Toddler haircut - refusal

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Hi my 2 year old has suddenly started refusing haircuts. We used to do them at home with a movie and he was fine and now all of a sudden he screams when the scissors come near him and winces almost as if the act of cutting his hair hurts. He thrashes around so it's totally not safe. I've done everything I can think of to try to get him relaxed about it - we've cut grandmas hair together and noted that she was still alive at the end, we cut mummy's hair with plastic scissors, we trim our animals fur with plastic scissors and yet when we are in the high chair with Disney and a croissant and DH is trying to cut his hair, my DC is still screaming etc. has anyone had this and got any tips? He's going to be a page boy at a wedding in 3 weeks so we need to get rid of the Justin Bieber look (plus he can hardly see it's in his eyes!!)

Thank you in advance!

Take him to a salon with an aeroplane to sit in

Electric trimmer? My son has resisted scissors for a long time, but (after some work) will allow me to trim it now.

Realistically, there was a screen involved at first. It's now unnecessary.

Try to find a kids salon. My DS goes to one where they sit in a big car and it has a screen for them to watch. And they are used to dealing with wriggly kids.

Go to a kids hairdresser. My 2YO isn’t a fan either but the ladies are absolute pros and by some miracle it always comes out straight despite his wriggling.

id try a hairdressers for the fringe, so he can sit on your lap and you can held him, or use one with those cars in it etc. leave the back

This. Though in lockdown I managed to do mine while he watched peppa pig on the tablet and bribed him with a cake (if he sat still for 15 minutes).
ideally outsource the issue to someone else who will be used to it. My son used to be complete nightmare but is now very tolerant.

My boy was the same, we tried it all - hairdressers, having a hairdresser come to us, doing it ourselves - the only thing that worked was sitting him down and buzzing it! I think I'd probably just let it grow and invest in some hair ties for now, he'll get over it eventually.

You know I thought a hairdresser would be worse because it's new and unfamiliar etc but lots of suggestions to try so I shall! If not will invest in the clipper/trimmer things.

Thank you!

Just don't cut it and do the fringe up with band?I've never considered cutting my toddlers hair.

I agree with just leaving it and putting fringe out of the way somehow ... band .... or let him put a clip in it himself so he feels he has some control over what is going on. It's his hair!!!

No tips, but let me know if you solve it.... My toddlers have to be physically restrained as they totally panic. They also do a massive wee. Absolutely flipping disaster last time, hair and wee all over the floor of the hairdressers..... I left a big tip. They need another one soon. Dreading it.

DS was at his worst between ages 2 and 3... Literally had to sit him on my knee and hold him still. It was horrific and we both used to end up stressed to bits.
Unfortunately my DC don't have nice hair 'left'. It grows bushy, out and up... Not in length. Unlike some of their friends who have lovely floppy hair that sits well.

We swapped to a new barbers, let him choose between scissors and clippers each time.

She was great. Let him choose his seat, gown, scissors or clippers. Allowed him to spray the water bottle and hold the comb/brush etc

Twice he chose scissors so had a minimal cut but last time a young boy was in getting clippers so he asked for a turn, realised it is much quicker and now is asking to go back...

Not sure what made it better but I'm not complaining. He was feral.

I resorted to cutting my toddlers fringe whist he was asleep in his cot !