My two year old hates to get her hair done. She screams and cries and pulls her head down to the floor . Later she rips the clips out. She has two cow licks right next to each other so it is pretty much pigtails everyday. Any suggestions to keep her from screaming and wiggling and new hair styles would be great.
Hi J.,
I also have a 2 year old that hated me doing her hair. I tried everything and finally found that if I tell her I will put princess spray in it (hairspray) she will sit and watch a kid show while I do it:-) Good Luck!
Hello J.,
Maybe letting her watch her favorite movie and have one of her favorite toys around. You can get ideas from my MySpace at www.myspace.com/TenderHairCare
Good luck.
L.
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She's TWO! Pick your battles.
I would get an easier hair cut on her like a bob (which are SOOO cute) and just practice with that cut using clips, so it doesn't matter if they fall out or she takes them out.
Once she gets better at sitting still or at least listening--start giving her choices (do you want to wear this one or this one) and have her help with it...that age will be different depending on your child. But otherwise I wouldn't worry about "doing" her hair until she gets older.
Either distraction or having her get involved might do the trick.
Ask her to hold the brush, barrettes or anything else to help mommy make her hair like a princess.
Maybe putting her infront of her favorite show and then doing her hair might help.
She sounds like she has a senstive scalp so any tying and twisting might be hurting her and driving her bonkers.
Does her hair always have to be put up though? Maybe she is just not ready to sit still for too long!
best of luck
My daughter had ringlet curls..very pretty to look at..not so cute to brush on a daily basis!! She used to FREAK out everytime I brought out the brush.. I bought the detangeling spray..johnson & johnson or whatever brand..and I covered the bottle with princess and fairy stickers..this became out "fairy spray" I told her that the hair fairies put magic fairy dust in the spray to take the tangles out..Worked like a charm!! Just refill the "fairy bottle" when you run out. Good luck..
If you know how to french braid, that is a whole new realm. I used to have my daughter lay across my lap while I braided each side of her head. She enjoyed being able to lay there and watch tv while I made her hair pretty. Also, take a picture of her with the final product and let her see it (if you have a digital camera, this works great!), it will make her proud of how cute she looks and she may even start asking you to do her hair (shocker, right?!).
I hope this gives you a new, do-able idea.
Why don't you leave her hair alone? She's two. Wait until she's older. This is not a problem with your child. You, however, might want to re-think your priorities. Sorry, I don't mean to sound harsh, but really...
Does she hate because it hurts to get the tangles out. My older daughter who is six has always been a struggle when she needs to have her hair done because of the tangles. To avoid the crying and screaming and running from me I sometimes will braid her hair at night. The new thing that I learned to do is get a spray bottle. I put an ounce of conditioner in it and fill the rest with water. When I spray her hair with it now it does seem to help. I hope this helps.
My daughter is just turning 6. She used to throw such fits and cry so loud I once worried someone would think I was hurting her more than just trying to fix her hair by the end not only would she be in tears but I too! My solution was two-fold. One, when I wash her hair in the tub, I comb it out with conditioner in it. This resolved the battle over combing through tangles. The other solution is headbands. They are in fashion now, they work very well - even with callicks and you can let your daughter pick them out. I try braiding my daughter's hair too although she doesn't always have the patience for it. Another thing would be to offer her options, we can braid your hair today or pig tails, which do you prefer? Which color of barretts or hair ties do you want today? This way she feels involved in the decision making of the way she looks. If you only give her two options that you are willing to do, it may help you both... Good luck!!!
My four year old daughter hates when it's time to do her hair. She has beautiful long brown hair, so it tangles easy. What I've done to help this process go a bit easier is: in the bathtub, even if I don't wash her hair, I put conditioner in it. That way combing out knots are easier. While sitting there, I have her watch her favorite tv cartoons or hold a book and we talk about what we're watching or reading to keep her mind off the hair I'm brushing. It seems to work. Afterwards, when all the knots are out, we do the "no knot" test. I comb and if I can get all the way through with no tangles, we say "No Knots" together. Now if I do this and forget to do the "no knots" test, she reminds me.
My daughter used to be the same way. One thing that helped was to have her watch tv while I brushed her hair. So she had a distraction. Her hair would get very tangled so I made sure I brushed it out everyday to keep it from turning into a tangled mess. I always had the spray stuff that gets tangles out.
She also didn't like things in her hair. I tried letting her pick them out and everything. Within a few minutes of fixing her hair they would be out. So I just gave up. I kept her bangs trimmed out of her eyes and that was it.
She will outgrow it. My daughter is 7 now and can't get enough hair stuff, lol.
Maybe she needs a wash and wear haircut-no clips or bows needed. Then she can brush her own hair. As she gets older and past the "twos" you can grow it out and use the bows clips etc that you like.
Hi! I have a 3yr old girl. She used to do the same thing when I did her hair but as she has gotten older she has gotten better. I normally have her sit in her little chair and let her pick out a movie that she wants to watch and have her sit down and eat a snack while I do my hair. Maybe it will work...* I guess it is worth a try.
Sweet n Sassy is an awesome salon just for girls. They have a neat website.
Does she like to sing songs??
Some sort of small activity like this will keep her occupied long enough for you to fix her hair... will she leave it up? Probably not. But she's 2! What 2 y/o's hair stay perfect all day long?? She'll grow out of it, eventually.
maybe you could let her "fix" her own hair one day (on the weekends)
My grand daughter does that to her mother too...
I have found if I am firm with her she doesn't fuss so much
and as a grandmother I know that I am not hurting her
and we have to get the tangles out
I put her into the shower and use tons of conditioner and I use a large tooth comb at first then progressively smaller till it is all tangle free, Then when the hair is dry it is easy to brush
I remember doing the same thing to my mom when I was little
the things we put our mothers through
