[blparent] cutting kids hair

Wed May 16 21:01:59 UTC 2012

That's great to know and after researching last night I've found a few great
places like that around us that I just know Dawson will get a kick out of.
It will be a Kodak moment the first time for sure!

Erin

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From: blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
Behalf Of Veronica Smith
Sent: Wednesday, May 16, 2012 1:05 PM
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She loved it, always wanted to sit in the camel chair.  I think the hair
cuts with wash were only about $15, probably a little more now.  But for
what you got, no tantrums, it was well worth it.  She always thought of it
as a treat to go there.

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From: blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
Behalf Of Erin Rumer
Sent: Tuesday, May 15, 2012 10:21 PM
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That sounds awesome!  How did your daughter like it and how much did you
usually pay?

Erin

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From: blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
Behalf Of Veronica Smith
Sent: Tuesday, May 15, 2012 9:00 PM
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We used to take gab to a place called Mop heads and they had animal chairs
and always a movie.  They laid the child down on a carpeted table and wash
their hair through a whole at one end.  

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Sent: Tuesday, May 15, 2012 9:13 PM
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There are tons of kid haircut places. Toys R us has their own line, and many
others are springing up. They are cool with fun shaped chairs for the kids
like cars and plains, and they often have kids movies, fun smocks and all
kinds of things. Some will even take random pictures for the first cut, and
have clubs for birthdays and such.

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From: blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
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Sent: Tuesday, May 15, 2012 4:40 PM
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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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