Screaming everyday! How do YOU makei t stop?

My daughter has curly, very soft, and very fine hair. Her hair gets little knots in the back of it when she sleeps. The only way I have found to comb her hair without her freaking out on me is to spray her head really good with some de-tangling spray in conditioner.

There are detanglers available- I used to use one from Aussie, but there are also ones specially made for children. I don't have a daughter, but my sisters ended up cutting their daughters' hair to avoid the screaming. Not short, but short enough that it can be brushed out in just a few minutes. As the girls got older they let them decide if they wanted to suffer through the brushing or keep it shorter. That helped to eliminate a lot of screaming.

I used to use a detangling spray on my daughters hair when it was longer. Hers would always get tangles up too. She would cry also. A spray in conditioner is also good to use on hair with alot of tangles.

I have this too, mine is 2 years old and her hair is quite long with a bit of a curl in it, everything she eats ends up in her hair! It is a nightmare. I now put a tiny bit of conditioner through her hair when I wash it, and I have started using a cushioned paddle brush which is quite gentle, I do not use detangler but just plain water in a spray bottle with a touch of hair conditioner in it, spray her hair damp, then hold the hair in my hand at the roots and use the other hand to brush the tangles out. For her it seems to stop the pulling on her scalp when I do this and so does not hurt as much.

I used to buy some stuff called "No more Tears" it was a spray on detangler. It worked very well on my little sister.

Don't worry that is just a phase... it will pass

Some children have very tender heads. My son was one It was difficult to even cut his hair. My daughter had curly hair. I worked and didn't have time to mess with her hair. i also raised a granddaughter I kept their hair at shoulder length until they were old enough to care for their hair them selves. it saved us both a lot of anguish. Long hair is pretty only when it is first brushed. With little girls hair gets messed up when they play.

Oh how I feel for you, my daughters and I go through this daily. The only thing I can offer is using the detanglers and brushing really slow. Some people just have extrememly tender scalps and I think that this may be part of my daughters problem. I even went so far as to have my youngest daughters hair cut short because she would cry and scream so loud that I was afraid people might think that I was doing something that I was not doing. The short hair seems to have worked for her and now my middle daughter seems to not have such a hard time with the brushing. I don't know if it is because she is 8 now or if maybe her head has just gotten tough. Good luck.

Oh, I have SO been there. They do have a spray available- just at Walmart or wherever- and it is a detangling spray. Probably right next to the kids shampoos. It works wonders!!!!

We get tangles and tangles and tangles also - lucky for me the petites are only semi tender headed. You might try looking for no-tangle sprays in the hair care isle. That seems to help with the worst tangles. Also, maybe try a boars hair brush - incredibly expensive, but doesn't pull at all. Maybe braiding the hair at night so it doesn't get tangled while she sleeps? Best of luck to you - its awful to feel like your hurting your petite!

I find it works best to be gentle and go slow. You can't just pull the brush through my daughter's hair and force the tangles out. You run the brush down and let it 'turn' when it starts to get stuck. Over several passes, a gentle hand will work and get the tangles out. I generally work from top to bottom. I think that works best. The Fantasy F-4 brush works because the bristles are soft and 'give way' when encountering tangles instead of pulling on them. It is the same idea as letting the brush turn instead of pulling the hair -- just the softness of the bristles does it for you. I am one of those odd daddies who brushes his daughter's hair and pays attention to these things.

Had a boy, so can't help you, sorry.