I am in no way a professional styler nor do I actually LIKE braiding BUT its a great protective style for school aged kids. Braid styles allow my daughter to go a week without my handling her hair again in the same week. Because I am not a “braider” and lack the natural talent they have to come up with new styles, I try to do other things with her hair as well. So below are some of the styles my daughter has worn so far this school year, some of them more than once.