2 year old dd's long hair - what to do with it?

[welovesausagedogs]

My 2 year old DD has never had a haircut and it now reaches elbow length. It is very tangly at the ends and she won't let me put a brush through it. I think it looks gorgeous i mean she looks so pretty with such long blonde hair. Do you think getting the baby ends of the ends trimmed would get rid of the tangles? I don't know what to do my mum thinks that getting it cut to shoulder length would make it easier to care for, but then we wouldn't be able to tie it up and i find that that keeps the knots at bay (well kind of), what kind of length is good for a child of this age???

I would get it trimmed and buy a tangle tamer brush sorry I can't do links My 3 year old is a nightmare for getting her hair brushed but the tangle tamer works wonders. :o

Yes, definitely a good trim will help the tangles. You could have it way shorter and still be able to tie it up - just below shoulder length would give you plenty of length, surely? And it will make it look thicker and healthier, too.

Personally, I think a 2 year old looks good with a short bob: time enough for long, long hair when they can decide for themselves if they want the hassle of tangles

Lop off the split ends then it won't tangle so badly and invest in a tangle tamer and leave in conditioner.

Just below shoulder length will give you plenty of length to still tie it up. It will make it tidier and probably thicker.

It will be much much easier to look after!

I used to do a half ponytail for DD2's long, thick hair, and plait it, then join the rest all together and make a large plait. Occasionally I out it up in a bun. DD1 liked having two plaits, and she also liked French plaits.

The trick with the ends I found was to use extra conditioner there and not rinse it out, and spritz a bit of conditioner mixed with water on before brushing. I trimmed split ends occasionally but left them with overall long hair.

DD3's hair was very curly and looked nice shorter when she was small. She started growing it when it lost its fluffy toddler texture and it is now really long, and very curly. She never brushes it or uses shampoo (curly girl method). If your DD's hair is curly I recommend cutting out shampoo and just using conditioner.

DD4's hair is straight/slightly wavy and she had a style like a pixie cut only a little longer up to about age 5. She decided to grow it at that point and it is now below shoulder length.

Thanks for all your comments. I took DD and DS (4) to the hairdressers this morning before DS goes back to nursery. DD had a lovely time, the hairdressers tied the end two inches in a band and cut it off so we have a locket to keep of her white baby hair, then she took another inch off the end to even it out and then she layered up the side where her parting falls so it is not so heavy on her face. I almost cried when she cut the locket off, but she looks lovely now. Her hair now reaches where and imaginary bra strap would be, 3 inches shorter than before. I can't believe how much healthier and thicker it looks and the brushes just glide through now. The hairdresser recommended us getting a tangle teezer (so we bought the flower one with the hair clip storage this afternoon). I do wish however we had got it cut before, i mean it was ridiculous the baby hair wash so fine it had formed a clump that you couldn't brush.