How to trim long hair for a child. When and how to cut a child's hair for the first time? How to cut a child's hair with scissors at home

  • Ellen:
    My son is almost 2 years old. Categorically does not allow me to cut my hair, and recently my fingernails and toenails. I can’t cut my hair by force, because... due to increased excitability, he experiences a long-term (for the rest of the day and night) hysteria. He watches the haircut process with interest, but he doesn’t give in - he covers his head, etc. What to do?
    • Zhenya L.:
      My son is 2.2. What do children love? Imitate us. I paint nails. Gleb wants it too. I take iodine, “paint” my nails with it - it turns black under the nails (especially after lunch with bread - a reaction with starch). We are horrified - how ugly! You need to make it beautiful, how to clean it. And we cut our nails. The benefit is threefold - after a manicure, after iodine - if you suddenly cut yourself, it will not become inflamed, and it is good for the thyroid gland (unless, of course, you have hyperfunction). And in a couple of hours there will be no yellowness. Good luck!
    • Tusya:
      My son is 2.5 years old. When I was little, there were no problems, but now I only cut off my nails with special tweezers from a manicure set. Like an adult. And of course it’s difficult with hair. The last time we shaved our head, we had no problems all summer.
    • Elena F.:
      And while I’m cutting the nails on one hand, I also give my son small scissors on the other. While he’s looking at them, I make quick work of it.
      But he sits very calmly, so I don’t worry that he’ll point the scissors at himself or me somewhere...
      My son is 2.2 years old.
    • Maria D.:
      It’s great to cut your hair and nails in your sleep. Only sometimes you have to trim the second half of your head during your next sleep. In my opinion, the child is completely indifferent to this, but, of course, it looks funny :-)
    • Yasya:
      I asked - shall we cut or wash? It was even more disgusting to wash, so I cut it dry and washed it another day. To prevent the baby from becoming too covered in hair, the most convenient way is to put a garbage bag on it, first, of course, cutting a hole at the head, which is then pinned at the throat with hairpins or toothpicks.
    • Svetlana K.:
      In my opinion, it is better to entrust a haircut to a professional hairdresser, who will do it faster and safer for the baby. And while cutting the child’s nails, it would be good to “talk” (I count my fingers with mine, and when I was very little, I cut them only during sleep).
    • Olga G.:
      We had exactly the same thing with our daughter. The first time we got our hair cut after my mother, after much persuasion, we sang “Maidan” together (at that time our favorite song) while our aunt-hairdresser cut the hair. Everyone here has their own tricks, no matter what.
    • Assol:
      This is how we grow quickly. Yesterday I cut my child’s hair for the first time (I saved every last hair, of course). But just recently he was bald, bald...
      Everything went smoothly because it was the first time. Next time he’ll realize what’s what... He sat in the bathtub, with his back to me, in front of me, dad entertained me as best he could. Fortunately, we have a “haircut” - that’s a strong word. I just cut off the tail from the back. And then he kept turning around with a suspicious look. In the front, the hair still has time to grow and grow...
      Now he definitely looks like a boy. I would like to give him some fashionable haircut, but I have no ideas. What haircuts do your kids have?
    • Shin:
      Wow, we started cutting her hair very early and didn’t save the hair. We have a girl, it’s easier for us, she has a bob type with short bangs - it’s easier to cut, but in the summer I’ll do a zigzag hairstyle again, because after all this time I haven’t gotten used to it.
    • Irina:
      And our son, when he was 1.2, dad cut his hair with a clipper, like an American soldier (this is dad’s definition): with a clipper he cut almost his entire head to 3 mm, except for the “patch” at the top of his head - it turned out to be a kind of platform - very stylish. With such a haircut, you can leave a tiny strand of bangs (like a snot), if, of course, the thickness and length allow it. And now our dad is away, and I can’t cut my son’s hair: he’s already shaking in horror from the sound and sight of the machine, I don’t even know what we’ll do now, we’ll have to wait for dad...
    • Lisa:
      And by calling several hairdressers, I found out that they could cut my 1.8-year-old toddler’s hair at adult hairdressers for 15-20 dollars.
      Then, unexpectedly, next to the house in the expensive and stupid “Limpopo” (Hotel Ukraine) it turned out that there was a CHILDREN’S hairdresser! For 130 rubles we get a fantastic haircut from CHILDREN'S hairdressers in a CHILDREN'S chair with a steering wheel - a total blast! Toys, they also have books to distract children. Even my very active child behaves quite well there. And people always envy our haircut! We really like it and recommend it to others.

    • I cut my whole family's hair with a clipper - it's cheap and cheerful, I really like it, the boys get such big-headed haircuts with a crew cut. In addition, I spray it every morning, and it’s convenient - my hair dries quickly. But my mother-in-law doesn’t like it - she says it’s an incubator. So it's a matter of taste.

    • We Azerbaijanis have this superstition: if you want a child to be smart, put his first hairs in a book. Our first hair lies in "Science and Life". This is just to be sure, otherwise you never know what kind of book you’ll come across (ha ha)! Secondly, there are still few hairs and what kind of modeling can we talk about here, although a pageboy haircut suits us, it’s like in the movie “Home Alone 3” with Alex.
    • Assol:
      Good idea! Poor little hairs - we should send them to grandma, leave them ourselves, and now put them in the encyclopedia! If we had a lot of them, otherwise there are only three hairs...

    • We have a model haircut "Zigzag". :-) It took two days to create it. My son was spinning around so much that I’m actually surprised that I managed to cut his hair.

    • What makes the machine so convenient is that if you spin, don’t spin, but the length is still set and it turns out more or less even. Yes, and it’s interesting - it buzzes.

    • Oh, what haircuts there are! The main thing here is to have time to cut something somewhere. And don't hurt your ears. :-) Seriously - we don’t have a lot of hair, but I’ve already cut it 3 times, with such difficulty! Dad entertains, I cut. Even the hairs are difficult to catch.
    • Galina*:
      To be honest, I also thought that cutting a haircut would be so difficult, I just couldn’t get around to it. I cut my hair for the first time when I was about 1.5 years old. It turned out so smoothly, and without any problems, they even thought it had been cut at a hairdresser.
      And now haircuts are no problem at 2.2.
      The only inconvenience: he laughs, it tickles him, he dodges. Therefore, the haircut takes place in several stages throughout the day.

    • Mine was terribly hairy from birth and I endured cries of “What a pretty girl!” for quite a long time, then I broke down and took a risk. In the group, when they saw the child, they politely sympathized with me: “Yes... They always spin like that when you cut their hair.” :-)
      I swoop down and cut off the tufts from the part of my head that has turned up. True, his hair is wavy, it’s not so noticeable :-)

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Discussion

For the little ones, use BabyTreem, otherwise you risk ruining your hair. Thin hair cannot be cut with an adult clipper, the hair follicles there are still weak, and adult clippers will immediately pull out thin hair.

22.01.2016 15:25:15, Zinaida Viktorovna

We also have a babyTreem 838 machine! If you have a boy and you are going to cut his hair yourself in the future. then this machine is perfect. The price/quality ratio is very good, the machine does not make noise and does not pull fine children’s hair. After three haircuts I already felt confident, and now I’m even experimenting with new haircuts)))

We had similar problems, then we bought a special children's car, Kodos Baby. She is silent, they put the baby in the bath to play and cut his hair at this time, he didn’t even notice. Now he’s grown up and asks to get his hair cut when he sees a clipper :)

The children's hairdressing salon "Chik-Chik" has been operating in the center of Moscow for a year now. There are only haircuts and styling. There will be no aunts nearby who dye their hair or do chemical treatments. Doesn't smell like varnish or other nonsense. Special children's chairs in the shape of cars and an airplane, lots of toys, and most importantly, experienced, patient hairdressers. There is a website: www.tchiktchik.ru

10/06/2008 11:10:45, affectionate

Advice from Bald Busan. Tie your child to the bed so that his head hangs down and move him until you have shaved him clean. Your hair will fall on the floor, not down your collar. Very comfortably. He won't spit in your face later.

07/05/2007 23:05:15, Bald Busan

Look, don't listen to Bald Busan. And there are silent cars. I shave myself bald, recently I wanted to go boxing, but I got caught up in it and cut off my forelock. It is best to tie the child to the bed so that his head dangles outside the bed and move him so that his hair falls straight to the floor and not down the collar. He will thank you, and not spit on your mug, for a high-quality haircut.

05.07.2007 23:02:18

Hello moms, my son is 1 and almost 2 months old, my little son Allen was born with long hair
and by this age I had already managed to cut it 2-3 times. How? In the dream, yes, after a long walk, he ate and fell asleep on a high chair for eating, where he was properly fastened. It’s not 100% convenient, but I cut his bangs and hairstyles there, and in the bathroom while bathing (if I’m lucky) I trim the back of his head. I cut it NOT with a clipper, but with scissors and cover it with a special peignoir for haircuts, which is attached with Velcro from the back, I am a hairdresser. But now I want to do something special on my son’s head, besides that constant haircut, and I haven’t yet figured out how and where to sit him down to give him a haircut. This idea is already tormenting me, and I will deal with it very soon. Write, let's share tips.

03.02.2007 04:21:17

It’s a pity to cut your head bald - such beautiful curls... but to cut it neatly - it’s not at all... that’s why sometimes we go over the sides with a clipper... (with screams of course), not very evenly... but in any other way - well, no way!!!

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06/11/2002 22:12:55, Pavel

06/15/2001 15:50:51, Hel

our son managed to cut his hair for the first time only at 1.5 years old. I started cutting my husband’s hair and the child expressed a desire to get a haircut, I wrapped both of them in sheets and “cut it” under the clipper. Now, as soon as dad sits down to get his hair cut, Nikita is our son, right there .

My Miracle screams so much at the sight of scissors that I have already lost hope of holding “this event” without tears. She is 1.5 years old and screams louder than any adult. Nothing helps. I'm afraid that this reaction to her haircut will last for many years...

06/08/2001 08:20:30, ReNata

How many times a month should a child, boy, or guy have his hair cut?

1-2 or maybe 3? But every trip to the hairdresser costs money, time and nerves.

The boy doesn’t want to go to a hairdresser to get his hair cut and no promises can persuade him. Often, 2 hours of time and a lot of nerves of you and the hairdresser are wasted, but there is no result.

And the family decides that they need to look for another solution - this is the purchase of scissors or a machine.

When purchasing a hair clipper, parents think about saving time and money, as well as nerves and the practicality of purchasing this miracle of technology. Later, when trying to cut the boy’s hair with it, a lot of other difficulties are discovered.

How to sit a child so that he sits quietly for 20-30 minutes.
Where should I plant it so that it is clearly visible and easy to cut?
How to cut to get a beautiful haircut?
How to start cutting hair for beginners?

All these questions soon begin to worry the mother, as she begins to make attempts to cut the child's hair.

Let's look at the practical experience of the mother of her son. This article is specifically for those who have never cut anyone’s hair, but want to learn how to cut their men’s hair: child, boyfriend, husband, with their own hands at home using a clipper or scissors.

How to cut a baby boy's hair at home with a clipper, scissors, instructions for beginners?

To ensure that the child sits quietly and does not run away, there are 2 options; they are not the best for the eyes, but they are reliable.
— watch cartoons, make sure that there is a distance of at least a meter from the monitor or TV;
— play on a tablet or phone.

So the child will sit for 20 minutes, and during this time you need to do a haircut.

More suitable ideas are puzzles, crosswords, board games that do not require constant observation of the field where everything is happening, reading books or listening to audio stories.

Perfect for a boy: “Deniska’s stories”, “Vitya Maleev at school and at home”, Nosov’s stories or stories about Dunno. Finding audio with high-quality voice acting on the Internet is a must.

Anti-stress toys, cats and pandas made from balls and starch, can also help out.

Important before cutting

  1. We place the child on a high chair, preferably with a backrest, otherwise the baby will get tired quickly and will slouch.
  2. The height of the chair should be such that the baby's head is at the level of your hands.
  3. The maximum amount of light is at the window, so that it falls from all sides or is illuminated by lamps or asks him to turn the desired side to the light.
  4. Read the article to the end first and practice on a more diligent model, because... for a child you have a maximum of 15 minutes.

How to start cutting hair for beginners?

If you have never cut a man's haircut, practice it, but only after our little training course on an adult guy or man. In this case, the person will sit patiently, which is extremely difficult with a child.

Prepare the tool:

  • typewriter;
  • nozzles;
  • comb;
  • scissors;
  • sheet;
  • chair;
  • spray with water if the haircut is done with scissors;
  • hair dryer;
  • mirror.

Make room for a chair. Make sure the clipper's cord easily reaches the chair and allows you to move around it.

Consider where you will keep your tools so you don't have to run to another room, and place a chair or extra table so you can easily reach them.

The water in the baby spray should be warm. The prepared cape covers the child completely so that hair does not get on the arms or legs.

During the haircut process, if it is not possible to adjust the light evenly, turn the boy to the light with the desired side, asking him to turn around so that he can sit on the chair more comfortably, undress him down to his panties, and put a towel on the chair itself.

After cutting the hair in the shower, it will help get rid of the remaining hair and it will not bite or prick it.

Do not wipe or sweep cut hair, this will make the feeling of pricklyness even greater.

What do you need to know before cutting your hair?

Haircut consists of several stages:

  • Basic haircut by zones, shading - mixing.

    Each zone is approximately equal in height to the width of the machine blade, i.e. Place the side of the machine above your ear - this is the height of the temporal zone. Help yourself with a machine if you are worried that the area will not be level.

    In this case, parting options can be horizontal, vertical, or at an angle.

  • Edging.
  • Examination.

Description of the whole process

Having chosen the first haircut, cut your man with 1 attachment all over his head from the back of the head to the crown, for example 12 mm. When you finish this stage, you need to smooth out the transition lines by making them shorter at the temples and at the back of the head.

To do this, change the nozzle to 1 number less and cut from the back of the head to the protrusion on the back of the head, take the next nozzle and cut 3-5 mm from the back of the head with a number another 3 mm less.

What remains are transitions or shading, as well as the area above the ears and edging. This is simply a description of the entire process, which we will further analyze in detail and step by step.

How should the machine go?

The machine moves easily in a straight line without sticking to the head or making roundings, with light sliding movements from bottom to top. In this case, the movement goes in a straight line, with a pull towards you - this allows you to make transitions smoother.

In this case, the fit is made not by the tip of the machine, but by the place where the cut will take place, i.e. with the entire nozzle, passing the entire strand through the nozzle.

How to hold the typewriter?

Think about where it will be plugged in so that it can easily reach your model.

Hold the machine so that only your hand is movable, and not your entire arm, because... otherwise she will get tired of you quickly.

Try it, which one is more convenient for you? Hold tightly and place your index finger on it or otherwise, find the most comfortable position.

How to hold the clipper correctly according to Pavel Bazhenov, a master of hairdressing:

2nd video

How to cut and with what attachment?

The nozzles we use go from largest to smallest. On the back of the nozzle is written not only the number, but also the length that it cuts in the photo - 1.

Start with the longest one and work your way down to the shortest length, i.e. from 12 mm to 3.

If you cut without a nozzle, you will end up with a haircut or a zero.

An important nuance is the handle, which is on the side of machine 2 in the photo; it moves the blade, which allows you to save another 0.5 cm of length, a very necessary regulator for beginners, so as not to cut off too much.

Move the lever and see how the machine behaves, you will see the blade extend or retract, use this mechanism for experiments.

What other gadgets and secrets do you need?

Video lesson on cutting a boy's hair at home with a clipper:

What you need: machine, attachments, comb, chair, mirror, scissors, cape or sheet.

The simplest haircut using a clipper attachment, for beginners who are cutting their hair for the first time.

Before you start cutting, read the article and watch all the videos, this will help you understand how to place the clipper, how to move it and what result you will get in the end.

We always work from the largest nozzle to the smallest so that it is possible to correct errors.

We cut with a clipper on dry hair.

Instructions for cutting with a clipper:

So that you understand which zone is cut and how, look at the photo, here on the mannequin all the hair is divided into 3 zones.
But since we are working with beginners, this theoretical course is for those who have completed at least 1 haircut, the rest can skip and move on.

We divide the haircut into 3 parts, each part is equal to the width of the machine in height and blade.

  • The area from the edge of growth to the protruding bone is the width of the machine, place it sideways and you will understand how wide it will turn out.
  • The area above the ears and the back of the head is also the width of the machine.
  • Upper from the temples to the crown.
    This is important to understand and see when cutting; each zone, starting from the bottom, is cut by changing the nozzle to one less, namely:
  • -1 - 3 mm
  • -2 - 6 mm
  • -3 - 9 mm or more.
  • To get your bearings, hold the comb and help yourself to maintain a straight line in height.

Why is this?

To understand, when you master the first basics, understand the zones, places of transition from one zone to another, and also master shading and transitions - this information will help you know the sizes.

For newbies:

We cut everything with a 12mm nozzle:

We lead by leaning against the head in a smooth line, without pressing or jerking. Carefully insert the nozzle into the hair from the hair growth and bring it up, slightly pushing it towards you, moving it in a straight line upward.

Important: the entire plane of the nozzle rests against the head.

  1. Make sure that the wire does not fall on your face; to do this, place it on your hand or simply move it away. So we go through the whole head.
  2. When the main part of the hair is removed and you have drawn each line from the edge several times, check for antennae - these are individual hairs sticking out that have not been trimmed. To do this, constantly comb the client. Go over the head again, cutting off the antennae.
  3. If you see that there are places where the hair grows at an angle, comb again and go exactly these places against the hair growth, at an angle. This is required for cutting the temporal area or at the base of the skull.
  4. The simpler the haircut and the faster it ends, the better.

    If your child has never had a haircut before, then play barber shop. Cut a couple of pretend dolls or other animals' hair. Let the child be the hairdresser.

  5. How to cut a men's haircut with a clipper step by step video with training instructions from a hairdresser:

    part 2

  6. Then remove the nozzle and make an edging; for the more experienced, we go through the lowest zone with a height of 3, the middle - 6 mm.
  7. The edging is done like this:

Video tutorial on cutting edging:

Whiskey

  • It is necessary to make the shape of the temples, a corner, beveled or straight, lean it upside down with a machine - it will be straight or at the desired angle. We do the same for a guy or a man.
  • Comb your haircut thoroughly and check to see if there are any antennae left. If the client demands a shorter one, go through it again with a smaller nozzle.
  • For beginners, that's all.

  • For the more experienced, who have mastered the zones, it is necessary to make shading in the transition areas using thinning scissors. If there are none at home, then leave them without information.
  • It is important to position the comb correctly when shading, and also move only the lower part of the scissors. Move the comb from below slightly upward, with the pull towards you. Repeat in each place information.

Tushevka

A cut is a transition from longer to short hair; the smoother it is, the more neat and well-groomed the haircut looks. It is done with ordinary scissors or thinning scissors, or can be done with a machine.

When performing shading, it is important to correctly position the comb to the child’s head at an angle, and not lean it against it and move it slowly, while cutting off the hair that falls on the head of the comb.

Shading at home with ordinary scissors, training lesson:

Video of how shading is performed:

Move from 0 onwards

Haircut with scissors

You need: scissors, clipper, comb, spray with water.

For cutting with scissors, it is important to moisten the hair; for a simple haircut, select 1 control strand in the crown area and cut all the hair along it.

  • We move from the top of the head in a circle, take thin strands with a pull, when choosing strands, our hand rests on the client’s head, and the palm itself slightly moves away from the head.
  • We cut, each time grabbing the cut strand and a new one to align it to the standard. You can cut it with an even cut, perpendicular to the selected strand, or you can cut it with cloves. Straight cuts can also be made with a machine, if you do not have scissors, but do have a machine.
  • So we move from the top of the head to the area above the ears.
  • If you have a machine and you plan to trim the back of your head with it, then select the desired nozzle number, for example 6 mm, and process the area above the ears and the back of your head to the lower occipital area.
  • We remember the 3 zones and work on the middle zone and then the lower one.

    All that remains is to do mixing and shading, as well as edging and whiskey using a machine as described above.

  • We check our work, take any strand and pull the next one to it, visually check that there are no protruding hairs.
  • The haircut is ready.

Video tutorial on cutting a boy's hair at home:

Children's haircut

How to cut other haircuts?

With one-sided extension on the bangs:

Bangs, haircut rules for short hairstyles:

How to cut a boy's cobwebs?

Video on cutting a boy's hair with scissors:

A training video without words, the master shows everything on a model:

Now you have already mastered the minimum set of methods and knowledge for cutting your son, boyfriend or husband, now it’s just practice and the more you do, the faster you will bring your skills to perfection.

We wish you good luck and inspiration! You will definitely succeed!

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A haircut at a hairdresser is impressive, aesthetically pleasing, fast, but not every child immediately takes such a step: many adult strangers are alarmed and cause an incomprehensible fear. The best option in this case is to cut the child’s hair at home with scissors, without straining the nervous system and maintaining a positive emotional background.

How to cut a child's hair with scissors at home?

A child aged 1-3 years is active, inquisitive, and restless. Before cutting your child’s hair with scissors, you need to prepare so that the process goes as quickly as possible and without negative consequences.

Stages of cutting with scissors:

  1. prepare tools - scissors, a cape, a spray bottle with warm water;
  2. install a chair so that the baby does not stagger during the haircut or get hurt by the scissors;
  3. choose a toy that your child likes to play with more and longer, to distract and relieve stress;
  4. Organize the child for an interesting, unusual process, let him hold the scissors, show him how to prick him so that he doesn’t spin. Allow to comb your hair with a comb.

And then cutting your child’s hair yourself won’t be difficult. Having sat the baby down, arouse interest in playing with a car, rattle, or teddy bear. Then gently explain what comes next. And cutting a child’s hair at home will be pleasant and a joy for both. The child will admire himself and smile with a satisfied smile.

How to cut a small child's hair at home with scissors video:

If the child is tired or begins to be capricious, let him rest for a few minutes. Play a little and continue cutting. When the work is finally finished, let me look in the mirror to see the result.

How to cut your baby boy's hair at home?

Boys 3-6 years old are such fidgets! They are drawn to explore the world in a variety of ways. Before cutting the baby’s hair at home with scissors, the mother will have to prepare herself internally and organize the baby to sit quietly for 10-15 minutes.

Every mother should be able to cut her child's hair with scissors. Some children find it much easier to get a haircut at home than in an unfamiliar salon.

To arouse interest in the upcoming task in a preschool boy, you should strain yourself: look at magazines with children’s hairstyles, videos with haircuts, then it will be easy to cut a child’s hair at home with scissors.

It is important to adhere to the technology where the front part of the head is processed from the forehead, and the bottom upward from the neck. The main part is along the perimeter of the back of the head, finishing with the temples and in places near the ears. It’s good to practice on a doll before doing this, if you don’t have experience.

With the arrival of the skill, the haircut will take place automatically. The main thing is to take precautions with scissors so as not to get into the eye or hurt the ear. Gently run the comb over the baby's delicate skin.

To make the hairstyle look natural, it is recommended to hold the hair vertically - between the index and ring fingers. Cut from bottom to top along the strand, holding the ends of the scissors upward. If the hairs are long, secure with a clip. At the end of the work, comb your head in different directions, make a control cut of the remaining long hairs.

How to cut a boy's hair with scissors at home using scissors video:

Carefully remove the cape, shake off the hair from your neck with a napkin, if you accidentally get it, sprinkle with aromatic water. Children react positively to all stages of haircutting if they didn’t hurt and the work went smoothly. They like to feel like adults, like dad or grandpa. After all, they are future men!

How to cut a child's hair at home with scissors?

Girls, little dolls, before they are born, want to be beautiful, spinning around the mirror. With them there is less hassle in organizing a haircut; all you have to do is show your favorite children's movie, look at a picture book and focus on the neat head of your favorite character.

How to cut a girl's hair with scissors yourself video:

Today, many parents are sure that they should shave off all their hair for the first time. Doctors say that this will not make the hair thicker. It is better to leave a short length so as not to damage the hair follicles. And to give your hair health, start combing it daily, enriching the scalp with oxygen, because this is what massage with a comb promotes.

How to make a hair salon not scary?

The simplest solution so that the baby is not afraid is to cut his own hair and set an example. At the same time, the child will see what is happening and understand why this is necessary. It is important to explain that it does not hurt and then gives excellent results. And mom’s happy eyes will serve as the best incentive.

You can take your favorite toys to the hairdresser and put on a show during the procedure. In this case, the master himself can take part, because it is so fun to play together. In this case, you can sit in the arms of your parent; many hairdressers allow this.

Treat your child like an adult. Let him choose his own hairstyle. Even if it is an imitation of choice, it is important to show that it is independent, let them look through the catalogs. At the age of 3-4 years this is a very effective method.

Special children's salons are like a doll world. A haircut in such a place is expensive, but it delights any visitor. The chairs are made in the form of a throne or a car, the hairdryer looks like a magic wand, and the combs look like colorful flowers. Bright colors and specially selected staff will not let your baby get bored, and the haircut will be wonderful.

How to cut a child's hair at home?

The main rule is to use scissors with rounded edges. The child may jerk and get hurt, so be careful. A familiar hairdryer and favorite comb will not frighten the baby, because he has known them for a long time.

Figure out how to distract attention. An interesting cartoon, funny songs or a game with grandma or someone else will help you get a haircut without any whims. Use toys, balloons, books. And be prepared that the baby will constantly move.

Start with problem areas, such as your bangs. If you suddenly have to stop the process, then the most necessary things will already be done. Try to carry out all operations very quickly and confidently. After all, the baby feels any doubts; there is no need to give him a reason to cry.

When the haircut is finished, praise your child. And let him show off in front of his friends and family. This will allow you to get used to the constant procedure. You can also promise ice cream or chocolate for hosting this event; this method is suitable for any age.

Children's first birthday marks many changes in their lives. And it is at this time that most parents think about how to cut their child’s hair and whether it is necessary to do it at all. Opinions on this issue are traditionally divided. Grandmothers with many years of experience urge young people to cut off their child’s hair every year, and completely. Modern mothers believe that there is no reason to rush, and at the same time they do not strive to cut their babies’ hair, limiting themselves to a small correction. It’s difficult to say which of them is right, but there are several points worth taking into account.

Myths about cutting hair at one year of age

First, it’s worth dealing with the myths that still managed to survive to our times, despite the rapid growth of public awareness.

  • Myth 1. If you cut your child's head a year, he will have thick hair in the future. In fact, the manipulation will not increase the number of active hair follicles, so there will be no more hair. When manipulation is carried out at such an early age and the hairs are completely cut off, on the contrary, the risk of damage to the follicles and thinning of the hair increases. After the first haircut, the hair may indeed seem thicker, but only because the small bald spots formed as a result of the friction of the baby’s head on the surface will go away.
  • Myth 2. Haircut helps strengthen hair and thicken hair shafts. In fact, such an effect does not in any way affect the texture of the hairs. The baby's hair will be thick, strong and silky only when parents learn to care for it correctly and regularly.
  • Myth 3. If you keep a lock of hair cut from a child’s head for a year, he will study well, see only pleasant dreams and will not suffer from headaches. Scientific confirmation of these statements has not been found, and statistics do not allow us to believe in their veracity.
  • Myth 4. The first haircut of a child helps rid the baby of unpleasant experiences experienced up to this point, cleanses his body of many harmful components. This statement is indeed partially true, but only when it comes to adults. During the first year of life, babies, due to the nature of their care, simply do not have time to accumulate harmful elements in the body in general and in the hair in particular that need to be gotten rid of.

In addition, each culture has its own ideas about the timing and reasons for the first haircut. So parents will ultimately have to decide for themselves when to cut their child's hair - at one year, a little earlier or later.

Arguments for cutting hair at one year of age

People who are inclined to think that when their baby is one year old still needs a haircut, usually give the following arguments:

  • It is necessary to emphasize the gender of the baby. Indeed, long hair in boys often leads to them being mistaken for girls, and not all parents can treat this with humor. And the little princess could use a neater haircut. By the way, it is better to lightly trim your hair than to tie it with tight elastic bands and secure it with hairpins.

Advice: If the decision to have a haircut at an early age is nevertheless made, you need to take into account that manipulation can only be carried out with scissors and cutting hairs at the root is strictly prohibited. The skin of a one-year-old child is very delicate; a machine or similar impact can easily damage not only the follicles, but also the epidermis, causing irritation, inflammation or infection of the tissues.

  • After a haircut, even if you do it yourself, the hair on the baby’s head begins to grow more evenly.
  • Often the skin on the scalp in children is covered with small crusts. And it’s much more convenient to remove them if long hair doesn’t get in the way.
  • It's not very good when hair gets into a child's eyes. This not only creates discomfort, but can also negatively affect the quality of vision of the toddler. It is recommended to at least trim your bangs every year.
  • In summer, it can be very hot outside and in the apartment, and long hair will create additional inconvenience, causing kids to sweat even more.

It turns out that the benefits of cutting a one-year-old baby's hair are obvious. Well, if the above factors do not apply in a particular case, then you can wait a little with the manipulation. The main thing is not to forget to take care of your little one’s hair.

Arguments of people who oppose early hair cutting

When making your final decision, it is worth considering the negative aspects of early haircuts. Basically they boil down to the following:

  1. One-year-old children are not yet able to fully control their behavior, so there are often cases when manipulation turns into torture for both children and parents. You can try to carefully treat problem areas with scissors while the child is sleeping, but even here there can be no guarantee of complete safety for the baby.
  2. If a haircut does not affect the quality and speed of hair growth, and it does not bother the baby, then there is no point in arranging a procedure that is unnecessary at the moment just because “it’s supposed to be that way.”
  3. Those who like to cut their hair one year old should take into account the fact that when the hairs begin to grow, they are quite dense stubble. It can cause significant discomfort to children, causing itching and irritation.
  4. During the cold season, hair is an excellent warming cover. Without them, the baby's head may simply freeze.
  5. There are frequent cases of accidental damage to the skin of babies with scissors during manipulation. These cuts are not always visible. Sometimes they make themselves felt after the onset of the inflammatory or infectious process.

If the decision to have a haircut is made, you need to do everything according to the rules. This will help you spend a minimum of time on manipulation, get the desired result and reduce the child’s discomfort to a minimum.

Rules and features of manipulation at home

A child's first haircut a year or a little later is not as difficult as it might seem at first glance. You just need to take into account the specific age and individual characteristics of the child. Typically the procedure looks like this:

  • First you need to find the optimal time for cutting. A year old child already develops a certain daily routine, from which one can tell at what period he is in a more conducive mood for the procedure. Practice shows that children tolerate manipulation best after a lunchtime nap on a full stomach.
  • You should not torment your little one during the period of any illness. Against the backdrop of poor health, all negative feelings in children worsen and the session will not lead to anything good.
  • You will have to abandon the machine in favor of the most ordinary scissors. Modern devices not only damage follicles, but also scare children with their buzzing. The machine is also under an absolute ban. If you only plan to trim hairs in certain places, you can consider using a trimmer. It is quite quiet and relatively safe.
  • Wet hairs are easier to cut, so you need to bathe your baby or lightly wet his hair before the procedure.

  • You need to think in advance about what the child will do during the manipulation (the chances that he will just sit are negligible). One-year-old children are well distracted by cartoons, bright pictures, and new toys. While working, you need to constantly communicate with the toddler, focusing his attention on the distraction.
  • It is best to sit the baby on the lap of someone close to you (whom he trusts).
  • Scissors are best used with rounded ends; they are not so dangerous if the baby spins.
  • After the haircut is finished, you need to bathe the child in warm water, rinsing every fold in which a hair could get stuck. Additionally, it is recommended to carry out disinfection by treating all instruments (and with a very short haircut, the baby’s head) with a specialized product, for example.
  • The procedure begins with treating the most inaccessible places. You can restore beauty later, while the baby is sleeping or distracted by something.
  • It's best to try to turn the haircutting process into a fun game. When children feel their parents’ confidence and genuine interest in some new event, they are happy to join the process. You just need to remember that their “fuse” will not last long, you need to try to cope in a few minutes.

After the manipulation is finally completed, all the final stages have been completed, it is worth showing the child the result of the work in the mirror, appreciating it with the whole family, loudly admiring the courage, patience and beauty of the little one. Most likely, he will not understand that anything has changed, but on a subconscious level he will remember all the enthusiastic exclamations of his loved ones. Thanks to this, the need for the next haircut will not cause a negative reaction in him, and perhaps even bring pleasure.