See many adults with locks but not many kids....why?

Would you locks you childs head?

I've got locks but no I wouldn't locks my child's hair, I wouldn't straighten it either. Locksing is a big step and I will let my child make that decision when he/she is older

We have a few in my school, the other kids more or less just ignore it (not give them any trouble). If I was married to a Rastafarian and adaped the religion then I would seriously have to consider doing just that...
Locks that are taken care of well are very beautiful, in my opinion.

The lockin process is very longbut I'm gonna have my dreads for the rest of my life. I would hate for my child to turn around and say they don't want dreads anymore, have to cut it off and start growing their hair all over again.

I have my hair in locks and people always ask me if I intend to get my little boy's hair done too but like the other mums who have replied I think that it should be his choice when he grows up.

Nope. My wife haslocs but our daughter will decide that for herself later on in life.

If I was a Rasta then yes. Since Im not then no. But I do think that childrens hair shouldgrow up to 5 year old. Girls naturally do butgiving young boys skiffles from a young agegoes against the grain for me and all elder's knowledge.Mek the youth hair grow..

Mansa,

Skiffles??? Boy, that takes me back

I "skin" my boy's head every few weeks. It's a personal preference, and I think he looks better bald.

My nephew (who's 9) has locs. It looks beautiful, but I haven't the time to maintain his and mine!

I've always had locks, my parents are Rastafarian and they made that decision for me. If i'm completly honest I went through a stage of hating my hair in locks, especially on a sunday evening when all of my cousins where getting their hair braided. I used to bereally jealous because they could have different hairstyles every week and I was stuck with either tying it back or leaving it loose. But I grew to love my locks and am glad that my parents made that decision for me, in Barbados parents don't have the choice to wait until their child is older because schools over there will not let children locks there hair once they have started school, its got to be done before, I don't know if that is the same over here but I doubt it, our schools are alot stricter, lol

Also if my parents hadn't, I wouldn't be known now as Rastawoman...I was called this by everyone from the age of about 3blkrainbowfro

Locks are no different to practising Sikhs (sp), Buddhists or Orthodox Jews who allow thier children's hairto be shaved, partially shavedor not cut at all.

As usual it's only us who seem to have this *shame*,for anything 'Africanish' and have to question whether we'd do it or not.

I like seeing children with locks - it gives me a sense of knowing they arebeing brought upunderstanding about thier roots - though obviously that is not always the case.

But just imagine if all our kidsdid look like that, (and they did knowabout their heritage)- it'll look like a show of strength!



*(maybe not the right word butI can't think at the moment for a better one)