What's your DD's hairstyle - how did you decide?

[Modestandatinybitsexy]

DD is two next month, if it wasn't for the lockdowns we would have had her first haircut ages ago. She now has a lot of hair and I'm finding it hard to decide what cut to go for.

With DS it was easy, he had it trimmed until he was about two and then had the sides cut short "like daddy".

DD's hair is past her shoulders and falls in loose waves/ringlets. It's honestly beautiful and I'm terrified of ruining it. I think she likes it - as much as she can when it needs brushing every day. I'm seeing a lot of short Bob styles which would be easier to deal with. It feels like a big decision!! Help!

Gorgeous hair. If she'll sit to have it brushed etc I'd leave it long.

My 4 year old has bum length hair with waves. I actually find it really easy to manage, wash every 3 days and French plaits for school keep it very tidy all day. She loves sitting and having her hair done and chooses styles for me to try out on her so it's much easier as she's compliant. She's very girly and loves "rapunzel hair".

My DS on the other hand has a very short style as he won't sit still for 2 minutes.

I got short bobs with fringes at 2. Looked cute and easy to care for. At 4 my dd hated the feel of her hair and wanted it really short. I prefer short hair on little ones as otherwise it gets dirty and tangled easily. Also nits. Your dd has dab hair but I bet it would look amazing short too.

Fab hair, not dab hair!

I'd just do a trim on that beautiful hair. Those curls will likely be gone as soon as you cut them off. A kids detangle spray and a detangle hairbrush are your friend.

My two year old is still barely out of being bald. People think she's a baby

Don't cut curly hair into a bob. Please. I'm talking from experience. It needs a bit of weight.

Her hair is incredibly no wonder it feels like a big decision.

Base it on
how she feels about having it cared for / your time and capacity to do it.
What suits her activities - regular swimmers perhaps not practical etc.

Her hair is stunning! I had beautiful ringlets when I was a toddler but they were pretty much gone by 4/5. I then had very long hair which I found difficult to manage myself.
I would absolutely love my curls back now.

Oh her hair is beautiful as it is. Can't believe all that hair and not even 2 yet! My little girl is 18 months and still very much rocking the pixie baby hairdo with a bit of a mullet starting to form at the back 😆

I would just take the ends off it myself when it's wet I wouldn't cut that beautiful hair off. I've got some cheap hairdressing scissors (got them in home bargains for a few quid).

My 4 year old has only ever had me trim her hair. She had long curly hair but not as thick as your DD’s, I had to cut a chunk off when she was 2 or 3 as it looked like rat tails and her curls never came back.

She naturally has a side parting so she has a side swept fringe to keep it out of her eyes and her hair is just past her shoulders now.

I find longer hair easier to manage for nursery/school as it can be tied up but both my girls have issues with being brushed so that is a battle sometimes!

My 6yo has never had a haircut. Just leave it if you like it.

That photo could be my DD - she's two and a half and has only had (home!) fringe trims so far. It's lovely hair. I have no intention of cutting DD's until she wants to. She likes having it up sometimes though which can be easier. We have a mix of bobbles, clips and hair bands that we rotate through. If she kicked off about it being brushed etc I might change my mind though!

My daughter has similar hair but a little shorter. I just take her for trims every few weeks and I'm growing her fringe out. After a wash I'll blow dry and it will straighten out a bit making it easier to brush, or I will towel dry and use curling cream and just run my fingers through it to keep the curl. Just left it goes to frizz.

Beautiful hair

It will also be pretty as a bob though and easier to manage till she can look after it better herself

My DD has short hair just above her shoulders, and a fringe. Her hair is straight at the top and gets curly as it goes down so even though her fringe is straight, the side and back are ringlets. She's adorable.

Any longer and i would be completely out of my depth!

@reallyreallyborednow

Mine had a pixie cut for the first few years, easy to manage and looked great. It also meant her hair grew in very strong when she did grow it later.

Do what you want. You aren’t going to “damage” it or affect it any way by cutting it, it will grow back.

Does she like it being brushed etc? Is it easy to care for? That would be my guide. I’d cut it to a length that makes it easily manageable and less stressful for both of you.

Your daughters pixie cut had nothing to do with it ‘growing in strong’ later 🙄

If she likes it long, get yourself one of these:
www.voremy.com/products/magic-brush®-1-1-free
They’re actually amazing - lots of long hair in my family, all of which knots badly overnight, and I’ve found these brushes to be a game changer.

but with nits if the hair is long enough to plait i believe that keeps the nits away

So many replies! Thanks everyone. You're probably right about a Bob not working for her curls. I'm pretty sure they're baby curls, I had similar ringlets until about 4 and now my hairs not wavy or straight, just badly behaved!

She's not terrible at having her hair brushed, she's 2 so she hates sitting still so we tend to tie it up at breakfast while she's distracted. She likes having it brushed in the bath though.

It would be a shame to lose the curls - and the ability to tie it up - so we'll probably go for a trim until she's old enough to decide for herself.

Thats cute hair. Does she let you look after it ok. At least at that length you can tie it back.

I think a bob is more practical though

Fringes grown out as soon as possible because they are à faff.

DD1 wants long hair, grows it out past her shoulders then decides it's too awful having me brush it every day and gets it cut to just below her ears. Regrets it, grows it again. Rinse and repeat.

DD2 would have it boy short if I'd let her, she hates having to do anything with her hair so we keep hers somewhere between her ears and her shoulders depending on how often I take her to the hairdresser.

DD2 had a short chin length bob until she was in year 5 when she decided to grow it.
I do not do hair, I will wash and condition it but bobbles and clips are not my thing. If my kids wanted long hair then they needed to be able to take care of it including being able to braid it for sports.

Your daughters pixie cut had nothing to do with it ‘growing in strong’ later 🙄

Yes I know. I explained upthread . Because of the way my kids hair is fragile in the first 3 years though it’s better short so less breakage and splitting. Although tying up and the pulling can damage the roots if done too tightly.

Mine is 3 and I've cut it 4 times I think. Going shorter each time and I cut a fringe in when she was about 18 months to stop it all falling forward into her food.

When it was long I plaited it every day which kept it neat but just meant she never had it just loose. Now it's a quick brush and go.

So much talk of brushing on here!

You should never brush curly hair.

Detangle with a tangle teaser when wet if you must (I have similar hair to your DD and actually just run my fingers through it when wet to detangle).

Never use a brush on it - I don't even own a brush.