How do I ask for this haircut for my boys?

[MilkandKids]

My boys want typical boyband 'floppy' hair cuts, nice and long on top coming over their foreheads and then short round the sides but whenever we go the barber and I try and describe this they hack too much length off the top and often leave a half fringe sitting halfway on their forehead which looks awful. They are now really reluctant to get their haircut. I have tried a few barbers so am thinking it's my description at fault! Any help much appreciated!

Can’t you show them a picture?

Find a photo and show that

Put a selection of photos of the style on your phone. Also are you seeing that barber produce that style, some are very limited in what they cut.

Go to a hairdressers that cuts children's hair rather than a barbers shop. And take a picture with you.

I agree with going to a hairdresser rather than a barber as some barbers just want to do the same thing over and over. My son always asks our hairdresser for 'long floppy hair like a skater dude' and she understands what he means.

Scissor cut that's long on top, take a reference picture and avoid any barbers that are clipper happy/refuse to do scissor cuts.

Eh?

Surely everyone just shows a photo on their phone?

This is all the fashion with teenage boys atm. Go to a Turkish barber, they see teens all the time and will know what you want x

It's a tapered fade you're asking for

Hairdressers .. NOT a barbers.. we found them the best with my Grandsons.. a local one. Doesn't have to be a big well known expensive town one.

Thanks all, very helpful advice and it didn't occur to me to show a picture!

I've just taken my lad to the barbers. He wanted a similar style. I said short back and sides (1) left long on top. I had a photo and one of the barbers had the hairstyle my lad wants so I pointed and said like that. Very nice job as well.