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Original poster

Chunk of hair been cut out of DD's head at nursery - she is 2!!!

34 replies

Blazing88 · 25/03/2015 14:50

Absolutely blazing! Although I need to calm down. It is just hair after all!

Nursery didn't tell me. I discovered it this morning brushing her hair to put it up. Luckily it's a chunk underneath.

She is only just two. What the hell are 2 yr olds doing unsupervised with scissors?! Surely for art purposes, you would have them all sat down at that age, fully supervised, maybe 1 adult to say 4 kids?!

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chinstrappenguin · 25/03/2015 14:53

You definitely need to speak to the staff before doing anything.

AddictedtoGreys · 25/03/2015 14:54

maybe something got stuck in it and they had to cut it out? however they still should have definitely told you.

Pyjamasandwine · 25/03/2015 15:02

Wow yes a bit strange. You need to speak to them. Not sure 2 year olds should have access to scissors without supervision. As a cm mine Definatly arnt.

BertieBotts · 25/03/2015 15:06

I don't think it's unusual, even supervised they can do it surprisingly fast.

They should have told you though. If they didn't notice, I would be concerned!

Aeroflotgirl · 25/03/2015 15:10

I wouldent be blazing but definitely find out what happened. Even safety scissors can take hair out, children can be really quick. It's hair, calm down. They might not even have noticed.

Grantaire · 25/03/2015 15:11

You know she may well have done it herself? My 2yo did it and I swear I was supervising. I didn't notice immediately either!

Lancelottie · 25/03/2015 15:16

They all do it.

But be proud, OP, Mine didn't manage this milestone till at least 3 and a half.

duckbilled · 25/03/2015 15:44

I have worked with young children for years and it is amazing how fast they can do it, even with a grown up sat right next to them! Also 9/10 they do it to themselves.
I am shocked they didn't tell you though! Actually a worse thought is if they haven't realised Shock. Are you positive she did it at nursery?

googoodolly · 25/03/2015 15:45

I did this when I was older (about five) and it was SO obvious and my dad asked me if I'd done it and I remember saying "no daddy it just fell out" Grin

It grew back, and because it was my fringe, I got to look slightly ridiculous for a few weeks while it grew back. It wouldn't surprise me if nursery hadn't even noticed, especially as it's underneath. Kids are surprisingly quick!

Fairy13 · 25/03/2015 15:48

When I was 3 I cut my best friends (blonde, long, beautiful) hair so badly it had to be cut into a bob. My mum called hers to apologise and hey presto, they, and my best friend and I are still close 24 years later.

Nursery should have told you though.

RoganJosh · 25/03/2015 15:50

Plastic paper scissors can cut hair.

houseofnerds · 25/03/2015 15:56

Aw, another milestone! I would go into nursery laughing and ask if anyone noticed when it might have happened.

On the upside, whether she did it herself, or was playing hairdressers with someone else, at least they were using the scissors properly. Nothing dangerous going on. The staff would have noticed if they were stabbing each other...

Gotta love a bit of creativity Grin

maccie · 25/03/2015 16:02

My dd2 did this whilst in my care. On her fringe. 1 week before she was a bridesmaid. It could be worseWink

shovetheholly · 25/03/2015 16:07

Honestly, OP, I understand that it's annoying but kids will be kids.

My cousin once did this when I was babysitting her, and despite the fact that I actually had my hand on hers at the time, I couldn't stop it! She just put the child scissors in her hair and snipped. I felt terrible telling her mum, but fortunately my aunt saw the funny side.

LoisEinhorn · 25/03/2015 16:15

Not acceptable at all. Why didn't they not notice a chunk of hair lying about? Why were the children not supervised?
Yes its just hair but that's not the point.

Iliveinalighthousewiththeghost · 25/03/2015 16:16

I agree 2 is far too young to be left unsupervised with scissors, And they must have been sharp enough to cut her hair, even supervised is risky. They're only little babies fgs. Thankfully it was only her hair, though.
My dd cut her hair the day prior to her communion of all days.

Songofsixpence · 25/03/2015 16:29

I wouldn't be blazing about the hair cutting, but I would be annoyed they hadn't actually told me. They should have been supervising enough that they noticed her do it, even if they couldn't stop her

My own DD did it to herself while I was sat right there with her. She had a pair of those crappy plastic scissors that bend rather than cut paper. Well, they're surprisingly good at cutting hair!

SomewhereIBelong · 25/03/2015 16:33

yep - mine did hers with plastic safety scissors - took all her fringe in one hand, scissors in the other and snip - right up at the hairline... looked like Dave Hill from slade for months! I watched her do it - all slow motion like, I just could not get there in time...

Thurlow · 25/03/2015 16:39

The missing hair bit is annoying but seems to be a rite of passage.

However I'd be a bit concerned about them either not telling you, or having left them unsupervised with scissors so this could have happened without noticing.

Though I haven't yet seen how quick a 2-3yo can cut hair, so stand ready to be corrected!

Lonecatwithkitten · 25/03/2015 17:44

My DD cut her hair with paper scissors. I just found the hair on the floor, she had performed an undercut so till you looked closely you could n't see how much she had cut.

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Blazing88 · 26/03/2015 13:34

It definitely happened between me dropping her off and picking her up!

It's an 'undercut', you can't see it when her hair is down, or when it's up! It's sort of in the middle layer if that makes sense (thankfully!)

Now I've calmed down, totally not that bothered about the hair (although frustrating, as she hasn't even had her first proper hair cut yet!) . It is about the lack of supervision.

Really can't see how she would have done it herself, it's at the back, behind her ears. Also, she is now giving me the name of a boy in her class.

Nursery swear it didn't happen there, they said they've checked the cctv. All round then, a bit of a mystery. The bit that has really annoyed me though..I discovered it and obviously immediately said 'Who cut your hair?' and she replied, ' I don't know' with a giggle.

She has never said "I don't know' before. Her speech is pretty limited for her age tbh.

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houseofnerds · 26/03/2015 13:39

Oh, three milestones! New speech, an understanding that she is a different person to you with knowledge you don't, and the hairdressing game! Grin

Lucky that nursery didn't say 'ah, yes. You should see the other kid - dd did really good job!!' Grin

Do what everyone else does, take a photo and then move on.

JohnCusacksWife · 26/03/2015 13:39

and she replied, ' I don't know' with a giggle

Sounds like she did it herself!

GlitzAndGigglesx · 26/03/2015 13:44

The same happened with my dd at nursery when she was 3. She obviously snuck off to do it because she couldn't give a name of who done it and I could see from her face she was lying about not doing it. I laugh about it now. It's hair it grew back, not evenly but it's grown

Harrietsferrets · 26/03/2015 13:47

Middle daughter did at about 2.5, I thought I was being clever hiding the scissors as she was interested in them so she used nail clippers.