When my son was little he never wanted his hair cut. I spent more time with his hair detangling his curls than I did my daughter. We made do with a little gel to keep it out of his eyes and once a year cuts at Cartoon cuts (only possible with bribery). By the time he went to kindergarten he was done and wanted it as short as possible and it’s never been long again.

It's normal. My youngest was the worst. If you're in MoCo, I found Jessenia at the Cartoon Cuts in Rockville had a magic touch. And she'll do everything with scissors, no buzz, until you think he can handle it.

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Anonymous wrote:Then don't cut it. Wait. I'm assuming he doesn't have any formal events or presentations coming up.

If they wait his fear will be stronger. Need to keep exposing him to getting his hair cut and he'll soon realize it's ok.

Lol. No. Jfc how old are you.

Thankfully now we know that exposure therapy is utter crap. Very trauma uninformed.

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Anonymous wrote:Then don't cut it. Wait. I'm assuming he doesn't have any formal events or presentations coming up.

If they wait his fear will be stronger. Need to keep exposing him to getting his hair cut and he'll soon realize it's ok.

He will not go to college with hair down to his feet. I promise you this. It is not a big deal. No need to make a thing out of it. Swimming lessons, yes, kids need to learn to swim, hair cut - no he will eventually ask for it himself or do it himself or some neighbors kid will.

Anonymous wrote:I held him and did it myself while he was watching TV. In a little while he'll be old enough for bribes, mine would get one by a particular lady at a kid place with a ball pit IF he got a musical instrument after (like a triangle).

You have to be really gentle to not pull on his scalp at all. You could try to slowly get him used to scalp tension or touching. Mine is almost 13 and we've still had to abandon a few hairdressers just because it hurt if they pulled a little too much.

I also brought my own shows to the hair shop.

I held him and did it myself while he was watching TV. In a little while he'll be old enough for bribes, mine would get one by a particular lady at a kid place with a ball pit IF he got a musical instrument after (like a triangle).

You have to be really gentle to not pull on his scalp at all. You could try to slowly get him used to scalp tension or touching. Mine is almost 13 and we've still had to abandon a few hairdressers just because it hurt if they pulled a little too much.

Anonymous wrote:Then don't cut it. Wait. I'm assuming he doesn't have any formal events or presentations coming up.

If they wait his fear will be stronger. Need to keep exposing him to getting his hair cut and he'll soon realize it's ok.

Then don't cut it. Wait. I'm assuming he doesn't have any formal events or presentations coming up.

Could you let him cut a little bit of your hair? Just a tiny held out end? I did this (I have long hair so viable) and it helped. Otherwise the doll set it sounds like you're getting. Otherwise, some toy or cool thing he never gets. I cut my kids hair while they're in the bath so something like shaving cream or bath crayons

My almost 3 yr old hates it too. I try, but frankly my hair cutting skills are atrocious. He looks ridiculous.

Can you try to cut it while he is sleeping?

Anonymous wrote:Mine was like this until he was 3.5. We would only get maintainance haircuts for him (off his neck/out of his eyes) but otherwise just let it go with the sloppy look. We had to hold his arms for the short time that took at home.

He still doesn't like haircuts, but will sit through them now.

PP from above.

Wanted to add that we figured out that he didn't like the buzzer close to his ears. Once he was old enough to understand that they were just quickly giving him a trim and then would stop he was ok with the process.

Mine was like this until he was 3.5. We would only get maintainance haircuts for him (off his neck/out of his eyes) but otherwise just let it go with the sloppy look. We had to hold his arms for the short time that took at home.

He still doesn't like haircuts, but will sit through them now.

He's hated it since he was little. I was cutting it at home for awhile, due to Covid and his sheer hatred of it, because we could distract him well enough with cartoons to get a decent trim in, but now he is a lot more aware of what I'm trying to do haha. He cries and thrashes at the salon at at home if we force it, so we can't even just have him sob through it. Is this normal? Any tips to help him get over this? We've showed him cartoons, I have a toy salon kit being delivered, taken him to kid-friendly places with seats shaped like cars... I know he doesn't *need* a haircut but it's well into his eyes and I'd like him to, you know, allow this at some point.