Thank you :). I use a diffuser attachment on my blow dryer to dry my hair, if I tried to let it air dry it would take hours and hours. So I don’t blame your little one for not being able to wear something on her head until it dries! On the subreddit http://www.reddit.com/r/curlyhair almost everyone there follows the curly girl method and many talk about how they do modified curly girl routines on their little ones with curly hair. You might find some good advice for managing children’s curly hair on there. I think most of them just use curly-girl approved products and do a quick ‘squish’ of their kids hair when its wet to help encourage curl formation and definition but they don’t do things like gel or diffusing it dry, plopping, deep conditioning, etc. Totally makes sense to ust do what feels reasonable when they’re young, that doesn’t involve too much sitting, etc.

If you’re curious about seeing if your hair is naturally wavy I’d recommend washing it while doing “squish to condish” in the shower and then NOT brushing or combing it. For waves or curls to form, hair has to stay in clumps so if you brush or comb that separates your hair into tiny sections and mostly ruins any natural waves or curls. So no brushing or combing after you get out of the shower and see if it dries with more waves. I did that here (https://www.franklovesbeans.com/2018/05/08/straight-frizzy-hair-secretly-supposed-wavy-curly-find/) and could see a little bit more waves showing up which is what helped me decide to keep going. From there I tried using gel while my hair was wet to help preserve waves and that helped my waves form better and stick around longer.