Oh yes, I'm sure it's her hair....Lindsay's that is!

I just don't think the Beauty Brains community has enough information to make a judgment about Sarah so we'll just have to take your word for it!.

I decided to think about it. I mean REALLY think about it. Since Lindsay specifically contexts this in reference to children who act out at school and I am a special ed teacher, was it possible her explanation matched what I’ve encountered in my professional life? Here’s what I can say:

• I have definitely not seen a noticeable pattern of the disruptive children being red-heads
• I have never heard a school psychologist or social worker mention a connection between hair color and behavior
• I have never heard of any studies suggesting that red-headed children have a higher incidence of behavioral issues in a grad level class, seminar, or workshop for special educators
• I have never seen a study in a professional journal or book that suggested hair color influences behavior in children

So I say, “Nice try, Lindsay.” It’s the same thing I'd say to students who might try to tell me their dog ate their homework.

As a redhead with two brunette sisters, I can tell you this:

• I'm the "weird" one.
• I have by far the worst temper.
• I was the only honor student, but also the one who chose to major in art while my sisters chose Nutritional Science and Paralegal Studies.
• I'm the only one who was never officially disciplined in school.

Soooooo... temper? Yes. Eccentricity? Sure (though I think mine is born more from the fact that I was always going to stand out and just learned to own it). Behavioral problems? Well, maybe if she were from England where redheads get beat up and maligned. But she's from Long Island (like me). So I'm thinking no.

:)

ditto.. my hair color is just black.. boring ol' black.. i love how red looks, as well as blonde, blonde, copper, and many other shade, but i always go back to red..

and Judy... i try not to wash my hair too much during the 1st 2 weeks.. the hair normally stays a tad bit longer... i also dye it a darker red in the beginning, so when it fades, it just fades to a ligther red..

By washing her hair right after getting it colored, she pulls out a lot of the color. That way, she doesn't notice it going down the drain over the next 6 weeks. Unfortunately, her hair won't look as bright/vibrant initially.

The longer you wait, the better. But as you know it's a trade-off. You can't stop washing your hair and still have clean hair. 3 days seems reasonable.

By the way, if keeping your hair color the way it looked when you first got it done is what you want then it does matter.

I worked on a pedi/adol psychiatric unit for 2 years and it did not appear that we got a disproportionate number of redheads.

this was my first attempt at creating a 'movie' -- a mock-u-mentary of bad behavior in honor of paris hilton. i've already started work on the next for lindsay, i want to use a clapton song, and feature lindsay with a crowd of scary prison chix ready. working title is 'when it comes to love, i want some LOHAN' ;-)

Great work!!