Hair Care for Children

Written by Michael Barrows


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Hair Care 101

The key is to be encouraging; as children start to take an interest in their own hair and how they style it, this isrepparttar time to encourage them to follow an entire regime of good hair hygiene practices. It is important to show a child (when they are willing), how to properly shampoo and rinse their own hair. You can also teach them about towel blotting, detangling, combing and brushing their hair. Help them build a good hair hygiene schedule so that they learnrepparttar 110155 importance of keeping their hair clean and neat. Try also to get them to develop good eating habits because healthy hair is very dependent on high quality carbohydrates and plenty of fresh fruit and vegetables. Good nutrition will promote shine and condition at any age.

Tips for Tip-Top Hair

Washing - use a mild shampoo, preferably inrepparttar 110156 child's favorite color or scent. Sometimes children are more willing to wash their hair with a fun shampoo, especially if it doesn't sting their eyes.

Combing/brushing - try to create trust and reassurance by allowing them to comb and brush their own hair on their own terms. Do not brush your child's hair 100 strokes before bedtime inrepparttar 110157 traditional manner - this will over stimulaterepparttar 110158 sebaceous glands and makerepparttar 110159 hair greasy and heavy. Doing a quick brush to getrepparttar 110160 tangles out should be sufficient. Combingrepparttar 110161 hair will promote shine and condition. Remember to use a comb on wet hair rather than a brush or you risk creating static electricity, which leads to breakage.

Accessories - give your child high quality combs and brushes and teach themrepparttar 110162 proper way to care for their hair to instill good grooming habits that will last a lifetime. Purchase some "hair friendly" clips and hair ties to help a child keep their hair off their face, and reducerepparttar 110163 chance of tangling or matting. Stay away from any hairclips with sharp teeth, because they can cut intorepparttar 110164 hair and cause potential hair damage.

Tangles - all parents know that dealing with tangles is a nightmare for both parent and child. Here's how to reducerepparttar 110165 trauma of removing tangles:

1. Holdrepparttar 110166 section of hair you're trying to comb out.

2. Hold it taut sorepparttar 110167 child won't feel you ripping throughrepparttar 110168 ends. 3. Spray a good leave-in detangler onrepparttar 110169 knot.

4. You can also comb conditioner in whilerepparttar 110170 child's hair is still wet. Children need conditioner too (avoid heavy types and stick with conditioners that are specifically called "light" conditioners).

References:

1. Children's Hair, www.Styles101.com 2. Child Hair Style and Hair Care Tips, Short-hair-styles.com 3. Lets Talk Kids Hair, Lynne Chapman http://www.BellaOnline.com



Michael Barrows is a web publisher specialing in niche marketing. Pick up his FREE ebook "(Nearly) Everything You Should Know ABout Hairstyles and Hair Care" at his website; http://www.great-hairstyles.com


A Chilly Birthday Cake for Those Hot Birthdays

Written by Peter Griffiths


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Step two Turnrepparttar ice cream out into a large bowl; gently mixrepparttar 110154 cherries intorepparttar 110155 ice-cream, Pourrepparttar 110156 ice-cream intorepparttar 110157 cake tin, Pourrepparttar 110158 chocolate sauce intorepparttar 110159 ice cream and swirl it through using a spatula. Do not over mix. Work quickly and getrepparttar 110160 tin back intorepparttar 110161 freezer as soon as you can. Note: you will lose about 25% ofrepparttar 110162 volume ofrepparttar 110163 ice-cream, because it has been softened. This is normal. Freeze overnight.

Turnrepparttar 110164 ice-cream cake out and decorate it as your fancy takes you.

Variations: You can be as adventurous, colorful or as crazy as you want. Remember that a cake for a 3 year old will be very different from a cake for a 23 year old.

Try these other ingredients for variety Choc chips, Candy Nuts Candied fruit Candied edible flowers Cake – crumbled Flavorings like sauces, toppings, syrups, etc Booze (for adults only please) –repparttar 110165 best results are obtained using spirits or liqueurs but don’t use too much. Literally your choices are limited by your imagination.

For best results, you really should share this cake.

For other great ideas for your party event, go to www.inspiredparties.info



Peter Griffiths is a chef, trained in the fine dining tradition, who specializes in pastries, cakes and desserts. He has a passion for food in all forms but now prefers to keep it simple. He is the co-author of Inspired Parties: The Ultimate Party Planner For Children Ages 3-12 For Party Planning Parents, From Parents Who Care http://www.inspiredparties.info


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