This Kid’s Natural Hair Has Made Him Famous

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Meet Farouk James, a 7-year-old boy who became internet famous thanks to his luscious curly hair. With over 200k followers, he is a certified Instagram star and he’s using his fame to inspire people to embrace their natural hair.

His mother, Bonnie Miller, manages his account and takes care of his hair. “We have a lot of positive messages to share with people which are about to be yourself, to be confident to be different, embrace who you are. And especially with boys. Every boy’s entitled to have long hair, short hair,” she told Insider.

The London-based kid has been modelling since he was six months old. At age four, he walked in his first runway show at London Fashion Week.

“I think the hair was at a reasonable length then for him to be a boy with hair,” she said. “It was like the cliché bold-style afro.”

She added, “Because it wasn’t really accepted, especially at that time, for boys to have long hair.”

Miller was pressured to get Farouk a haircut but she never gave up, and in a few years time, James’ hair became in demand in the industry. “”Nowadays, people are trying to get that sort of length hair. It’s really cool that the fashion companies want that look. They want that androgynous look to be a little bit different.”

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IT SEEMS LIKE GENTLEMAN ARE A DYING BREED, WHY? Raising a gentleman can be an intimidating task, but the hard work and effort you put into it is well worth it in the end. You'll need to know which values to teach him, and once you straighten that out, you also need to figure out what to do to really imprint these values on him thoroughly. Of course, throughout the entire process, you must lead him by example. I see so many guys out there who are lacking in the basics of being a gentleman. Parents just take 5 minutes to read this, I think it’s a good technical guideline to raise a gentleman. . . first 3 steps: 1. Promote good listening skills. A gentleman knows how to listen to others. Teach him to wait his turn to speak instead of allowing him to interrupt others during a conversation. You also need to give your son the courtesy of listening to him when he is trying to tell you something. 2. Instruct him on being friendly and personable. Your son might be a little on the shy side, but even if this is the case, he still needs to know how to be friendly with people who do come into contact with him. At minimum, let him know how important it is to make eye contact with others and to smile when greeting them. Explain why simple gestures, like smiles and eye contact, hold value. Smiling puts people at ease and eye contact creates a connection between two people. 3. Teach him to be a leader. In today's world, there are so many bad influences that your son could easily fall prey to one if he is in the habit of being a follower instead of a leader. By teaching him to be a leader, you can help him to do that which he knows to be right instead of doing wrong just to blend in with the crowd. One way to encourage him to take a leadership role is to put him in that role from time to time. Have him make a decision that will affect the whole family. For instance, you might ask him to decide on what movie to watch or where to eat for dinner. Coax him into considering each family member as he makes his decision and gently guide him into making a smart choice. By the end, though, you need to let him feel that the choice was ultimately his… . . . To be continued

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Smile it’s Sunday ☀️

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Be more than what meets the eye. Skin deep beauty is only a supplemental to who we really are. Fundamental qualities that please the intellect have more depth and can never die if their true value is appraised. When we look in the mirror we often don’t like what we see, maybe our skin, weight, shape or ageing may upset us and this can then effect how we feel, then spoil what we can’t see in a reflection; which is ‘THE TRUE US’. Don’t let that happen, stay away from those negative thoughts! Those who love you for your aesthetics are superficial and will be easily lost. True friends and family love the true you and will never fade like wall paint. Make sure you keep connected, don’t refuse that invite because you feel fat, broke or ugly, if they didn’t want you company they wouldn’t call! YOU ARE LOVED! #fridaythoughts #superficialLove @badmotherblogger

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Please remind me next year to celebrate Christmas day on the 27th of December! Whilst shopping yesterday I saw Crackers, chocolates, food & gifts all HALF PRICE! Farouk has even agreed we could help out in a soup kitchen on the 25/26th then have ours on 27th. Which means we do something good and it would enable mummy to get more for us with her money. . . It’s such an expensive time and being a single mum with no parents (who were extremely supportive but passed away a few years ago) it’s even harder on me to provide literally everything. I felt bad; like, I hadn’t bought Farouk enough, especially when you see lots of other kids with huge piles of presents under their trees from large extended families and he has just 3 people who buy him something, myself and his siblings. It is so easy to overcompensate and buy way too much for your kids, but I also worry is that a good thing whilst there are so many with nothing in the world. My guilty feeling was put to rest by Farouk at the end of the day when tucking him in to bed he said enthusiastically ‘ Mum, I had a brilliant Christmas’ which made me so happy! ? It’s not really about spending loads of money, getting into debt, it’s about spending time together, celebrating and showing love! I mean does it really matter what date we choose to do that? Do you think my idea can work or is it just a pipe dream ?? . . . #CHRISTMASon27th #keepingitReal #christmasonabudget #whyconform #jesuswasborninjuly

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