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Has anyone had a keratin/smoothing treatment on very dense curly hair where the aim was to KEEP the curls but reduce the overall volume/bulk?
My daughter has very thick, dense curly hair, particularly around the crown and front, and we’re not looking to straighten it. Ideally we’d like to:
keep her natural curls/ringlets
reduce frizz and puffiness
make the hair sit a little closer to the head
reduce some of the overall volume/width
avoid ending up with straight roots and curly ends
I’d especially love to hear from anyone with a similar hair type who has had a gentler keratin/nanokeratin/Brazilian-style smoothing treatment.
How much did it reduce your volume? Did your curls stay intact? Did they loosen much? And what was the grow-out like?
Before-and-after photos would be really helpful too if anyone is comfortable sharing. Thank you! ❤️

What and how did they eventually start? How are they doing now?

Has anyone used SaffroSun Calm (saffron extract) for persistent anxiety and low mood as an adult?

I’m interested in hearing from people who have actually used this particular product, especially for ongoing anxiety rather than occasional stress.

What dose did you find most effective? Did you take it once a day or split the dose morning/evening?

How long did it take before you noticed a difference? Did it help more with anxiety, low mood, or both? Did increasing the dose make a noticeable difference? Did you experience any side effects, and have you been able to take it longer term?

Thanks 😊

Has anyone used SaffroSun Calm (saffron extract) for persistent anxiety and low mood as an adult?

I’m interested in hearing from people who have actually used this particular product, especially for ongoing anxiety rather than occasional stress.

What dose did you find most effective? Did you take it once a day or split the dose morning/evening?

How long did it take before you noticed a difference? Did it help more with anxiety, low mood, or both? Did increasing the dose make a noticeable difference? Did you experience any side effects, and have you been able to take it longer term?

Thanks 😊

Has anyone used SaffroSun Calm (saffron extract) for persistent anxiety and low mood as an adult?

I’m interested in hearing from people who have actually used this particular product, especially for ongoing anxiety rather than occasional stress.

What dose did you find most effective? Did you take it once a day or split the dose morning/evening?

How long did it take before you noticed a difference? Did it help more with anxiety, low mood, or both? Did increasing the dose make a noticeable difference? Did you experience any side effects, and have you been able to take it longer term?

Thanks 😊

I’m looking for advice from parents who have been through something similar.

My daughter is 12 and has recently had a comprehensive neurodevelopmental assessment. The conclusion was that she does not meet the criteria for autism or ADHD, but she has been diagnosed with Generalised Anxiety Disorder (GAD), so I’m really looking for experiences from families of children with severe anxiety rather than suggestions that she may be neurodivergent.

Over the last 5–6 months she’s gone from being a happy, sociable child who loved school to becoming extremely anxious, unable to attend school and emotionally overwhelmed.
The last few evenings have really frightened me. As soon as bedtime comes and she has to go to her room, she seems to fall into what I can only describe as a deep emotional hole. She sobs hysterically, says she feels lonely and desperately sad, withdraws, and on one occasion repeatedly banged her bedroom door while crying. During these episodes she seems completely overwhelmed, but once they pass she often goes back to being herself, almost as though nothing happened.

During the day she’s generally still able to laugh, enjoy things, spend time with us and engage in activities she likes. It’s these intense episodes that are becoming more frequent and worrying.
She hasn’t started her periods yet, so I’m also wondering whether puberty could be making everything much more intense.

Has anyone else’s child with anxiety had emotional episodes like this? Did they come in waves rather than being low all the time? Did therapy (particularly CBT), time, puberty settling down, or anything else make a noticeable difference?

I’m feeling quite overwhelmed and would really appreciate hearing from parents who’ve experienced something similar.

Hi everyone,
My 12-year-old daughter has extremely dense 3B curls, and we’re considering a keratin or smoothing treatment.

She doesn’t want straight hair or to lose her curls—she loves being curly. The challenge is that her hair is so incredibly thick and dense that it’s becoming difficult for her to manage on her own.
Our hope is that a treatment would keep her curls while making her hair easier to brush and detangle, reducing the bulk, puffiness and overall volume, cutting down on frizz, and making it much easier for her to style independently. Ideally, she’d be able to wash it, let it air dry naturally, and still have beautiful curls—just softer, less bulky and easier to manage.

I’d love to hear from anyone with similar dense 3B or 3C curls who has had a keratin or smoothing treatment. Did it keep your curls? How much did it reduce the bulk and volume? Did it make wash days and styling significantly easier? Could you still wear it naturally curly every day? Which treatment did you have?

If you have any before-and-after photos of your hair air dried naturally, I’d be so grateful if you’d be willing to share them.

We’re not looking to straighten her hair—just to make her beautiful curls easier for her to manage herself. Any honest experiences, recommendations or photos would be hugely appreciated. Thank you! ❤️

My son has just turned two and is completely not verbal but has learnt the sign for ‘wee’ and we’re working on sign for ‘poo’…

Is this enough to start potty training?

Does anyone have any tips?

I just don’t want his lack of speech to hold his independence back. Or at least I want to do everything I can to ensure he’s not held back because of it.

If anyone’s successfully potty training their non verbal , very young toddler and would like to share experiences.. I’d be hugely grateful. 🥹 🙏

Bit of a random one, but has anyone found any supplements that genuinely helped their child’s speech delay or motor planning/oral motor difficulties?

My little boy is 2 and we’re still trying to work out exactly what’s going on. He’s delayed with speech and has some oral motor issues, so I’m interested to hear what other parents have tried.

I’m not expecting a magic fix, but there’s so much information online and it’s hard to know what’s worth looking into and what’s just hype.

Did anything make a noticeable difference for your child? Things like omega 3, magnesium, vitamins, probiotics etc?

Would love to hear real experiences, whether positive or negative.

Bit of a random one, but has anyone found any supplements that genuinely helped their child’s speech delay or motor planning/oral motor difficulties?

My little boy is nearly 2 and we’re still trying to work out exactly what’s going on. He’s delayed with speech and has some oral motor issues, so I’m interested to hear what other parents have tried.

I’m not expecting a magic fix, but there’s so much information online and it’s hard to know what’s worth looking into and what’s just hype.

Did anything make a noticeable difference for your child? Things like omega 3, magnesium, vitamins, probiotics etc?

Would love to hear real experiences, whether positive or negative.

Bit of a random one, but has anyone found any supplements that genuinely helped their child’s speech delay or motor planning/oral motor difficulties?

My little boy is nearly 2 and we’re still trying to work out exactly what’s going on. He’s delayed with speech and has some oral motor issues, so I’m interested to hear what other parents have tried.

I’m not expecting a magic fix, but there’s so much information online and it’s hard to know what’s worth looking into and what’s just hype.

Did anything make a noticeable difference for your child? Things like omega 3, magnesium, vitamins, probiotics etc?

Would love to hear real experiences, whether positive or negative.

Just wondering if anyone has had a child with a similar profile at nearly 2?

My little boy has no words yet. He points, uses signs, understands lots of what we say, loves pretend play, is really affectionate and has a great sense of humour. He enjoys building things and seems to learn new skills all the time.

He also has some oral-motor issues, dribbles a lot, has an open-mouth posture and a high palate.
One thing that’s been worrying me is that his babbling has been quite inconsistent. He’s had periods where it seemed to reduce or disappear, then come back again. At the moment he’s babbling quite a lot.

We’re currently waiting to see specialists and neurology has been mentioned. There has also been some discussion around whether genetic testing might be needed, which has completely sent my anxiety into overdrive if I’m honest.
Some days I think it’s “just” a speech delay, and other days I end up convincing myself it’s something much more serious.

I’d really love to hear from anyone whose child had no words at 2 but had good understanding, pointed, signed, played imaginatively and was socially engaged.

Did speech eventually come?
Did your child end up having a diagnosis?
Was neurology/genetics ever involved and, if so, what was the outcome?

Just looking for experiences while we wait, as the uncertainty is really hard.

Any peice of kit / device / toy / book that you feel has been pivotal in mentoring your toddler to speech and imitate?

Any peice of kit / device / toy / book that you feel has been pivotal in mentoring your toddler to speech and imitate?

Anyone kids with severe speech delays age 3 who didn’t show signs of autism - still go on to talk?

If so did / were they….

Completely non verbal at age 2?

Babble and make lots of sounds before the actually started on words?

Did they say the odd ‘popout’ word or sound and then never again?

We’re the gesturing and communicating in all other ways? Inc sign

Were the focussed and engaged and otherwise seemed like they wanted to talk ?

Did they get very frustrated and just make one constant ‘eh’ or ‘aaaaaaaaah’ shouting / strained sound?

Any other significant things did or didn’t do before they started talking or did you ever realise why?

I’m concerned my son has Childhood Apraxia of speech as his presentation even at 2 is already matching this. I’m holding out hope and this is why I’ve written this post. We will still obviously get him the support he needs but it breaks my heart to think he could have this condition.

I really just want to enjoy these early years; he’s such a delightful boy but it breaks my heart to think he could be trapped in a body that can’t speak and even if he does manage to learn, it’ll be years if not a decade of intense therapy which we don’t have the money for..we will find it somehow though..

Also, autism has pretty much been ruled out at this stage as he has absolutely no traits apart from being non verbal

Anyone’s kids with diagnosed apraxia not say anything at all age 2 apart from very rarely a word or animal noise and then never again?

Or did they try to say stuff just not very well and get it sounds mixed up?

Hi everyone, I’m looking for some advice/reassurance from parents with similar experiences.

My little boy is 23 months old and currently non verbal. He’s very social, affectionate, engaging, understands lots, uses eye contact well and communicates through signs/gestures. His other development seems on track.

What concerns me is that he has no consistent words, struggles to imitate sounds, and will occasionally make a sound once and then never do it again. He mostly says “uh” for everything. He also drools and often has an open mouth posture.

We’ve had hearing checked, seen an SLT, and are using AAC/signs and all the usual speech strategies consistently.

I keep being told to “wait and see,” but I’m starting to wonder about childhood apraxia of speech/verbal dyspraxia because of the inconsistency and lack of progress.

Did anyone else’s child present similarly at this age? What was the eventual outcome?