Taming extremely long toddler hair

[Anonymous]

DD is 15MO and has straight hair that goes down to just above her shoulders, but is not long enough to braid yet. Any tips for styling it to keep it out of her food and nose. It's constantly getting covered in snot and food unless we put it in a tight ponytail, which I can't imagine is good for it.

[Anonymous]

My daughter has always had long hair (at one point in her tweens, it came down to mid-thigh). When she was a toddler, I would do a ponytail or very short braid, and for fear of breaking the strands, always chose the tiniest terry elastics.

https://www.amazon.com/Goody-Ouchless-Ponytailers-Assorted-42-count/dp/B00CBFFHQ4

[Anonymous]

Pigtails

[Anonymous]

Haircut - even an inch will help with tangling. Little braids and clips to keep it close to her head.

[Anonymous]

French braids

[Anonymous]

If it’s extremely long, cut it. It looks scragggy and unkempt from your description. Not cute.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If it’s extremely long, cut it. It looks scragggy and unkempt from your description. Not cute.

This! And if you cut it, it’ll grow back fuller. You have to cut off the baby hair. The “real” hair will be better.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If it’s extremely long, cut it. It looks scragggy and unkempt from your description. Not cute.

This! And if you cut it, it’ll grow back fuller. You have to cut off the baby hair. The “real” hair will be better.

That's a myth.

[Anonymous]

Will she wear a stretchy headband?

[Anonymous]

Pixie cut or bob with bangs. Even a mullet on a toddler is pretty dang cute.

[Anonymous]

With their big eyes and perfect skin little girls are _so much_ cuter with shorter hair.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If it’s extremely long, cut it. It looks scragggy and unkempt from your description. Not cute.

This! And if you cut it, it’ll appear fuller. You have to cut off the baby hair. The “real” hair will be better.

Fixed that for you. The hair follicles do not behave differently because the ends have been cut.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If it’s extremely long, cut it. It looks scragggy and unkempt from your description. Not cute.

This.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:DD is 15MO and has straight hair that goes down to just above her shoulders, but is not long enough to braid yet. Any tips for styling it to keep it out of her food and nose. It's constantly getting covered in snot and food unless we put it in a tight ponytail, which I can't imagine is good for it.

Simple solution. A hair cut.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If it’s extremely long, cut it. It looks scragggy and unkempt from your description. Not cute.

This! And if you cut it, it’ll grow back fuller. You have to cut off the baby hair. The “real” hair will be better.

That's a myth.

It is absolutely not a myth. My son had fine baby hair for 4 years. We kept it short while the real hair grew underneath. He had the thickest curly hair by age 5, not weighed down with baby hair!