To get toddler DD's hair cut into a pixie?

[tvtate]

Is it mean? To make her look like a little boy? She hates her hair being done and there are some really lovely pixie cuts that would work. I have a DS (who was once a toddler!) and his haircut would work on her...

[RNBrie]

I did it. It looked amazing. Lasted about 6 months before she said she wanted Elsa hair and we are now letting it grow. I can't recommend it enough though, it looked great and was zero maintenance.

[ArseyTussle]

And yes, the whole 'long is better' thing seems to be a modern phenomenon. The vast majority of teens round here have long hair, and DD's class in primary is full of long haired girls. DD has a bob, at her own request.

[tvtate]

Arsey a bob still goes in her face if she's got her elbows on table and head looking down, that's what I'm saying. She had it like that once when it was growing (obviously) and so when she had just turned 2 had it like that and it still falls into face.

[Yura]

do it! at this age, her being able tonplay and enjoy herself is much mire important than looks.
i've always had short hair as a child because my father insisted on it for safety reasons ( i was a tomboy, and due to his job he had seen the damage that can be done by long hair being trapped somwhere).
i now have ling hair, but that's because i'm too lazy to look after a short haircut properly

[Pollypickypocket]

A really short concave Bob often suit toddler girls as you get a little manageable length at the sides for softness but back is really short

[ArseyTussle]

Ah, I see. I'd forgotten DD has learned to tuck her hair behind her ears.

[tvtate]

Is my 2 year old (nearly 3) really behind? She genuinely couldn't vocalise a hair style choice... So all you that hated it at her age, were you advanced?

genuinely worried about her speech now

[user1andonly]

My dd had very short hair until she was nearly 3 because it just didn't grow - she was practically bald till about 18 months! She didn't look like a boy. People get muddled for all sorts of reasons anyway, DS1 was constantly mistaken for a girl because he had long eyelashes!! He didn't care!

Personally, I would go for a chin length bob first but that's just my preference. I would think she's old enough that you could show her some pictures, make sure she's OK about it, then go for it. It'll soon grow back if she decides she wants it long again and by then she might be more able to put up with having it combed.

Do let her grow it if she wants though - I am another who had an enforced pixie (was it an obsession with a large percentage of 1970 and 80's mums I wonder!) until I was about 13 and rebelled! My dd looked adorable with a bob (once she finally got some hair!) but when she decided she wanted to grow it, I let her.

[CruCru]

Pinterest has some great pictures of little girls with short haircuts. They still look like girls - in fact, most are far more stylish than I am.

I'm not an enormous fan of long hair though. Unless it is very well looked after.

[Ellieboolou27]

Not sure I would as it can be quite adult looking in a toddler, I'd try a short bob first before I went that drastic. There is a beautiful angelic little girl at dd's nursery and her hair is pixie cut, I cant help but think why does the mum cut it so short as although it suits her it just makes her look l too grown up, she is 2.

My dd is 18 months and bald as a badger, even if she's head to toe in pink she's mistaken for a boy, I'd love her hair to grow

[diddl]

I like long hair on little girls as well.

When my daugher was about 2/3, it was cut straight across at the back just below her ears. Looked lovely.

CBA to have to keep going to hairdressers so did it myself.

Also no fringe as she had such a tiny little face it wouldn't have suited her, plus you have to keep cutting the bloody things.

My only concern about a pixie cut would be frequent trips to the hairdresser.

Also, if her hair is very fine, would it get matted easily in bed?

[NeedMoreSleepOrSugar]

My dd is 2.5 and basically has a slightly long looking pixie cut because her hair is very slow growing - she has a little friend who's nearly 4 who's hair is even shorter for the same reason (from memory, the friend has only ever had her hair cut twice). I'd love dd to have long hair, but that's not possible yet. In the meantime, they both really suit their hair and don't look like boys at all.

If your dd would like it, it would cut down on upsets with keeping it tidy etc and it's practical, why not?

[NotYoda]

Do it!

Just make sure she wears a pink dress, ankle socks and carries some embroidery. In case of unfortunate upsets.

[NotTheMrMenAgain]

Of course it's not mean OP! Don't listen to winnie she sounds as goady as hell. I rocked a pixie cut for years and was never mistaken for a male - back when I had great cheekbones . It's a different situation but my DD is 8 and recently decided she wanted her very long hair - past her bum - cut to just past shoulder level, with a bit of shaping / layers around the front. She liked her long hair but loves her new shorter hair much more because it's lighter and more convenient. She looks great and if she wanted a pixie cut she'd bloody have one and look great with that as well.
She wears - gasp - boys clothes because she loves dinosaurs, skulls, monsters etc so a pixie cut would probably have winnie and her ilk clutching their pearls. This whole obsession with little girls having long hair and being all pink and feminine and covered with bows all of the time is frankly a bit gross.
Maybe show your DD pictures of girls/women with short hair and ask her if she thinks it looks comfy? If you have it cut and she doesn't like it then just don't do it again, it'll grow back. It doesn't sound much like she enjoys having longer hair anyway.

[Losgunna]

Are you telling me this isn't cute or pretty?

If her hair is causing her distress just get it cut. It's actually what prompted me into cutting off my ds's beautiful curls. They were getting in his face and irritating him. He now regularly asks for a haircut at 3yo.

[beargrass]

If she hates having her hair faffed with, do it. Won't stop her being a girl, will it? I do loathe this 'looking like a girl' crap. Plus it's exactly things like 'having' to have long hair that are impractical and may well teach girls to hang back from an early age. Long hair and dresses you can't play in. Ridiculous and restrictive

[Lilypurple]

I think short hair looks beautiful on little girls. Most long hair looks like rats tails. 2 girls in my boys class have gorgeous long thick hair but the rest really should cut it. No amount of washing and trimming is making it look good.

[gabsdot]

One of my sister's had very short hair when she was a little girl. It was really pretty on her.
The only thing is you need regular haircuts to keep it neat.

[Bluebellwoods123]

Could your daughter have one plait? It keeps the hair out of the way and is much more comfortable than a ponytail. It also doesn't tangle overnight. I have very long hair and only ever wear it in a plait or up in a bun. A tangled teaser and leave in conditioner are great for cutting down the time spent doing hair (I'm lazy with regard to hair and two minutes is all I'll spend on it in the morning). My mother did keep my hair fairly short when I was a child and it didn't bother me until I was about 8, and then I grew it.

[FeralBeryl]

Does she have a fringe OP?
Apparently I used to hate my hair being tied up at all as a young child but as soon as I had a fringe, I was fine with it
She may be a little headsore too, will she keep a loose plait in?
My youngest is like cousin it. Masses and masses of long wild hair which she proudly wears all over her face.
She used to hate having it brushed so I gave her the choice by showing her pictures of short hair / her brother, and explained that long hair must be brushed and tied but if she didn't want that, we could get it cut like the pics.
She'll look fabulous whatever you choose though-don't stress yourself

[WeddingsAreStressful]

This whole (very modern!) British obsession with long hair on very small girls is mind boggling to me. Cut her hair. She's 3. Her looks are not as important as playing undisturbed by stupid pointless long hair. I had a pixie until I was about 9 I think. I grew up to be a functioning well adjusted adult, not traumatized by a haircut ffs.

[CruCru]

I'd rather take my daughter for regular (six weekly) haircuts than spend time each day trying to keep it presentable.

[diddl]

This is lovely.

Really pretty & so much tidier.