Fostering WITH KINKS & CURLS
FWKC Parent Resource Center
A safe, supportive space for foster parents, adoptive parents, and kinships to learn, grow, and feel confident caring for texture hair.
Understanding your littles hair
Parent Hair Tips
Curl Pattern
What the hair looks like
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Straight- No Curl, lays flat, gets oily fast
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Wavy- Soft waves, gets frizzy
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Curly- Spirals, gets dry easily
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Coily/kinky- Tight curls/ coils, very fragile
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Curl pattern is just the look, not moisture or strength
Hair Thickness
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Fine hair- Delicate, tangles easily
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Medium hair- Common
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Coarse Hair- Thick and Strong, needs more moisture
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Can feel wiry
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Coarse hair just needs more moisture
Porosity( How hair takes moisture)
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Low Porosity- Takes time to get wet, products sit on top of hair
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Medium- Absorbs water well
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High Porosity- Gets wet fast & dries fast
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High porosity needs heavier creams and oils
DO'S
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Detangle hair wet and in sections
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Only shampoo every one to two weeks.
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Moisturize often with water, leave in conditioner, oil
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Do teach patience & love for their hair
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Stretch hair when blow drying before using comb/brush​
DONT
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Detangle dry hair
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Don't only use grease it locks in dryness if there is no moisture underneath
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Don't compare your little hair to others
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Don't brush/comb aggressively
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Don't leave protective styles in long
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Don't let hair stay wet overnight