00:00The internet-driven natural hair movement is now old enough that some of our favorite
00:05YouTubers are now mommies and they're teaching their children how to embrace their natural hair.
00:10We want to learn all about this new generation of natural hair acceptance.
00:14What products do they use? Do their wash days look different than ours did growing up?
00:19So in this video we teamed up with YouTuber and blogger Janelle B. Stewart and her daughter Elle
00:24to take you behind the scenes of a toddler's wash day.
00:28Because nothing makes you want to switch up your routine more
00:31than seeing a baby with a better braid out than you.
00:38I don't know how to eat curly hair. Come on in!
00:46My name is Elle. I'm two years old. I wear my hair because it's curly.
00:52You wash my hair like once a must. First we retangle my hair with conditioner.
01:01We detangle my hair first so that it doesn't hurt.
01:05My mommy sprays my hair with less of water.
01:13My mommy uses a layer of conditioner.
01:17I'm supposed to use her fingers to detangle my hair.
01:24Then she uses a white tooth comb.
01:33Then she puts my hair on the chest.
01:36Then I want me to do my hair like on my iPad and like on YouTube.
01:45Detangling beforehand is a lot more comfortable for her because she can sit on the counter.
01:50She can use the iPad. Whereas when we use to detangle in the bathtub, she can't do any of those things.
01:57Now we're going to shampoo.
02:06Because her hair is already twisted, shampooing and conditioning is so much faster.
02:13So that's why we do it this way.
02:14When I wash my hair, I like to say wheels on the bus.
02:19Wheels on the bus.
02:22The wheels on the bus go round and round all through the town.
02:30Look at example number two.
02:32The wheels on the bus go round and round all through the town.
02:39How long?
02:40I'm going to use my hair.
02:45Okay.
02:48Rub it.
02:49Rub it?
02:49And don't put it in your eye.
02:51No, no, no.
02:52I put the conditioner on my chest too.
02:59Now I don't care to do the same thing.
03:01I'm going to wash it out.
03:02Okay.
03:04Oh.
03:04Something with the nail.
03:06This is the most I love. This is the gel.
03:23Here's a little bit of moisturizer for you.
03:27Like that. Good job. You did great.
03:33Now I'm going to do my Elsa braid.
03:37So for the Elsa braid, we're just going to take all of Elle's hair and we're going to put it in one cornrow to the side like this.
03:54Do we want to put a barrette in it? No? Okay, that's fine.
03:59This is my Elsa braid and I love it because it's not silly.
04:08Because it's what?
04:09Not silly.
04:10It's not silly?
04:11No.
04:12What did you say?
04:13Not silly.
04:14Naturally?
04:15Yeah.
04:16Oh, because it's naturally. Oh, that's nice.
04:20Bye.
04:21Bye.
04:22Bye.
04:23Oh, bye.
04:27Adorable.
04:28I was scrolling through Elle's Instagram the other day.
04:31Yes, Elle has an Instagram.
04:33And I had to check myself because I was experiencing just a tinge of natural hair envy.
04:39Thanks, Elle, for sharing your wash day with us and Mom for making that happen.
04:43Be sure to follow them on social media.
04:45Parents, in the comments below, let us know what you do to encourage self-love in your curly kiddo.
04:51Give this video a like, share it with somebody who needs it, and subscribe to us for more.
04:57Bye.
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