How can I cut my toddlers hair?? Pics

[hogu]

It's got a life of its own and I need to give it some shape. It all falls forward and I'm a total novice with hairdressing!!
Any basic tips until we can get to a hairdresser??

Sorry no tips but I've got the exact same problem. He desperately needs a cut, it's bothering him at the front. I'm terrified of giving him a wonky mullet...

It’s going to be hard, theres a lot of it and no layers already to assist you to trim.
I think it would be very easy to badly go wrong.

Use a trimmer? A number 3 all over?

Have a look at this fab tutorial video on TikTok

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Grade 3 would be really short!

This won’t be helpful but I love your toddlers hair! Keep it as it is

Grade 3 would be so short compared to the style and the length on it now.

I love it as it is! (Sorry - not helpful)

It's lovely. Could you literally put a bowl over the top to use as a cutting guide (super sharp scissors needed). At least keep it out of his eyes until you can get to a hairdresser.

We use a trimmer with a really long guard - I think 15mm.

Even without the face that's one cute kid

I'd be inclined to try a mini version of a unicorn cut, at least for the front. Gather the fringe in a little ponytail on top of his head and cut into it, not across.

@idontlikealdi That made me laugh 🙈

@MoltonSilver He is very cute you are right 😍

I do love his hair longer but I feel like it's getting to look like I've already put a bowl on his head 🤣 I just need some shape to it.
I'll have a look at that tiktok and a unicorn thingy

Just checked the Tiktok video but it's clippers, I want to keep my boys hair long just need to give it shape or thin it out in places

Don't do clippers

It will be so traumatic for him and the chances of you getting it finished without hysterics are zero.

Tiny fringe trim will be fine.

Don't spoil his gorgeous hair

Number three all over!?

I'd say until you can get to a Pro just take a tiny bit off the fringe to keep it out of his eyes. We've had to do this with DD a couple of times

Ah, what a cutie. His hair is so much like my DS! He's 2.5 and has the same sort of shaping around his face. It's gorgeous but I understand where you're coming from! (My DD has long long long hair and I don't have time to deal with two of them in the morning, so DS has to have short hair )

When it got really long last year I ended up just trimming it bit by bit until it was out of his eyes at least. Then I did the same at the back (it was getting so long I could put it in a ponytail!). I sort of followed the shape of his hair, if that makes sense, just making it shorter. I figured nobody was really seeing him, so it didn't matter! I kept stopping and looking and then doing a bit more, probably not the best job but better than nothing. The worst part was keeping him still! TV or tablet a definite requirement.

Since then I've had DM cut it a few times because she's braver than me, but we're back to not seeing her so it's down to us again. I'm scared!

Just remember, if it all goes wrong: hair grows back!

Oh, and does he have a parting? My DM was incredulous that DS doesn't have a proper parting in his hair, but when she actually looked she couldn't find it either. It's bizarre, like it has a mind if it's own.

@CoodleMoodle Nope no parting! I've tried and tried to make him have a parting but his masses of hair win everytime. It all just falls forward!!

Cut and hold strands of hair vertically not of horizontally.

Supply child with mini milk for distraction

@hogu
Sounds exactly like DS! Like I say, my DM is aghast that he doesn't have one, like it's something we can control I really thought short/boy hair would be easier but it's so hard to get right when it comes to cutting.

I wish you the best of luck with it!

We didn’t realise until we cut DS’s hair with a trimmer that he has two crowns, which explained why his hair always stuck up in crazy directions.

@Oldieandgoldie

Cut and hold strands of hair vertically not of horizontally.

This. Just take sections of hair and cut vertically. It's how I do my (straight, fine) hair and it works.

Have you tried giving him a side parting and training it sideways? Blow dry every day with mousse or whatever. It can take a little while. I love it the way it is by the way.