Help managing my son's curly hair

My DS 21 months has beautiful strawberry blonde curly hair. However it can get quite matted and given he's a little toddler, letting me brush it out isn't high on his priority list.

DH is using the matted bits at the back as an excuse for him to get a haircut. I say NO to haircuts as I love his hair so much.

Toddler however will let me wash his hair. We bath together and it's a good game we play.

Any products I could put through his hair to help get the tangled and matted bits out? I've been using my conditioner a bit which is good but I'm wondering if there is something better.

Fiona

you could try a leave in moisturiser, something like pps menz the endz....

or just put conditioner in there and leave it in, that will help as well

My DS2 who is 20months sounds exactly the same & his daddy it too telling me to get it cut because of this. When he wakes up in the morning it's all tangled and frizzy LOL.

I use a leave in conditioner, or some of the detangler spray stuff....he loves me spraying it in crazy little man. I actually use it for both my boys, makes brushing soooo much easier and it looks heaps better. I also use one of those little heaxagon brushes (have no idea if you know what I mean), I got mine from the kids hairdresser, it's gentle easy to use & they use it themselves too.

we are a curly household and when my boys had fine hair the matting did become a problem (stopped when we cut it so it was more uniform inlength). i think the best thing is to keep it clean and conditioned and to brush it often.. the more you leave it the worse it is. we did have lots of screaming sometimes on hairwashing night. i bought them each a special brush (that they chose) and this helps. but sometimes its just one of those things you have to do....

DS1 has gorgeous longish curly hair too, which DH is always trying to get me to cut, no way!!! I use a spray-in detangler to help, you really need to brush morning and night to keep on top of the knots. I tell DS that the fairies come in the night and dance in his hair and knot it all up, then he thinks it's funny and let's me brush it!

Get a Tangle Teez brush - I have one for DD1 and it has made such a difference to hair brushing time!

My DS has blonde white curly hair... I chop it, sorreh! But my argument is the more trimming it gets, the more lovely and thick it will grow, thus becoming less matted with that fine stuff, ya know? I don't chop it right back, just enough to stop the knottiness but still be a bit curly.
My brother is the same, and mum did the same to him. He has quite an impressive mop of curly blonde hair now.