagents… Putting them in heels make up fake hair and all that

Me personally I think weave in children’s hair whether it be box braids ,Ghana braids it anything else with weave is tacky we try to grow them up too quick with this weave,makeup tight clothes etc its too much

Hair extensions on children do not compare in anyway to tight clothes or makeup on a child.
People put braids in their girls hair (natural or synthetic) to keep from over processing it with products and styling. I have yet to see a child grow up too fast from having her hair braided. If that’s the case nearly every black girl grew up too fast because we all got our hair braided.
People are so quick to judge and offer their expert opinion, they don’t take time out to realize how dumb that opinion sounds.

Umm nobodyis givingan “expert” opinon and you obvisiouly have not seenthis generation you must be blind because alot of children nowadays grew upand or is growing up too fast. Certain stuff is not for a certain age group is all we are saying, if you have a problem with that then you can get off my comment. On topof that nobody said anything about a certain ethnicity either

Thats true and it’s a shame

You didnt do them right lol

I’m a braider period . Maybe I just braid & wrap tighter than others

I’ve gotten them done before and they were tight…sharp, but tight. Depends on how it’s done and who does it.

Different people have a different tolerance for pain but I would never put this in my daughter head if she’s younger than 12

Agreed

That’s what I’m saying

But she’s a little too young for them… They may be too heavy for her head and the scalp is not mature enough. Any type of extensions

No tighter then French braids

This is way too tight.. But I don’t see it as deserving to be called child abuse though, more like poor judgement..

hope she has a hairline at 16…

She’s way to young

Actually it’s is not like box braids or French braids because you have to do a regular (box) braid then add the other hair around so it’s like two braids on one. This is way to tight for this baby hair and it looks like she’s been crying from the pain. The words were very harsh tho. Also if she has never had any extension braids before this, faux locs most definitely has her in pain.

They’re really heavy…

Faux locks are braided first then hair wrapped tightly around braids. It is really tight and hurts, had done couldn’t lay down or sleep for 3 days and it hurts during the wrapping process.

I had them before and they’re not tight because my stylist does them a certain way that it makes it not tight , but I believe that it doesn’t matter what we have to say because people will do what they want to do with their child or children hair. We can post whatever we want but they’re still going to do what they want

It looks too tight mom don’t put that stuff in your baby’s hair.

This her baby head! Its plenty females that don’t even comb they baby head! It look tight but it will loosen up and she looks pretty

Has anyone stopped to think it’s kids with actually locs at her age is that abuse too?

Way too the tight. I starting doing my own and took it down the next day, very painful. Child abuse??? I don’t think so but I do think it’s not a very wise decision.

I’m just glad she’s doing her child’s hair. There is ways you can put them in were they ate not tight. Some of y’all have your kids running around with mops on their head.

Right I thought they were cute

But our parents burning us with those pressing combs off the stove wasn’t abuse? Ppl look for any reason to destroy and separate black families

First the baby eyes are red from crying second I have this hair style now and I’m going to be 20 you get a box braid first then they tightly go under your braid to your root tightly rap down basically I’m grown and I cried trying to sleep the first day

Right doesn’t look like this little angel is lacking in the hair department ijs

Way too much sitting and weight on her head too.. Like she’s a child not an adult.

Ignorance is bliss! The hair platted first then the other hair is just simply twisted over it.

Amen girl!

Darlin, if you look closely at the child’s hair you can tell she already has a fine texture to it. That’s too much tension for that type of hair. It may end up doing more damage than it will good. Ijs tho.

Everybody HAVE SEVERAL SEATS. All of your assumptions are ridiculous! You assumed the girl sat for several hours when it could have been done in stages. You assume that the mother did the style to grow her hair, it’s just a hairstyle like any other, try something different. You assume that the girls texture is fine from looking at this pic (all edges are fine since that is all you can really judge)? How do you know the rest of her hair isn’t thick? Please don’t ever sit on a jury. Your judgement skills are poor.

Uhm Nikki, you made great points.. That doesn’t change the fact that she is young. I have worked in a hair and beauty shop for years and have watched as professional stylists do hair… And though I don’t have a problem with little girls getting their hair done, seldom is it done right for their age. Faux locks are almost always heavy because it is like braiding/styling the hair twice (the braid underneath plus the extension), regardless of whether or not extra hair is added for the braid… Now assuming she is as young as she looks, her scalp is still developing, along with other parts that are vital to hair development such as the hair shaft and follicle. This can be extremely damaging if not done properly… Not to mention depending on the weight it can actually cause her neck issues… I don’t have an issue with this hair style, but I have an issue with the fact that it may have been installed incorrectly = more for the vanity than the health… So please be respectful when you address people because clearly none of us know first hand but we have opinions, and we are giving them *sits up from my seat *
Faith this may be very true!
Darlin that is true, but depending on who does the hair it can be twisted over tightly, this requiring more hair, thus making it heavy.

Exactly.

Well said… Thank you.

Whether a person agrees or disagrees with extensions in a child’s head …you my dear have a very valid point

OK! I still flinch when I get my hair straightened.

Don’t forget about getting popped with the regular comb because you moved while they combed it

I shudder every time I see a hot comb but I doubt if anyone would have the balls to tell our parents that using a hot comb was child abuse. Truthfully, if people would stay in their own homes, mind their own business and try to resist from speaking out about EVERYTHING that they think is wrong or scratches their ass the wrong way, folks would be so much better off. There is really nothing wrong with little princess’s hair style. Some foolish numb nut with too much time on their hands, decided that it was abusive to do this to a little girl and now everyone is in a tizzy. Every mother with an ounce of sense will do whatever they need to do to get their daughters head done. Braids, cornrows, whatever. Get the job done. With all the crap going on in this world, faux locks is someone’s biggest priority??? Geesh!!!

Yeah, me too…
But truthfully I wish my mom had never ever gotten my hair braided. The first time I got them, my mom kept them in for 6 months and by the time she took them out my hair was so matted inside she had to cut them out. In retrospect, I see why mom grandmom went through the extent that she did pressing my hair and such. My hair was in the best health with my Grammy than it was with my mom, which was why my hair was shoulder length before getting the braids. It was too much for my mom to tackle on a daily basis because my hair is super thick.

Why do people think adding fake hair is the same as combing a child’s head. It’s not the same.

Extensions on a growing developing child’s scalp are unhealthy.

I saw that

I wore singles as a kid and still have long hair and a hairline and I’ve never permed it! But as I say if you didnt go through labor with the child mind yours unless there is danger involved

I agree and her hair looks thin.

That much strain on anybodies hair will eventually led to major breakage. Its simply too tight.

As an individual who often gets extensions in my hair I can say from experience just because it looks tight doesn’t mean it is tight. I’ve also had very positive results with hair growth due to the extensions.

It’s too much for her to handle as a baby

My kids have extensions. I have three girls and it makes there hair last longer. Instead of getting there hair done weekly it last a Month or two

No, that is not child abuse. That is child neglect.

Not doing a child’s hair is not child abuse nor child neglect. Not washing and keeping it moisturized, so that it doesn’t dry out or break, is considered poor hair care, for anyone. I feel that most of us black people feel that “our children” must have their hair braided, ponytailed, or curled. However, it’s ok for other races to not do a thing to their kids’ hair…ijs

Faux locs is very uncomfortable during the the first couple of days after installing them. Looking at the pictures, the little girl’s faux locs look very tight.

They have nothing else better to do.

I wonder did all of you say that when people said Beyonce should comb her child’s head?

That’s differ blu was rocking the natural

No she wasn’t half the time she looked a mess, like she just got of the bed! But I’m sure its OK for beyonces kid right? Everyone else is a nappy headed mess!!!shame

Yeah I guess so………….

6 months -a year down the line she’ll be balding. I’m a children’s hair stylist and THIS is a damn shame

Ain’t nothing wrong with natural hair it’s a difference tho between a nappy head that looks unkept and natural styling that looks healthy

There’s plenty of styles that can be done that are more age appropriate. I hear adults talking about how this particular hair style is extremely painful and a man said the same thing.

There nothing wrong with a child having natural hair styles or a fro long as it combed groomed kept up.

Excuse yall sisters but my hair is nappy and I wear it in many styles

I’ve never had braids with weave as a child.

Well I did.

And that whole myth about kids that wear braids and twist not having edges is false. I always had braids and I’ve always had edges.

I didn’t get weave in my hair until I was 14 maybe because my hair was down my back NO SHADE my parents didn’t play that weave ish and neither do I

My daughter has long, thick hair and I get it braided with weave often! It doesn’t damage her hair, and the style lasts longer when you add weave to it! It is a time saver for busy moms! I don’t knock anyone for what they do to their OWN child’s hair!

Bitch get a life! && bite me.

I think when you said “too much weave” you meant for a child…that’s evident! I agree. Do I wear weave? Yes, Would I put it in my daughter’s hair at a young age as such? No. Do I wear make-up? Yes. Would I put it on my daughter’s face? No. I think kids should be kids and we as parents need to be more creative in expressing our children’s natural beauty, until they are old enough to make decisions on exploring otherwise!

Right! I meant for a little girl, that’s to much weave. Her scalp is red I’m sure because its to tight.

It also saddens me how ppl assume that “long hair” doesn’t exist in the black culture. The ignorance…I am a black woman, with black family members with hair down their backs. So when we wear weave, honey, we are still a reflection of our culture!

Because they just typing something

I agree. From the looks of the pictures looks like she’s been crying. You know after kids get their hair done they’re super happy. She looks miserable.

Right I don’t care how gentle you try and be with faux locs they’re going to be painful period. The person who did them should’ve told the mom no. Some things are age appropriate and in this case it’s not because of the pain.