Cutting Your Kids Hair

RE: Cutting Your Kids Hair Post By Lily (Guest Post) (08/22/2008) I took my 8 year old daughter to the barber shop to cut her waist length hair very short like a boy. After the very short haircut my daughter has very short hair from now on my daughter is going to her haircut short forever. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Cutting Your Kids Hair Post By kirst (Guest Post) (08/12/2008) found this site when I was looking for tips for trimming my 19mth old sons beautiful curls..I would love to keep them..but the time has come. I didnt find many tips...but lots of posts about mothers cutting their little girls hair like a boy as they couldnt be bothered to deal with it. WELL....let me give you an insight to a 34 year old who still speaks of the day her shoulder length hair was cut into vertually a skinhead. On the defence of my mother...I was leaving the UK and going to Hong Kong....ridiculous climate and long hair would have been impossible. HOWEVER....even knowing this...i remember the day as if it was yesterday.....thought i was going to the sweet shop....came home sweetless and bald. I understand why my hair needed to be cut....but will the your little guys understand why their hair is being chopped...does laziness on behalf of the parent cut it ( scuse the pun). Listen to the thoughts and opinions of your children....PLEASE. If you expect respect from them..you should give them respect. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Cutting Your Kids Hair Post by janholding (1) | (07/19/2008) Contact I have always kept my kids hair short because I think it looks good, is neat and easy to maintain. Quite a few other moms have asked me to cut their kids hair too. I'm not a professional but find bobs, crops and pixies work best. I try to ensure they have plenty of weight on top but cut round the ears and clip the back in a taper. As my first has now reached 11 she was able to choose her own style but interestingly chose the angled bob she has had for years. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Cutting Your Kids Hair Post By Jen (Guest Post) (06/25/2008) I took 10 year old daughter to the barber shop for very short haircut. The barber cut my 10 year old daughter waist length hair, very short like a boy. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Cutting Your Daughter's Hair Post By Melanie (Guest Post) (06/22/2008) I have cut my husbands hair with clippers for the last 12 years. It is great! We paid $12 for the clippers and have never had to replace them...a dollar a year is very cost effective. However, I will never cut my daughters hair short. I let her get a short "bob" cut when she was 3yr. old. It was cute...but as an older girl (now 7)she is lovely with long hair. As a child, I remember my mother cutting my hair short. She had my younger siblings to care for, and taking care of my hair was too much trouble. I remember feeling ugly and ashamed every day at school. That is a horrible thing to do to a school aged child. Life is hard enough without the people you love the most making it more difficult. I will trim my daughters hair to shoulder length on occasion, but I will never give her a short short haircut! If she chooses to make that decision for herself when she is older that is fine, but I will not bear the guilt of forcing insecurity on my child. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Cutting Your Kids Hair Post By Amy (Guest Post) (06/03/2008) I just cut my two daughters waist length hair very short Report Spam or Abuse RE: Cutting Your Kids Hair Post By rich (Guest Post) (05/01/2008) Boys are easy, get the clippers out and buzz them bald. Then my daughter wanted to be buzzed, shoulder length hair gone in a few seconds, buzzed to a 1/4 in. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Cutting Your Kids Hair Post By Kendal (Guest Post) (04/29/2008) To save money on haircuts, I cut my daughter's hair short. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Cutting Your Kids Hair Post By Abby's Mommy (Guest Post) (04/29/2008) I know how expensive hair cutting can be. I personally have long curly hair, and my husband has wavy hair. Needless to say, our daughter's hair can be challenging. The easiest way to start cutting your own hair is to start with a pro cut and maintain it every couple of weeks (depending on the length). Then, once every 6 months to a year, get it professionally done again. Starting with a good detangler is also a must. If your child is very young, as mine is, after giving her a calming bath, I sit her in her high chair, I give her a bottle, let her watch her favorite Baby Einstein video, and it keeps her still long enough for a trim. (This is also how I get her little finger nails clipped.) I have read some of the comments below, and honestly, let your kids pick out their own hair styles. If they are old enough to tell you what they want, they are old enough to learn how to take care of it, or at least help. Personal grooming is an important skill for kids to learn, just like dressing themselves. At first, nothing matches, and items are inside out, but eventually they gain more independence and confidence. Hair styling is the same way. If you are planing on going from one extreme to another, do it gradually. Start bangs long, and not more than an inch of hair back from the forehead, you don't want bangs for the top of your head. For boys/men, invest into a easy to use clipper set. Start with the long settings and gradually get shorter. My husband can actually do it himself, and only has me 'check' for missed spots and his neck when he is done. Have fun and good luck! Report Spam or Abuse RE: Cutting Your Kids Hair Post By rachel (Guest Post) (04/24/2008) It's rubbish how other mums try to enforce this whole idea to kids that "girls should have long hair". and who says all girls prefer long hair? Are you sure it's not just something that mothers take an issue with and try to make it sound like its their daughter's issue? I mean, I seriously believe that if you didn't raise your daughter to be so superficial and concerned about the length of her hair, she seriously wouldn't care if her hair was lopped off into a short short cut. My daughter is only 5, and yes I never raised her to be that kind of "typical girl" who fusses over the hair, wants it long, wants to wear dresses and look like a princess, etc. I just raise her to be who she wants to be - she is very artistic and individualistic, and yes, different from most kids. I encourage her to continue to be that way. She does not have a lack of friends at school. She is not socially inept either. So what's this fuss about hair? I've always had short hair myself, its hassle-free, and looks great on me. I can't see why parents take an issue with girls who have short hair. At first, i had my daughter grow long hair since she was a baby. Up until the age of 5, she never said anything about it. Then recently (she's 5.5) she told me she hates long hair. She hates the way it gets into her face and she hates having to take care of it when I'm not around in school with her. My daughter has been complaining about her long hair for ages. Had it cut to a chin-length bob 2 months ago, yet she still complains because it still gets into her face when she bends down to eat, for example, and she hates having to clip or put hair accesorries in her hair to keep the hair away because they always tend to come loose and she cannot be bothered to readjust them herself. So always ends up with very messy, dirty hair, most schooldays. I then had it cut to an extremely short bob, which comes up to the tip of her ears - which by the way, was dictated by her. She chose how far she wanted it to go. not only did she not cry or look sad after the hair was cut, she was extremely pleased with it and beaming from ear to ear. You should have seen the look on her face when it was finished. She just lit up, and smiled all day afterwards. she also morphed into a hyper-active girl who jumped and hopped and skipped happily. Nothing like the girl before who seemed "dead" and dormant with a longer head of hair she didn't want. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Cutting Your Kids Hair Post By Lisa (Guest Post) (03/28/2008) I gave my two daughters and her best friends very short haircuts because my best friends and I wanted have our daughters very long hair cut very like a boy. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Cutting Your Kids Hair Post By Megan (Guest Post) (03/28/2008) I'm 11, and I recently had lice so my hair is cut like a boys now. My Mom always tells me to take care of my hair properly, and I do, but this is my 2nd time having lice. I guess I'll "take care of it properly" next time. My hair takes a long, long, time to grow and I'm sick of people staring at my hair -.- Report Spam or Abuse RE: Cutting Your Kids Hair Post By Jane C (Guest Post) (03/27/2008) I have the right to cut my four daughters very long hair. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Cutting Your Kids Hair Post By (Guest Post) (03/26/2008) I cannot believe so many people are making their little girls get boy hair cuts...or worse are buzzing their hair off!! My 4 y/o has long hair & trimming it is just as easy as it is to use the clippers on my 7 month old baby boy (who's hair grows like crazy!). It takes just a few minutes to comb and braid her hair before bed, brush it out in the morning and pull it up in a pony tail. We've picked up tons of barrettes, bows and pretty pony tail holders at the $ store so it isn't a huge investment either. I feel the least I can do as a mom is take 5 minute to fix my daughter's hair instead of forcing her to get it cut short. It is her hair so she gets to pick the length. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Cutting Your Kids Hair Post By james (Guest Post) (03/24/2008) Well, I have 3 children, two boys 17 and 15 and a girl 15. For my daughter I cut her mid back hair into a cute chin bob, a few days later I did a pixie on, I liked that for a while but then I just buzzed it. It has been buzzed for about 2 weeks now, so cute. My 15 year old son I get shaven smooth, I do it most of the time. My 17 year old son keeps it longer, shaggy skateboard hair, I trim his at his wish. Untill the twins are 17 they keep their hair how I want it. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Cutting Your Kids Hair Post By Dave (Guest Post) (03/03/2008) I am barber I been cutting hair for long time I seen lot o mothers bring their young daughters for very short haircuts the girls are not happy about their waist length hair about to be cut very short like a boy. One day last May a mother being her four daughters for haircuts. The mother told me her daughters waist length hair is too long and it take long time to wash brush and care their hair because their was very long hair. The mother want me cut her daughters waist length hair very short like a boy I cut all four girl waist length hair into very boys haircut. After the haircut girls look a boys because the very short haircut.The girls hate their very short haircut but the mother loved the very short haircut The mother told how to keep her girls very short hair from now on I told the mother every mouth I told the to the mother to save money you could trim your daughters very short hair from now on the mother thank me for cutting her girls waist length hair into a very short boys haircut last week the same mother her bring her four daughters who still has very short hair for trim because she does not time trim their very short hair the girls have seem to be forced into getting used the very short haircut.I trim the girls even shorter this time. no more waist hair length for her daughters from now on. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Cutting Your Kids Hair Post By Jane C (Guest Post) (02/15/2008) Just had 5, 7, 12, and 15 year old daughters very long hair cut very short like a boy. My girls hate their very short haircut, but I love my girls very short hair, because it is easy to care of their hair now.From now on I will trim my girls short hair every month, to keep their hair very short. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Cutting Your Kids Hair Post By guest (Guest Post) (02/14/2008) I feel like females look not only more beautiful with long hair but it is also like a treasure to them. Why else would we initially cry when we get our first boy haircut? And why is it that only out of laziness do we ever dare cut it so short? We, females are intended to respect and cherish our beautiful hair, like a crown. Why look like a boy? We should appreciate what we are given and appreciate our men for who they are. Leave their hair cuts to them and our beautiful long hair to us :) In response to the first question, I cut my husbands hair with clippers. Very easy but if you do not have any clippers, practice on a doll first. And then very carefully, cut as little as possible at a time. it is better to have it too long and messed up than to short and messed up. So take your time and do not breathe to hard. That has a lot to do with hand control. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Cutting Your Kids Hair Post By Tiffany H (Guest Post) (01/04/2008) My daughter is 10 year old used have very long until my husband wanted to cut our daughter very long hair very short. We took our daughter to my husband barber shop where he get his haircut My husband told his barber who cut his hair to cut our daughter very long very short like a boy The barber cutting away our daughter very long hair very short like a boy our daughter cried when her very long hair is being cut away When the barber is done the barber showed our daughter very short short haircut Now our daughter has very short hair like a boy From now on my husband and I will cut her very short hair from now on no more very long hair for our daughter ever sense our daughter were her hair very short it is easy to care our daughter hair .It cut time on brushing and washing her hair This time my husband cut our daughter hair even shorter into a buzz cut by using clippers only Report Spam or Abuse RE: Cutting Your Kids Hair Post By lynda (Guest Post) (01/04/2008) I'm 11 i used to have waist length hair until my mom cut it short!My mom gave me this haircut which is the length near my ear.So don't cut your kids hair this length(if they are girls)! Report Spam or Abuse RE: Cutting Your Kids Hair Post By Lilly (Guest Post) (12/01/2007) I am 10 year old girl who used have waist length hair, until my mother made me cut it into a very short boys haircut. Now I have very short boyish hair. I hate it. I want my waist length hair back .But my mom say no because My mom will trim my very short boyish hair every month from now on. She will not allow me to have waist length hair anymore. I will have very short boyish hair forever. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Cutting Your Kids Hair Post by pamphyila (467) | (10/17/2007) Profile | Blog! | Contact I used to cut my own hair for years! It's even easier now that nothing has to be dead even - How good are you with scissors overall? Do you have an artistic sense? Why don't you start with simple trims - a good tip I read about years ago for bangs was to bring them all together in front and twist and then snip - I have also used the twisting technique for side stands. When I had long hair, I put my hair up behind with a flat barette, and then lifted the flat ponytail above my head and cut the desired length off. I then took the barette out and trimmed around the face and evened out the back... I keep on trying to convince my husband to let me trim his hair -but he just goes to the barber and has it cut short & lets it grow out gradually. I do the same for my hair cuts - cutting when it's gotten too long and then letting it grow out. That way at a medium length you only need a few cuts a year... But frankly, if you are awful at that sort of thing - no talent with scissors - go to supercurts on sale and/or find a beauty school near you. In the city here, they are always looking for hair models - a way to go for a teenager.... Report Spam or Abuse RE: Cutting Your Kids Hair Post By May (Guest Post) (10/17/2007) My 5 and 10 daughters do not need very long hair any more. I told my two daughters that their very long hair is going to cut into a very short boyish hair. Now my two daughters have very short hair. Every month I trim my daughters very short hair. From now on my daughters not be allowed to have very long hair. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Cutting Your Kids Hair Post By (Guest Post) (10/17/2007) Don't cut your kids hair if they don't want. I am 11 years old and I have long hair. My mother likes short hair but I don't like so she doesn't cut my hair. It's really cruel if you cut their hair if they do not want it cut. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Cutting Your Kids Hair Post By Jennifer (Guest Post) (10/02/2007) My 12 year old daughter used very long hair until I had cut her very long hair cut very short like a boy. Every month I will cut her hair from now on. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Cutting Your Kids Hair Post By (Guest Post) (07/24/2007) I personally think that if the kids are young its your decison on how to keep their hair as they get okder it should be there decison as long as they can care for it.I luv the idear of short hair on little kids its easyier to manage. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Cutting Your Kids Hair Post by Dreamdancer (1) | (07/20/2007) Contact I understand how as a girl it can be quite upsetting to have your haircut short if you don't want it cut short. My mom took me to have my haircut at age 4.5 with my little then 1.5 yr old sister I was suppose to be getting my waist length hair trimmed up a couple of inches as it was fine, knotted easily, pin straight, & according to my Mom pretty much unmanagable. My sister got into some mags and when my mom turned back she looked back and I was in tears the lady cutting my hair supposively according to my mom misunderstand trim for cut and had cut my hair to the base of my neck, so I ended up with a version of a pixie cut, which even now as an adult I have to say was a bad pixie cut I have since seen some girls with pixie cuts and they looked cute. I cried for weeks and complained that I looked like a little boy. Thankfully my hair grew in quickly before kindergarden to just below my shoulders. But to my Mother's credit my hair did grow back in gorgeous, thicker and very manageable. Now I have a little 3yr girl who keeps cutting her hair! I want her to wear it long and wear hair ribbons and bows. She's very girly and likes dresses and dressing up but hates keeping in hair clips, bows, headbands, or ribbons in her hair for more then a couple of minutes if lucky a hour. I have to hide all scissors from her of any kind or she will try and cut her hair with them. Most recently while I washing the dinner dishes she found a pair in her brothers room and must of held them flat to the middle of her head and cut and then again alittle piece over her right ear! I realized she wasn't in the livingroom and called her. She came down the hallway all sly and I asked what were you doing and then I saw her head and screeched what happened to your hair! All proud of herself she told me, "I'm beautiful I cut it". "With what?", I asked her; since I thought I had all the scissors out of reach. So she went in her brothers room and came out with them, she had climbed her brother's bookcase and got them off the top shelf, I had just installed his new air conditioner in his room earlier had accidently left the scissors up there. Oh my goodness I took her to the salon because I couldn't think how to fix it except a pixie cut maybe, it was so short it almost looked buzzed cut where she cut it! I took off her hat and the lady who was to fix it said I can't cut her hair that short she'll look like I buzzed cut her hair! So she cut it in a chin length bob, told me to have her wear headbands for 3 monthes to let her hair grow back and then to bring her back and she'd layer it some more then to blend it into the rest of her hair. Ok one problem she won't wear the headbands or hats for long and she looks odd when she doesn't. I think a pixie cut even though it's very short may still be the only answer I know form my own experience it will grow back in nicer then it is (her hair is still very baby fine, it took a longtime to grow in, I know with her brother his hair started out that way and after I had him get his first real haircut at 2.5 when it had finally got long enought to cut it came back in thick and beautiful, plus it grows so much faster!), also I know she won't mind... I wondered has anyone else had a 3-5 yr girl with this problem and how di you fix the hair? Follow-up: Well we have a very cute pixie cut similiar to Alyssa Milano recent cut. It's receiving mixed reveiws. My daughter seems ok with it plus as a bonus we got her ears pierced yesterday at Little divas which she loves and didn't even cry or let out a peep when having done, just got up and started looking at stuff in the store! Then today we took remembrance pics of the cut and piercing. So what could of been a negtive has turned into a very postive experience. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Cutting Your Kids Hair Post by Frank Johnson (2) | (07/13/2007) Blog! | Contact My two daughters used have very long hair now they have very short boyish hair now.I had cut off their very long hair into a very short boyish hair now.Every mouth I trim their very short hair from now on .No more very long hair for my daughters from now on. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Cutting Your Kids Hair Post By hair be gone (Guest Post) (07/03/2007) It shocks me that so many moms complain about their daughters long hair and how difficult it is to manage! I have long natural curly hair. When I was in 3rd grade my mom cut it soooo short. Like a 1/2 inch from my head! It looked awful! I was teased pretty bad. Looking back, I had beautiful hair and still do. My mom was just completely clueless how to care for it. She would yank through the tangles. Ouch! It was easier to just cutt it off! My 3 year old daughter has long natural curls too. It's not a problem. I always condition it even if I don't wash it and use a detangling wide tooth comb or pick. Most importantly comb it while it's still wet. Never mess with curly hair after it's dry! I use a detangling spray in the morning just to freshen it up a bit. Don't be lazy about your kids hair! Remember that it's not all about you. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Cutting Your Kids Hair Post By Debbie (Guest Post) (06/29/2007) My 11 yr old daughter had long mid back length hair and was always complaining that it took too long to dry when wet but didn't want to get it cut. Her pal recently got her hair cut into a chin length bob so i got her to sit in a chair and i got the hair cutting scissors out that I had bought and told her to sit still, I gathered her hair into a ponytail and cut through it, when I had finished she had an ear length bob, she was crying but she looked so cute, and her hair now only takes 5 mins to dry, she has admitted that she does like it, so from now on every month I will give her a trim just to keep her ear length bob manageable, just be bold I say. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Cutting Your Kids Hair Post By jaymmelee (Guest Post) (05/25/2007) heya well my hairs really long about a inch above my knees and i want it cut short for the summer about shoulder length i'm 15 btw if i ask my mum she'll cut it in a boy cut i have had no experience in cutting hair do you think i should try to cut my own? Report Spam or Abuse RE: Cutting Your Kids Hair Post By guest (Guest Post) (05/24/2007) is there any reason why people get nervouse to ask there mam to take them for a haircut Report Spam or Abuse RE: Cutting Your Kids Hair Post By mellissa (Guest Post) (05/17/2007) hey well im 12 yr old and im absolutely sick of my hair for some weird reason i always get nervous to ask my mum to cut my hair so im gonna go and try cut it myself its level with my waist any one have any ideas on how short i should cut it? Editor's Note: You could donate it for wigs for cancer patients: http://www.locksoflove.org/donate.html http://www.cancer.ca/ccs/internet/s ... 172_14519_84874484_langId-en,00.html Report Spam or Abuse RE: Cutting Your Kids Hair Post By April (Guest Post) (05/15/2007) I have 4 girls 1 boy and every year I take my scissors and cut Jewel, my oldest daughters hair(15) to her shoulders, and then the rest, my husband cuts Arthur, our boys hair. Hes better. The first time I did cut their hair Jewel was 4 and her hair was as long as her arms and ended where her arms ended. She got a few burs in her hair so high I nearly had to give it a boy cut. She cried so we took her to a greatbeauty senior school and she got it layered, she came home from her nursery school and said her best friend, Ella wanted the same cut. She has always kept it as a bob since, Annie and Hollie, the twins (9) cut their hair for charity every year(I cut it) everyone but me has hair that can grow about 8 inches a year so its fun for Annie and Hollie to see their long(10 inch) aurburn hair being sent off to make a wig each june. Good luck! Report Spam or Abuse RE: Cutting Your Kids Hair Post By Eric H. (Guest Post) (05/09/2007) I cut my own hair and that of my 2-year-old son. It turns out quite well, and I save considerable dollars. I use scissors and a clipper you can get in any store for $15. The girl who's in 6 years of therapy over a haircut is either a joke or a complete nutbar. HAIR GROWS BACK! Get over it! Report Spam or Abuse RE: Cutting Your Kids Hair Post By guest (Guest Post) (04/27/2007) This is for all the mom's giving their daughters short hair against their will. At a time when most girls are developing self esteem i think it is cruel to make them look like boys. If it's their idea that would be different but some of these mom's seem to be getting a kick out of hurting their little girl's feeling. It's hard enought to be a grown up with a bad haircut let alone a adolescent girl who has to deal with teasing from peers. I think it's really heartless Report Spam or Abuse RE: Cutting Your Kids Hair Post By sam (Guest Post) (04/26/2007) well i always get scared to ask my mam to take me to a hairdressers in case she makes me get it short so the other day i tried to cut it myself and its really uneven and i dont wanna tell my mum because she'll make me have a boys hair cut any ideas what i should do? Editor's Note: She probably will notice that your hair is different. It's pretty difficult to cut your own hair and have it look good unless you really know how to do it. Just tell her, she may be able to straighten it out so it looks better. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Cutting Your Kids Hair Post By kaitlyn (Guest Post) (04/22/2007) I am a 1 year old girl and I hate hearing about parents cutting teenagers hair against there wishes. I find this very rude and annoying. A person should have their hair how they want it not how there parents want it. SO BACK OFF. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Cutting Your Kids Hair Post by ashie48 (1) | (04/07/2007) Contact Alrighty, to all you parents who chopped your girls hair off, listen up really good. I have tonsurephobia, fear of haircut. I was TRAMATIZED when my aunt did that to me. I have to go to therapy 5 times a week for anxiety, panic attacks, and phobia disorder. I'm 14 now. Go ahead and call me a baby or what ever you want. I have been going to therapy for 6 years! it still isn't better. I can't physically say the word 'haircut' I'm scared s***less of scissors, razors, clippers, and anything else a stylist uses. And no, this isn't a joke. Alright, I live with my brother. He works at Mario Tricoci as a stylist. He won't cut a child's hair that short if they are under 13 for that reason. He told me that he would never do that to me because he isn't a horrible person. Me, personally, if your going to do that to your child, do it to YOURSELF first. This is be deal to me because I know what happened when people don't think. I have to suffer from it. It has changed my life, flipped me upside down, and changed the way i think about people. We spend about 150,000 in therapy a year. my hair is about down to my butt and my brother wont touch it without my permission. before you traumatize your child and end up killing there perspective on life, like it did to me. If you have any comments, questions, or complaints, feel free to contact me, thank you for your time. Report Spam or Abuse lice Post By (Guest Post) (03/24/2007) I check my kids hair for lice every month just part the hair in sections and check scalp. one time i found lice I had to wash and comb the hair you can also buzz cut it or there is a new tool it is a blow dryer that puts the hair in a tube Report Spam or Abuse RE: Cutting Your Kids Hair Post By (Guest Post) (03/23/2007) i have for kids 2 girls 2 boys i cut all of their hair first i wash it comb it then clip it up even with the boys and start cuting I think evry parent should cut their kids hair. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Cutting Your Kids Hair Post By (Guest Post) (03/23/2007) Cutting your kids hair is good I always do. don't spend money wash and comb hair first I use clips for my boys and girls. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Cutting Your Kids Hair Post By Diane Johnson (Guest Post) (03/13/2007) My two daughters are 9 and 11 and they've had short haircuts for about a year. Long hair simply became too much to take care of--so I used the reason of a summer vacation to get them both good, close clippings. The nine year old has a Pixie cut--very short in the back with baby-length bangs and the 11 year old wears her hair in a Bowl cut with a shaven back. Neither one really likes their short haircuts--but they know that, for now anyway, that's the way it's going to be. I do their own trims (monthly) using a good pair of hair scissors and a Panasonic clipper. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Cutting Your Kids Hair Post By chub (Guest Post) (03/09/2007) I'm a kid and next week's my graduation. Well, I plan to cut my hair by myself cause it's long, haha. And another thing is that whenever I go to the parlor and my mom would say to just "trim" it by an inch, the barber would cut it too short. I know that having short hair would require less maintenance, but ya know, hehe. Anyway, hope it turns out good. But on second thought, maybe I just won't cut it. (sorry..i'm in a state of confusion right now.) I also cut myself some bangs but I always clip it. So no one knows, even my mom. Whenever someone notices the little hairs sticking out by the clip, I just tell them that my roller brush got stuck and so they had to cut my hair. But it really did!, before the first day of class. But they did not cut my hair, they cut the bristles of the brush. So now I'm letting it all grow out and it's now on the length of my nose, already reaching my mouth, wahoo! Report Spam or Abuse RE: Cutting Your Kids Hair Post by how2hair (1) | (03/07/2007) Contact HI Jenni I have a blog and a DVD called "How to Cut Your Child's hair at Home". http://how2hair.blogspot.com/ Please visit our blog and let me know what you think and if there are any questions you have let us know and we will be only too happy to help you. Bruce Appleby Report Spam or Abuse RE: Cutting Your Kids Hair Post By Jayne (Guest Post) (02/09/2007) hi well i trim my daughters hair once every 3 weeks this is because there hair grows like mad i was thinking of cutting it into bob but i want my kids to be happy i keep my little daughters hair short as she is messy but my 8 year old i'm cutting her hair soon maybe shoulder length and my 13 year old daughter i don't know what yo do i would like to keep it short because it is past her waist maybe take her to the hairdressers get it cut into a bob my husband cuts my 3 year old hair and makes a lovely job of it but he likes it short so he cuts it into a bob but i don't think it is rite to cut girls hair if they dont want it short Report Spam or Abuse RE: Cutting Your Kids Hair Post By (Guest Post) (02/07/2007) When I wore my hair long and straight, I used to trim it myself - by initially putting my hair up in a flat ponytail with a clip barrette and cutting off the top. I would then go around and trim the sides and back as much as I could with the help of a mirror. Not a designer cut - but if you don't want layers - it works. Now I go to the local hi end beauty school a few times a year for a good cut and let it grow out in between. Good cuts grow out really WELL, I have found. But I have to say , part of this is because I had such hair problems as a teenager. Bad home permanents, bad cuts in the salon. It took me YEARS to go back to trusting professionals, and by observing I have finally learned what a good cut really consists of. I can't afford the $75 price tag - so I go to the hi end beauty school....But every time I DO end up in a salon, I now know what they are doing and whether or not I will come back.... Report Spam or Abuse RE: Cutting Your Kids Hair Post By Angie (Guest Post) (02/07/2007) Well i cut my daughters hair once every 5 weeks i like them to have it short but it is up to them but last week my daughter got something stuck so i had to cut it int a chin length bob... My mum makes a excellent job on my hair it has neat ends and she keeps it short i have got to like it now i like it short so my mum keeps trimming it so often.... my other daughter has long hair she wanted hers cut and i gave her a classic shoulder bob i love it and now i just trim it now and again so it keeps that length but i hope they keep it like that cause i like shaping it round there faces it look so nice Report Spam or Abuse RE: Cutting Your Kids Hair and your Wifes Hair Post by Buzzher (1) | (01/07/2007) Contact I've cut my wifes hair once a week since our honeymoon. That was 16 years ago. She wanted to as she discribed feel as naked as she could that night and handed me a pair of scissors and told me to cut off all her hair. Since that night she has had her head crewcutted or shaved by me. Needless to say to enjoy this as much as I do I pay the price by having to let her keep my hair cut the way she likes and that means SHORT! My wife has cut our daughters hair at her own request since she was 10. Shes 15 and loves her boys crewcut. Its worth the few dollars she invested in clippers (Osters Model 76 at $110. with 4 blades for shaved to 1/4".) Our daughter shears her own head quite frequently or her Mom will do it for her when she asks. Both my gals are georgous with their bare (or near bare heads and I am sure that if I were to add up the number of trips that there would have been to barber/beauty shops the investment has been paid back many times not even considering the enjoyment I find in cutting my wifes hair. Gals if you have ever thought about going real short or even shaved ask your guy to do it to you. You find many guys love it. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Cutting Your Kids Hair Post By Cathy K (Guest Post) (10/18/2006) I have used a Flowbee on my son for a few years and it works really well. I also use a med. quaility clippers to clean up trimming.(need these, flowbee doesnt trim aroung the neck)At first he didnt want to volunteer but I offered him the$12 I would have paid Supercuts and he took me up on the deal. Now he is ok with it without me paying him. Most of the time the cut looks better than a Super Cut. I got brave and cut my own hair with scissors. I went for the Meg Ryan messy hair look. I like it better than most $40 salon cut. I section off hair with big hair clips like they use in salon. Back and each side. Start with back first do under layer. (best done with moist hair)Twist hair and use fingers to approximate length cut small bits unevenly. Underlay took about three twists/cutting. Then do top layer. Then mover to sides. To cut any bangs comb forward and with tip of scissors sip at ends to make uneven ie;not a blunt cut..I saw the snipping technique done on rachel ray show a few weeks ago. After you are done check lenghts and keep snipping until you are happy about it..try not to get perfect. I have fine hair, but alot of it with a slight wave just above neck..love my new cut! Report Spam or Abuse RE: Cutting Your Kids Hair Post by Hey! It's me again... (9) | (09/27/2006) Profile | Contact I've always cut my kids hair and my husbands. You'll get used to it after you 'practice' on them for while. (and they will too, giggle) I try to get them a professional cut every once in awhile then I keep it 'shaped' up in between. The beauty school were students are learning is an option and it's real cheap but make sure you ask for a senior. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Cutting Your Kids Hair Post By Elle (Guest Post) (09/02/2006) My daughter (6) wears her hair in a chin long bob. But not because i forced her to cut it, she wanted it. When she was a Toddler i kept it short because she hated having it done, when she was 3,6 she wanted "princess" hair, so i let her grow it until now as she wanted it cut. Let your kids decide their own hair style when they are older! Report Spam or Abuse RE: Cutting Your Kids Hair Post by camo_angels (665) | (08/21/2006) Profile | Contact If you have a vcr, get a set of conair or wahl clippers with the video, it shows how to do it all, in fact Tawnda mentioned the set, ours was conair at walmart. My oldest didn't get used to it until he was four years old, but our 18 month old doesn't mind, as long as he can watch Blue's Clues and help with the vacuuming! DH does it (used to in the Corps) and he uses the short comb, then fades to a longer on top. We get lots of compliments on the boys, and they are more comfortable without all that heavy, fine hair (bathtime is easier too, cuz their hair was like a duck's back!) If you are still not sure for the boys, you can sometimes find the videotapes at the thrift stores (which I think that is where mine went to,) or conair.com may have some resource for you. My biggest piece of advice is have someone with you for judgement and holding down (if very young) and don't offer cookies DURING the session....hair doesn't digest. If it is just too much, check your local big town for the cosmetology school...my boys (at such a young age) will only let pretty girls work on them, or daddy. It is considerably cheaper because it is their training, but if there is a problem the instructor will take over right away. Call ahead for hours and price discounts, and check the back of your phone book for coupons (this is what I do for me, as DH will not touch my hair!) Or go to a plain barber shop, no salons, as this is less overhead (no expensive retail products) and more of a place for "little men." Report Spam or Abuse RE: Cutting Your Kids Hair Post By jenny (Guest Post) (08/21/2006) my wife used to take my daughter to the hairdresser's once a year to get her hair cut but it was always still very long (elbow length) when she came back. so this year i cut it into a bob and will not be letting her grow longer than her shoulder Report Spam or Abuse RE: Cutting Your Kids Hair Post By imaqt1962 (Guest Post) (06/03/2006) my mother used to give me perms all the time. lucy. do you think this qualifies as abuse?? i did hate them. maybe i should sue my mom for the mental abuse . watcha think? Report Spam or Abuse Abuse Post By Nutnurse (Guest Post) (06/02/2006) Hey guess what, we've all had horrible haircuts and we've all gotten over them- if you grow up feeling abused because of a bad haircut then you have other issues to work out in therapy. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Cutting Your Kids Hair Post By Mary Lou (Guest Post) (04/13/2006) I have two daughters and have always cut their hair. I started when they were young by cutting it while they slept!! This obviously was for the bangs, but it worked, no squirming or fighting!! Report Spam or Abuse RE: Cutting Your Kids Hair Post By Samantha (Guest Post) (03/02/2006) Okay, I am a kid and i don't know why but i always get to nervous to ask my mom to take me or to give me a haircut so i tried it for myself and its a little uneven..it's not so bad so should i just stick with it, or tell my mom? Editor's Note: Most likely she will notice but in any case, it's always good to tell your mom. She may need to straighten it up a bit or take you for a haircut. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Cutting Your Kids Hair Post By Ashley . (Guest Post) (02/27/2006) Hi , I have three children[all girls -ages 3, 7 ,14 and another one on the way , I`ve been looking at their hair for quiete some time and telling them that they are going to be getting all their hair chooped off pretty soon , they didnt think it was going to happen though, so one day I sent them all off to school[except my three year old] and since i was on maternity leave from my work at about one i set my three year old little girl up for her nap and got all of the hair cutting suplies out , scissors ,cape and a comb and the hair clippers for when my husband got home.The girls came home and i told each of them to sit at the table and stay put and that i`d be right back , and got my three year old and sat her on the stool and draped the cape over her and told them all they were getting there haircuts today , I picked up the scissors and pinned up my three year olds shoulder lenght hair and snipped it to her ears , and she looked so cute that I thought i`d keep going and upped it to a boy cut , she did not like this though , but she had needed a cut badly. Next was my seven year old ,I draped the cape over her and braided her hair and cut off the braid and gave it to her ,she started crying ,her hair was now boy cut too.Next was my fourteen year old she hessitated coming over but then came I did the same to her waist long hair and then we ate supper and waited for my husband to come home and he said Wow the nice haircuts mom ! and I gave him his haircut .I`ve never let the girls have long haircuts again . Report Spam or Abuse RE: Cutting Your Kids Hair Post By Nicole (Guest Post) (02/27/2006) I've always cut my children`s hair ever since they were toddlers. My daughter kept complaing about how long her hair was and when i threatened to cut it all off next month on haircutting day she stopped for a while, but the complaining came back, so when hair cutting day came she had her waist length hair cut to her ears and i did a pretty good job of it, and for my other daughter who had hair the same length , I cut hers to her ears also, and it is much easier to look after now, one kid is 12 and the other is 6. Now I keep the girl`s hair short, the longest it's ever been is above their shoulders. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Cutting Your Kids Hair Post By Henry Paterson (Guest Post) (11/21/2005) Visit http://www.flowbee.com. I've been using this product on my family and self for 15 years. It really works! It may seem awkward until you get used to it so just have patience. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Cutting Your Kids Hair Post By marie (Guest Post) (09/10/2005) I cut my niece's and nephew's hair (both toddlers) and have found that putting them in front of a video (or computer book-reading site) does wonders in keeping them still. Otherwise, they notice what I'm doing and keep turning around to watch the scissors. Sometimes I use a sheet under them to catch the hair; other times I just vacuum. A cape to catch the hair is essential, but the little hairs will still bother the kids so we put their heads over the tub and rinse them off afterward. Wetting the hair is essential, as is fairly clean hair. With boys it's nice to be able to use clippers with extensions, either to buzz or to taper the hair (use shorter extensions to longer extensions from the bottom of the hair (nape of neck, around ears) up toward the crown of the head. still figuring out how to do longer girls' hair... Report Spam or Abuse RE: Cutting Your Kids Hair Post By ashley (Guest Post) (08/31/2005) good idea! actually, it's not too difficult, and I assume you're not going for some high end cut anyway. I cut my own hair and I'm cutting my two guy friend's tomorrow. for girls going from long to short, the easiest way to go is just put it in an even low ponytail and cut where the hairtie ends. even it out a bit. bangs just cut straight across. I suggust cutting the hair while it's dry because you can see exactly how it is going to turn out. for boys, it's simply a trim. cut all around the head evenly, trim the bangs. for layers I find that cutting different lengths off on the top layer the most effective, you can ever buy a razor to give it a feathery look. hmm I hope that's a little helpful and goodluck : ) Report Spam or Abuse RE: Cutting Your Kids Hair Post By Diana (Guest Post) (07/20/2005) I am from a family of hair cutters. We have a family of 8 kids (6 girls and 2 boys) I am the youngest girl and my father taught me and some of my other siblings to cut hair. I practiced on myself since I was about 12 and when I became good at it my Dad let me cut my little brothers hair. Which turned out so good that others were complimeting how good it was, so that build my confidence. Couple years later everyone started asking me to cut their hair which was awesome because now it is one of the most exciting things that I do. I cut my dads hair all the time, but now since I got married and moved far away I guess he will have to use on of my other siblings. As for myself I cut my own hair and my husbands too, and create different hair styles, and I am sure that cutting my childrens hair will be simply fun and exciting. Thank you all for reading this! God Bless! Report Spam or Abuse cutting kids hair Post By Andrea (Guest Post) (07/10/2005) Don't make your daughters have short hair.I have long hair and I'm 13,it's really beautiful.I dyed it burgundy a week ago. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Cutting Your Kids Hair Post By Michelle (Guest Post) (07/07/2005) I have two daughters 12 and 7 who used very long hair now my daughters have very short boys haircut.Because I had enough of their very long hair .At first I took them to a barber shop for very short haircut.At first my girls hated their haircut because they look boys instead of girls The girls wanted their very long hair back.I told my girls that very long hair is gone for good and that you girls are not allow have very long hair ever again.I told my two daughters get used the very short haircut because the haircut is permanent.After that I brought haircutting kit. Now every month I will cut My daughter hair. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Cutting Your Kids Hair Post By beach girl (Guest Post) (05/31/2005) All I know is my mom always cut my hsir and does a fine job. She always puts my hair up in a high ponytail and brushes down a section of hair closest to my neck. She decides what length she wants it to be than measures everyhting to that. It turns out good! Report Spam or Abuse RE: Cutting Your Kids Hair Post By Haribo (Guest Post) (05/24/2005) My children are very sensetive about me cutting their hair but I still do. I can't spare the money to get their hair cut in a salon when I can do it at home. I have been cutting their hair since they were little and is pretty good. My daughter used to hav long hair until I had enough with her complaining about it and cut it off to a nice short 'boy' cut. A good tip is to get their haircut once in a salon and then measure how long their hair is then and when you come to cut it just get out the measurements and cut it to them. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Cutting Your Kids Hair Post by valleyrimgirl (428) | (10/13/2004) Contact I started to cut the kids hair when they were toddlers and needed their first hair trim. Never took a course. You could start with a little trim here and a little trim there. Give them something to look at or hold while you cut a little off the back. As the kids got older, I "grew" with them. I got my DH to let me cut his hair...if I can cut the hair of a squirming 2 year old I figured I could cut his hair. (and have done it ever since...15 years later). The teenagers love it when .... mom, can you cut my hair, we have to leave for school in 30 minutes, and it's too long back here... and guess what...no appointment to wait for and it's done, now. I got a pair of hairdresser scissors. I made my own cape (a big circle cut out of the widest material I could find at the fabric store. The material did not "hold" hair, it is not plastic but folds up nicely and where the head goes I just attached velcro so as to close around the neck while the haircut is going on.) I will watch closely when someone is getting a haircut and see if I can pick up any tips. Now, I am the only one in the family that goes to a hairdresser, and that is because my hair is short and I can't cut it evenly at the back. So, $15 every 2 months isn't bad for the family haircuts. I do not use a clipper on the men in the family. They have never asked for that short of hair. If so, I do have the dog clippers I probably could use. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Cutting Your Kids Hair Post by mom3boyscdn (2) | (08/09/2004) Contact I cut my boys hair myself. I have been doing this for 2 years. Instead of paying $10-$15 for each boy. I have 3. That sure saves alot. And clippers are not that expensive. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Cutting Your Kids Hair Post By Danielle Jackson (Guest Post) (08/08/2004) If you have boys..Getting a pair of clippers..is pretty easy, even for first timers..Always do the biggest attachment for the clippers..Also start watching people cut hair and then practice a little..you can always fix boys hair..I have been cutting my husband's hair for seven years now..I do a great job with clippers..I also streak or highlight my own hair..I get the stuff cheap from the local salon suppl that is open to the public..Good luck,.... Report Spam or Abuse RE: Cutting Your Kids Hair Post by Diamondee (128) | (08/04/2004) Contact Your library should have a book or two on hair cutting, or maybe a vcr tape to show you how. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Cutting Your Kids Hair Post By Walker (Guest Post) (08/04/2004) My kids are very sensitive about me cutting their hair. I must admit I am not very good at somethings so I don't even try. I find that it gave my daughter a self esteem boost to take her to a beauty school for the cut that must be just perfect. I ask for the student with the most experience with cutting kids hair and have been very happy. My daughter has long thick hair and it costs about five to eight dollars per cut. The student is supervised and gets training experience and I get a happy child. We have attached a chore to be done in order to get to go to the school for a cut but she really is happy and so am I. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Cutting Your Kids Hair Post By Doggy (Guest Post) (08/04/2004) For a cute, easy shag cut for a little girl, you can brush it all to the front top and secure it with a wide hair clip at the forehead, 2 - 4 inches away from the face at an upward 45º angle, or downward at the bridge of the nose for a longer top layer. Snip straight across the clip. You can 'clean up' the bangs once you've let the hair down. The back will be long(ish), but the whole head will be layered, with the front sides gratuated shorter than the back. Cut long the first time to give you room for touch-ups. You can always re-do and shorten. : ) Report Spam or Abuse RE: Cutting Your Kids Hair Post by Jayne (39) | (08/04/2004) Contact Also there is a good article in the Tightwad Gazette, and I found some good instructions online. Went to Google and put in "cut your own hair". Report Spam or Abuse RE: Cutting Your Kids Hair Post By Tawnda (Guest Post) (08/03/2004) Find some good haircutting scissors. You can buy inexpensive ones at Walmart, but it is worth it! I used to do my daughters hair and would clip it up and start on the underside and trim it, then let down the next layer and pull out and up to match with the bottom layer as a guideline and repeat all the way down. That was plain straight girls hair though. Bangs I would comb upwards and trim a spot, comb it down to see where it layed on the face (keep in mind that when it is dry it shortens a little) and if it was ok, I would lift up the next section and part of the first section to use as a guideline and go all the way across. Comb down between each section to make sure you are going straight. There used to be a haircutting kit you could get that came with a VCR tape with instructions, hair clippers, hair scissors, a cape, combs, etc. for like $15-20 at Walmart or Kmart. Report Spam or Abuse