Cutting your childs hair? Anyone do it well?

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My youngest son 15 months, hates the hairdressers so much os that we left last time with half a hair cut.
I am considering doing it myself with him in high chair in front of the TV.
Is it difficult? and is it worht it, or should i encourage him to go to the hardresser?

If your using scissors then wet the hair before cutting.

Hold the scissors in the hand you write with.
Thumb through one hole and ring finger through the other.

Take a small section of hair between your index and middle finger (of the hand which doesn't have the scissors in)

If you take small sections of hair you will be able to see the cut you have made on the previous section.

Fringes never pull them to much when wet otherwise the spring up when dry.

This is a bit rushed need to do school run but HTH.

See I bored you all didn't I

DH cut ds's fringe (just his fringe as they both got bored then). It looks ridiculous!
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have always done dd's. bob with fringe. she has grown it so it was down her back, but wanted it cut into a bob again recently. that was a challenge!

looks fine tho. i like cutting hair. doing my sisters later!

When DD's hair was long, she decided she wanted it short with a fringe so I looked up how to cut a bob on youtube. Turned out well (thank goodness - I had thought I would have to take her to the hairdressers afterwards, but it was fine). Also do DS's hair - sit him in front of the TV, with a black sack around him pegged at the back. The main thing he didn't like were the little cut hairs making him itch. I have got the decent scissors from Boots (I think they were around £15. I tried the cheaper ones first but they didn't cut.) It has never gone badly wrong, and you can always adjust the next day. It's quite therapeutic too once they get the hang of sitting still - a bit like pruning a big bush. (No, I don't let it get THAT long, but still!)

the most important thing is to do it as wta says through fingers but vertically across the head not horizontally, otherwise you end up with wedges.

I do all three (inc DH) and their hair grows so fast I must save us about £20 a month!

i often use clippers for the very bottom bits

yes i do ds and dh too, front one session, back another day. they make equal fuss about sitting for it, one is 3 and one 43.

i violently disagree with lollipops. it seems such a good idea but picture the terrible upset when it gets covered in tiny bits of hair.

also have £15 boots scissors, bought with points.

electric clippers + small buffet + bag of buttons = job done

Uh oh, I'm getting inspired to cut again when I vowed never again.
I cut ds's hair up until he was 3 and a half. He has v. straight hair and I thought it looked quite cool all choppy and uneven. DH took him for a professional cut and I tried to cut it the next time and it was a complete disaster. DS telling me to leave him alone, howling. Me diving in as and when I could, trying to follow the prof. cut but not having a clue, panicking more and more as I realise what a hash I've made.
A call to the local hairdresser demanding appt NOW. And DS saying "it's ok, mummy. I understand. I'll go to the hairdresser". He sat like an angel for her.

DS2 (6) finally had a proper haircut today, after being seduced by the idea of it being spiked up with wax, by a mobile hairdresser, in the comfort of our own kitchen.

Up until now he's resisted until he can put a strand of hair in his mouth (!) then let me shear the lot off with clippers, and the aforementioned lollipop technique.

Clippers are fine, but you have to not mind the close-to-skinhead look.

I do ds's hair... he hates me doing it but it's always been so successful I've never trusted a hairdresser to get it just right.

think he's on pics with swooshy long hair moment going on... most of the time it's kind of Christopher Robinish - ttt's ds's style probably

People say his hair's lovely btw.

proper scissors
clips to keep layers out of the way
confidence
finley the fire engine!