My dd is 11 and has extremely long hair - it reaches to just above her bum. She refuses to get it cut to a more manageable length. As a child, I had a bowl cut and have never progressed to hair that reaches below my shoulders, so I have always struggled with dd's hair a bit. It is now getting to the stage where she really needs to be managing her hair herself; she has a school trip coming up and she will be away for a week. On the trip there will be lots of activities where she will get wet and dirty and she will need to wash her hair. I have tried to coach her through what I do to it, but she really struggles.
At the moment I wash dd's hair once a week (would do it more, but it is quite a struggle). I wash it twice with shampoo, and then comb conditioner through. It is this stage that I struggle with as it is very difficult to get it knot free - dd finds it impossible. Then I blow dry it as I find this helps with the knots. I don't expect her to be blow drying her hair when she goes away, but she needs to be able to handle washing it and getting it knot free.
I am looking for advice and foolproof tips for haircare dummies like myself. Anyone got any tips?