Curly Hair Care from someone who has it...

I see a lot of posts about curly hair tangles, so I thought I would throw in my two cents about some basic rules that may not be common knowledge. 

First, curly hair should NEVER, EVER be brushed when it is dry.  This causes frizz, which causes more

tangles, breakage and split ends.  Also, you really shouldn't use a brush on curly hair.  A wide toothed comb or pick works best.  If you must brush the hair while it is dry, get a spritz bottle and spray some water on the hair before hand or wet the brush if you use one.  Begin at the bottom of the hair and work your way up to the top in two or three sections.  Before bed, if your child has long enough hair, a simple braid will often do wonders in minimizing the tangles as they sleep.  As your child gets older and styling becomes an issue, a little bit of mousse scrunched into wet hair does well.  Also, any product for curly hair in the Frizz-Ease line is wonderful. 

Hope some of this helps...