[blparent] cutting kids hair

[Jo Elizabeth Pinto]

Hi, Erin.  I'm thinking my daughter was nearly two and a half when I took 
her for her first haircut.  It was an impulse decision because I was having 
lunch with a friend who mentioned that she was going for a trim, and I asked 
if Sarah and I could tag along.  What I did to make the experience 
comfortable for Sarah was to have her sit on my lap in the barber chair for 
a minute and then stand next to me while I was having my hair trimmed.  Then 
I stood next to her when it was her turn in the chair.  It was a little 
difficult for her to sit still, but the trim didn't take long.  I wouldn't 
recommend giving your son a toy to play with because that might make him be 
less still.  Just stand next to him and hold his hand if you need to, and 
explain what's going on.  He'll be able to see the process in the mirror. 
Then maybe give him a little treat afterward.  Most places offer lollipops 
and sunch, or you could bring something he especially likes to give him at 
the end of the experience.

I've never seen a place that specializes in kids, but if you do find one, 
the price is probably going to be higher than usual.  I think anywhere you 
go will work out, even if it's not billed as kid friendly.  My only regret 
was that I forgot to save the first lock of hair for Sarah's baby book.

Jo Elizabeth

"How far you go in life depends on you being tender with the young, 
compassionate with the aged, sympathetic with the striving, and tolerant of 
the weak and the strong.  Because someday in life you will have been all of 
these."--George Washington Carver, 1864-1943, American scientist

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From: "Erin Rumer" <erinrumer at gmail.com>
Sent: Tuesday, May 15, 2012 11:35 AM
To: "NFB blind parent listserv" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
Subject: [blparent] cutting kids hair

> Hello list,
>
>
>
> Up until this point my husband or I have trimmed my son's hair on our own
> but I was wondering at what point you all decided it was time for the
> barber?  I want the experience to be positive for my son and I know that 
> for
> him now at 18 months, he would hate it and not want to sit still.
> Thankfully, he doesn't have an extremely thick rug that needs tons of
> attention so we've gotten away with little trims around the ears and in 
> the
> back.  I'm thinking that around 2.5 or 3 would be a good time to bring him
> for a professional cut and hopefully with the right stylist who's good 
> with
> kids, he'll be alright with sitting still and just playing with a toy or
> something while he's getting his hair worked on.  There probably are 
> places
> specific to kids that have all the bells and whistles which would make 
> this
> task enjoyable to him so I'll have to check into that.  I'd love to hear
> your stories about bringing your kids to the hair dresser for the first
> time.
>
>
>
> Thanks,
>
>
>
> Erin
>
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