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Is it accpetable to have box braids on a 6 year old boy? His hair is about 4 inches long. We get it cornrowed about once a month but the cornrows do not stand up to diving and he has 4-6 hours a week of diving off both the low and the high board. THis weekend he has a diving competition and I really need to do something to keep him from messing with his hair on the end of the board but I don't know that cornrows would even hold for the whole competition (plus I have to pay someone to do it). I have done box braids before but that was mostly when he was around the house. I am not sure its OK if he is going to be on display. THoughts?
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LOL...here there is a swimming club for a neighboring city that one can join at age 5 and there are practice times....they claim that with the practice times of the swimming they do your child should (I love how they say should) be ready to compete in local meets in a month. Who knows, I'm intrigued, I'm only a moderate swimmer and want any child of mine to be better at it than I am whether or not it's just swimming lessons galore way past what I did or joining a swimming club
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DannieAS
How many times a week do they practice to be able to compete so quickly? My kids take swim lessons and we go to the pool for practice several times a week and they still can't swim well enough to compete.
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Nevada Jen
OOO. We should get together next time I am in CA. PJ can teach L to dive! I would push diving over swimming any day. Less competition for scholarships. Plus, it sounds like that's what L likes to do anyway!
You might try getting her private lessons instead. My DH teaches private lessons and its a lot more efficient for a new swimmer. Then once she can basically get around in the water, you can put her in an actual class. Kiddy swim classes drove me nuts. There were always a couple of non swimmers (and by that I mean terrified of the water, cause a scene non swimmers) in every one of PJ's classes and that always brought the whole class down. Because they do it by age and not ability until about age 5 here, we had trouble finding him a swim class that was the right level. If you did private classes, the teacher could have her jump in and then do the skill they are working on for a few seconds and then jump again etc. . . It might be a better fit for her.
Nevada Jen
You might try getting her private lessons instead. My DH teaches private lessons and its a lot more efficient for a new swimmer. Then once she can basically get around in the water, you can put her in an actual class. Kiddy swim classes drove me nuts. There were always a couple of non swimmers (and by that I mean terrified of the water, cause a scene non swimmers) in every one of PJ's classes and that always brought the whole class down. Because they do it by age and not ability until about age 5 here, we had trouble finding him a swim class that was the right level. If you did private classes, the teacher could have her jump in and then do the skill they are working on for a few seconds and then jump again etc. . . It might be a better fit for her.
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DannieAS
Maybe, this center I'm talking about gives you a lesson/ looksie so they can recommend what would be best.....even if it were in a group, their max is 4 kids so each gets indiv attention....while they have "age ranges", they do seperate kids by ability....and you have to be approved by the instructor to go on to the next level.
Thanks Sleep, I am going to keep it at nape of the neck length and just let the rest of the hair catch up to that length. I took the braids out today and it is in great shape and there was no breakage. Braid lady is going to have a fit when I tell her we will be trimming it to keep it at that length. But she will just have to live. Now i just have to figure out how to make the parts more even.
Nevada Jen
Thanks Sleep, I am going to keep it at nape of the neck length and just let the rest of the hair catch up to that length. I took the braids out today and it is in great shape and there was no breakage. Braid lady is going to have a fit when I tell her we will be trimming it to keep it at that length. But she will just have to live. Now i just have to figure out how to make the parts more even.
Let's clarify, as I am not the gate keeper of hair. ;-) The issue was the hairstyle, his texture holding the style, and the diving, not should you braid his hair. Jen if "you" can handle it, solution found. My younger son liked his hair longer, we cut it this summer. I told him with the pool, we needed to cut the hair for the summer, as I was not up to the hair maintenance, and chlorine. He was opposed to his upcoming haircut, until he started playing in the increasingly warmer sun, and felt hot and sweaty; now he likes the low cut. If my kiddo wants it longer later in the colder weather to keep his (as he will say) head warm, then we will grow it out.
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Before I forget, there is a style called a twist, and then there is a twist out style alternative. The twists look like locks, but are temporary. That may be an alternative for braids that come loose often. A bit of gel can help maintain.DL Hughley has the style, John Legend does as well, though his twists lie down.
I can't get twists to stay in it Nick. Believe me I tried. With a rubberband at the end they kind of curl around on his head and then the end sticking out from the rubberband looks like a random straight spike.
I think I have it figured out now. I can cornrow it to the "headband" line and then box braid a few rows under that. That keeps it out of his face at least. After watching You tube, I also figured out what I was doing wrong on the parts. I was making perfect boxes but not lining them up in horizontal rows. Duh.