https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Thu, 23 Apr 2026 21:39:28 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/hair-ties-1#post-2924759 Wed, 25 Aug 2021 19:10:41 +0000 bhbee 2924759@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Clementine12: I like the kind like @JennyPenny: mentioned above for pigtails on my curly girl. I think we have goody ones from target. </p> <p>For my older girl who has fine hair, I like the kind of grippy ponytail bands because everything else slips and you can get them nice and tight. I think they say no slip on the package.</p> <p>ETA I think it’s these hosiery ones. They’re so stretchy I find them much easier to get in and tight. But I lost the package long ago so 🤷‍♀️ </p> <p><a href="https://www.target.com/p/scunci-hosiery-pastel-ponytailers-12pk/-/A-75563744" rel="nofollow">https://www.target.com/p/scunci-hosiery-pastel-ponytailers-12pk/-/A-75563744</a> </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/hair-ties-1#post-2924757 Wed, 25 Aug 2021 18:47:39 +0000 Clementine12 2924757@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@foodiebee: thanks! I love these for new but she doesn't have enough hair yet.</p> <p>@JennyPenny: that actually isn't what I meant and I think would work well since they're smaller elastics. Thanks! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/hair-ties-1#post-2924745 Tue, 24 Aug 2021 13:11:06 +0000 JennyPenny 2924745@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I got these for my curly-ish haired 1 yo and have no complaints. We're still in the phase where only half the hair is long enough to go up so they end up being super tiny ponies. </p> <p><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0756DTB2W/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&#038;psc=1" rel="nofollow">https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0756DTB2W/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&#038;psc=1</a></p> <p>ETA: I wonder now if these are what you were calling "little knit ones". Sorry if this is what you've already got :-/ </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/hair-ties-1#post-2924739 Tue, 24 Aug 2021 08:34:26 +0000 foodiebee 2924739@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I use the ones that look like this on my own curly hair:</p> <p><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Kitsch-Spiral-Hair-Phone-Coils/dp/B07FP3686J/ref=sr_1_7_mod_primary_new" rel="nofollow">https://www.amazon.com/Kitsch-Spiral-Hair-Phone-Coils/dp/B07FP3686J/ref=sr_1_7_mod_primary_new</a> </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/hair-ties-1#post-2924735 Mon, 23 Aug 2021 17:29:41 +0000 Clementine12 2924735@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>What hair ties do you guys use for your kids? The little knit ones aren't working on my 4 yo - fine hair, wavy texture. Would love to know what other moms have found (bonus if available on Amazon :wink: ) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/toddler-sunglasses-recommendations#post-2924058 Fri, 11 Jun 2021 16:43:07 +0000 theotherstark 2924058@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We have really liked these! </p> <p><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B08C5CN9P1?psc=1&#038;ref=ppx_pop_mob_b_asin_image" rel="nofollow">https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B08C5CN9P1?psc=1&#038;ref=ppx_pop_mob_b_asin_image</a> </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/toddler-sunglasses-recommendations#post-2924056 Fri, 11 Jun 2021 15:11:40 +0000 karenbme 2924056@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Chuckles: Yeah, the babiators are so cute. It's a shame she keeps wrecking them. DH tried to customize the second pair to make them sturdier (with a longer tiny screw that went all the way through the rubber) but the rubber just isn't strong enough to withstand my toddler. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/toddler-sunglasses-recommendations#post-2924054 Fri, 11 Jun 2021 12:50:05 +0000 Chuckles 2924054@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@karenbme: Ooh, when I only saw the title of your post I was going to recommend Babiators. What about just buying some cheap pairs (as long as the UV protection is actually good) so that it doesn't matter if they break?<br /> @erinbaderin: Those are so cute! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/toddler-sunglasses-recommendations#post-2924024 Tue, 08 Jun 2021 19:12:41 +0000 karenbme 2924024@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@erinbaderin: thank you! This is perfect 😃 </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/toddler-sunglasses-recommendations#post-2924012 Tue, 08 Jun 2021 08:25:17 +0000 erinbaderin 2924012@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We've loved this brand and they have a really great warranty - if your toddler breaks them in the first year they'll replace them for free (assuming you're in the US): <a href="https://hipsterkid.com/" rel="nofollow">https://hipsterkid.com/</a></p> <p>Also they're incredibly cool looking and I want them in adult sizes. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/toddler-sunglasses-recommendations#post-2924009 Tue, 08 Jun 2021 06:35:26 +0000 karenbme 2924009@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Anyone have recommendations for sturdy sunglasses for a toddler? My 18 mo has destroyed 2 pairs of babiators by wrenching off the arms. She doesn’t do it on purpose and cries when they break, but just can’t seem to help it. 😕 </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/little-boy-hair-gel#post-2923382 Wed, 14 Apr 2021 08:17:32 +0000 josina 2923382@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We use Gorilla Snot Gel, It's pretty thick but I will usually water it down before styling DS's hair. He usually just combs the top over or flips the front up a bit, but sometimes will do a faux hawk and it holds it well. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/little-boy-hair-gel#post-2923380 Wed, 14 Apr 2021 08:05:14 +0000 LadyDi 2923380@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>What products do you use on a little boy’s hair? DS is 5.5 and his hair is stick straight, fine, and pretty thin. He’s just gotten interested in styling his hair but DH’s hair pomade doesn’t hold it well. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/hair-braiding#post-2921999 Sun, 10 Jan 2021 13:46:10 +0000 agold 2921999@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My youngest has thin fine straight hair. I also just wet the brush to french braid it. I do a little top half side kind of thing to keep her hair out of her eyes. Its not perfect but it does the job. I wash their hair pretty much every night. FYI, thick hair with cowlicks isn't much easier to braid! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/hair-braiding#post-2921944 Fri, 08 Jan 2021 10:00:32 +0000 bakingdoodle 2921944@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>oh thank you. I am pretty clueless. I just braid her hair after her shower :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/hair-braiding#post-2921910 Thu, 07 Jan 2021 16:18:49 +0000 ilovepie 2921910@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My hair was like that when I was little and it only would stay if braided when wet. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/hair-braiding#post-2921907 Thu, 07 Jan 2021 12:26:00 +0000 jennlin821 2921907@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Hair always braids better when it’s dirty, so for example my mother wouldn’t let me wash my hair the day before my dance recital so that my French braid would be tight.</p> <p>As I got older, and even now I do my hair wet; same for my daughter. So do it right after bath or shower OR get a spray bottle with water to wet dry hair. </p> <p>Learning to do hair takes time but you will get it! If you can do a regular braid you can French braid. Watch a few YouTube videos! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/hair-braiding#post-2921905 Thu, 07 Jan 2021 12:02:38 +0000 bakingdoodle 2921905@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>anybody has a product that they recommend? My daugher's hair is so sleek and fine (shouldn't complain ...right?) so it's slippery when I attempt to braid. Any texturizer... or how do you do it? Any youtube video suggestion for easy braiding? (I can only do a simple braid.. not even a french braid...<br /> Thank you! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/battle-over-long-hair-help#post-2919803 Tue, 20 Oct 2020 06:09:13 +0000 Mrs. Carrot 2919803@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MamaG: so funny you mention this - we brought this up yesterday with her and she seemed really intrigued by it. Definitely something I'm going to keep exploring with her. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/battle-over-long-hair-help#post-2919799 Mon, 19 Oct 2020 22:23:35 +0000 MamaCate 2919799@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Carrot: hi mama! This sounds really hard and draining for both of you! So first, hugs!</p> <p>Second, a few other things that popped into my head:<br /> -I still remember a period in 4th grade when I had a huge tangle in the back of my hair and i refused to let anyone comb it out so I just went to school like that for...a few weeks? I think I finally let my mom do it because I was tired of the looks I was getting. Not really feasible with Covid closures but a possibility to consider “natural consequences” in the future.<br /> -problem solving: someone asked what her problem solving ideas are and I saw you reply that she doesn’t have any. I wonder if you are only asking in the midst of the hair battle or at another time. If it is only when you are both entrenched, it might be worth sitting down separately and letting her know that this is not working for you and calmly brainstorming.<br /> -sometime around this age (7-8?) i ceded hair responsibility to my daughter along the lines of “if you take care of it you can decide length, accessories etc” I still help with tangles or complicated hair styles if asked but it is mostly on her plate not mine. Not sure if she would be ready to take that on or work toward it? Or is there a hair related carrot to dangle? Hair chalk once a week if she cooperates calmly in the evening?</p> <p>Good luck! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/battle-over-long-hair-help#post-2919787 Mon, 19 Oct 2020 20:36:09 +0000 MamaG 2919787@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Hair donation. That’s been our solution 3 times now. She’s been willing to forgo her long hair if it’s for the cause. Probably not the one that will work but it’s worth a shot. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/battle-over-long-hair-help#post-2919781 Mon, 19 Oct 2020 19:21:19 +0000 Mrs. Carrot 2919781@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@meganmp: That's the thing, she doesn't have one and that's what I've been trying to do - present her with options, give her suggestions, etc and she doesn't have anything except frustration. I have a feeling some of it is also feeling limited by not being able to get a haircut and frustrations over other things she can't control like virtual school and all the Covid mess, but yea, this has been a real struggle. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/battle-over-long-hair-help#post-2919780 Mon, 19 Oct 2020 19:19:04 +0000 Mrs. Carrot 2919780@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@JennyLayneAZ: I've never heard of that, thanks for the tip! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/battle-over-long-hair-help#post-2919767 Mon, 19 Oct 2020 15:28:20 +0000 JennyLayneAZ 2919767@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I didn't read through everyone's comments, but in case it wasn't suggested, have you tried Biosilk silk therapy? I use it in my own (very long &amp; thick) hair, and one day out of frustration, tried it on DD's hair (4 1/2 - also long, down to her butt). I've found it to be better than using and detangle spray. And then of course, brush from the bottom up.</p> <p>Other than that, I agree with a braid or something for sleep, that should help combat some of the nighttime tangles. </p> [attach=2517/20/qigu78.337x600.Inked20201018_124448_LI.jpg] [attach=2517/20/qigu7a.600x337.20201018_124441.jpg] https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/battle-over-long-hair-help#post-2919765 Mon, 19 Oct 2020 14:13:19 +0000 meganmp 2919765@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm curious- what is her solution? If you put it back on her- Hey, we need to find a solution where you don't have tangled hair- what do you think we should do? What would she say? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/battle-over-long-hair-help#post-2919764 Mon, 19 Oct 2020 14:00:23 +0000 poppygirl15 2919764@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Carrot: I was super scared to try cutting DD's hair, too. Then I found this YouTube tutorial. I found it super useful and DD's hair turned out great! <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FAmE16ej9IU&#038;t=847s" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FAmE16ej9IU&#038;t=847s</a> Just in case you don't want to go to the salon. :happy: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/battle-over-long-hair-help#post-2919759 Mon, 19 Oct 2020 13:19:49 +0000 ilovepie 2919759@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Fwiw my hair is super tangly. My mom never let me have it long because if the tangles ( and because I'd always take it out of whatever she put it in) but after the last time she had cut it short in 5th grade I learned to braid it myself so she would stop getting it cut. I think it was a win-win for both of us. She may need some motivation to be allowed to keep ito long. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/battle-over-long-hair-help#post-2919757 Mon, 19 Oct 2020 12:41:27 +0000 Mrs. Carrot 2919757@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@poppygirl15: This is definitely a must for us, and she does get that trims are necessary for growth, but we've been on the conservative side of Covid things and haircuts have been one of the things we haven't done for any of us. I'm a little nervous about doing it myself but the daily shouting matches might just get me to cave on this and just go get cuts. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/battle-over-long-hair-help#post-2919754 Mon, 19 Oct 2020 12:04:36 +0000 poppygirl15 2919754@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Carrot: I second what everyone else has said, but wanted to add one other suggestion. My daughter also loves to wear her hair long and I’ve explained that’s fine, but she has to get trims to allow it to continue to grow long and be *healthy*. I always emphasize that the trims are what allow long hair to keep growing *longer* (while keeping it healthy) because DD freaks at the idea that trims are making her hair shorter. The logic seems to work and helps us keep tangles at bay. FWIW, I know she’s due for a trim when tangled get out of control. :wink: During Covid, we’ve used YouTube to learn to trim at home. :happy: GL! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/battle-over-long-hair-help#post-2919729 Mon, 19 Oct 2020 09:13:58 +0000 Mrs. Carrot 2919729@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Thanks, all, very helpful advice. We'll try it and see if we can make this a little less painful for everyone. </p>