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It sounds simple, doesn’t it? Your three-year-old son’s hair has started to resemble that of his six-year-old sister: curls everywhere. It’s time, you decide, to take him for a haircut. But, what if your child has different ideas?
How many of us have sat in a hair salon listening and watching as the hairdresser tries to cut the hair of a wriggling, young child, who is being held in the seat by an embarrassed mum, while being simultaneously ‘amused’ – albeit unsuccessfully – by another salon employee? Or, worse still, how many of us have
been the embarrassed mum, trying desperately to pacify a distressed child, while ensuring that they don’t leave the salon with no haircut and potentially a finger missing in the scissor fracas? Why is it that some kids simply hate
having their hair cut? And how can you turn a haircut horror into a more enjoyable experience – for all of you? Well, first of all, you need to understand
that young children can have irrational fears, which, if left unresolved, can become worse. Perhaps your child is worried about
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the scissors, or doesn’t understand what is happening? Whatever the fear is, talking to him about going to the salon is the first step in helping him through his distress. Before you even go to the hairdresser’s, explain to your child where he is going and
How many of us have been the embarrassed mum, trying
desperately to pacify a distressed child, while ensuring that they don’t leave the salon with no
haircut and potentially a finger missing in the scissor fracas?
why. If you think it will help, take him to the salon for a visit without getting his hair cut to explain what it’s all about. Introduce him to the hairdresser or barber so that, when he returns for a
haircut, he won’t be ‘strange’. Let him sit in the chair so that he gets used to it. All of these steps will help remove any mystery about what goes on at the hairdresser’s. If your child has been able to verbalise
what his exact fear is – whether it’s the scissors or whatever – then get the hairdresser to show him the instruments and explain what he’s going to do with them and why he has nothing to be scared about. When it comes to the day of the
haircut itself, give your child advance warning the day before. Take a favourite toy along as a distraction and maybe some sweets as a bribe! Stay beside him while he’s getting his
hair cut and chat away to him, as this will help to make him relaxed. Once it’s all over, give him a big cuddle
and plenty of praise for being such a good boy!
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