When could your daughter brush own hair?

[TaraBC]

Would love to know when other people's daughters have started brushing their own hair effectively, maybe with a reminder, and help if they are very tangly.
I'm writing a picture book on this and only have a 2 yo son. My book agent is questioning the age I assumed. Thank you so much!!

Hm. I had to do a very high ponytail for school when she was 10. But apart from that I feel I hadn’t gone near it for a couple of years.

My daughter is 4 and has incredibly long hair. She still cannot brush it, but I don't mind. Me doing her hair is something we can sit and do together while we have a chat about the day. Saying that I bet if she had a proper brush with a handle and not the tangle teaser we currently use she might be able to do a better job of it. She can do the length ok. It's just the top of the head she messed up and then it gets all knotted

My 8 year old can start it but needs help finishing and tying it up. It is nearly down to her bum though.

Googling suggests 6-8.

My 7 year old struggles but then so do I. Her hair is down to her bum and is incredibly thick. It’s like horses hair.

Like @Afolnerd I have an 8 year old with very long hair. It gets quite knotty, so she’ll start it, but I’ll give it a given brush over and put it up for her. She can do plaits & ponytails, but she likes me to do it for her snd I enjoy doing it.

I always brush it after the shower as it’s super knotty.

I was about 8 or 9 before I actually thought to brush my own hair TBH.

That child in the picture looks older then 2 BTW.

Could do it effectively by 4. Did it willingly by 11/12 😁

My daughter is 7 and has brushed herself for a while, I'd say she's done a good job for the last six months or so. Tying up - she sometimes does this herself. It looks like she's been dragged through a hedge. But she's very proud and thinks it looks lovely, refuses any assistance so god only knows what school think of my hair skills 😆

My son is 8 and has hair down to the middle of his back. He has a good try at brushing it but always needs help to get all the knots out.

Around the age they went to junior school so 7

Depending on hair type I’d say close to 11/12 years, but I only have experience of type 1/2a hair types.

What is the ethnicity of your character and what hair type does she have?

Age 5 when she got a pixie cut

utter bliss!

4 or 5 but she has very straight shiny hair so it isn’t that tangled.

My 5YO tries but her hair is waist length, thick and curly so she can’t do it properly on her own. I know other 5YO girls with straight bobs and they manage it fine though!

Age 5, I still give it a once over with a comb before putting it up, but she brushes it herself.

My 6yo has a go at brushing her hair but she doesn't really get any tangles out of it 😂 if anything she creates more. Best she can do is sort of smooth out the top layer.

I think it's quite a difficult thing to do effectively when you have relatively short arms, especially with long hair.

4 nearly 5, she brushes it over and then I finish and tie it up. She has long, wavy thick hair and uses a tangle teaser which helps. Very independent tho 😬😬

Depends on the child and the hair surely? My five year old has medium length wavy hair and she can do the top but always leaves the tankers underneath so I do them and put it up for her.

*tangles

I should add that I’m assuming brushing effectively and a simple but neat style (ponytail/plait/bun).

Ds 10 has very long hair. He could brush it (not to my standards) a year or two ago, it's curly, very thick, unruly and easily tangled (but absolutely gorgeous).
Now he can brush and put it in a pony tail but again, not very neat but passable.

I should add that my dd has thick hair that is nearly down to her bum. Reading other replies I think that hair type and length makes a big difference on this.

Mine was about 9 or 10, with waist length frizzy hair.

But she still likes it when she sits at my feet and I brush it through for her while we watch a film. (Shes 20 next week)

11/12 maybe? My 13 year old can do amazing hair styles on herself, my 10 year old won't even attempt brushing it. My 7 year old doesn't get why you need to and doesn't have the patience or motivation to try.