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My DD had really long hair by the time she was 2 years old. I kept her hair out of her face while it was growing long by securing it with clips and rubber bands she couldn't remove easily. My DD also knew better than to try and strip them out of her hair.
If a child continues to remove the clips or rubberbands then they aren't old enough to have long hair and for safety reasons should have it cut.
If you really really want your child to have long hair and yet they continue pulling out the clips and the hair is in their face, then make sure you don't ask someone else who is already watching several other children to watch her....kwim?
As a child care provider, parents who send their children with hair accessories that are easily removed, bother me because the hair accessories can not only be hazardous to other kids but can be bothersome to me as I have enough things to do during the day.
Parents can have their child's hair long or short, blue or green, on boys or girls......I don't care. Just as long as it isn't a hazard to the child or to the other children in care.Comment
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Inconvenient at times, maybe, but is it really that big of a deal?
If this was baby was a girl would we seriously be having this conversation? Because they've all got to grow theirs out the exact same way.
I've had several foster infants who's hair could not be cut before they turned one because in their culture.
There is no way no how I would ever judge a parent as neglectful or criticize them for that.
Many many people asked me to cut it and most times I didn't want to get into how in the child's culture cutting the hair before their 1st birthday was tantamount to severing their soul.....so I usually just said it's because I prefer it that way as well
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My dd had to have pigtails at two weeks due to being born with extremly long hair (to her shoulders). The nurses kept taking her out of the room so they could show people how much hair this wee one had. People would comment it looked like a small wig-
We had it trimmed at like a month or two old to give it some shape and also so that it would be easier for me to work with.
My two ds also was just a few months old when I had their hair trimmed for the same reason to give it some shape and so that I could keep it combed easier.
We usually are visiting our salon about every month because our hair grows so fast! My one dd doesn't as she is growing her hair out and is afraid they will take two much off even though I reasure her they won't.
I never had super long hair till I was an adult. When I was little my mom kept it in a pixie cut or to my shoulders. She would say, "when you can take care of your hair and keep the tangles out, wash it extremely well and get all the soap out you can have long hair." I grew my hair out to my bra strap probably starting in junior high.Each day is a fresh start
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LOL @ a 1 year old "knowing better" to take out their hair clips. Try talking to my 14 month old. I can occasionally get her to keep something in for an hour tops. And I've seen many contradictions in this thread. Put clippies in their hair, don't "let them" take the clippies out (how do you propose that, duct tape mittens on their hands?), the clippies are choking hazards. Which is it? Clippies that are a choking hazard or hair in the eyes? I honestly can NOT see long hair as a hazard. Messy sometimes? Yeah, sure. If they like to put messy and/or buggery hands in their hair.... but so what? That's what bath time is for. I can't believe some of the rediculous judgements coming from this thread.Comment
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I think you need to tone it down a little bit; this thread has been around for a few weeks now and the OP wasn't looking to be lambasted by anyone, just expressing a pet peeve/frustration, which is okay and part of what the forum is for. It's okay that there are contradictions, people approach things differently. As a moderator, I'm asking you to please chill--your tone is very argumentative.Hee hee! Look, I have a signature!Comment
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We have a DCB that has long hair and possibly autistic and he really needs a haircutComment
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So I know in orthodox Jewish families, they dont do a hair cut till 3. Its cut in a ceremony known as upsherin. its a huge deal, theres a party, usually the parents gift the child their first torah. Our family cheated and I had a ceremony at age 2.Comment
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I teach infants not to remove sunhats quite easily. I'm sure I could apply that to hair ties as well.Comment
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It's also silly to let your child's hair obscure their vision because YOU have a hang up about wanting long hair.
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DCB3 here is being evaluated as he is on the autism spectrum. He has been here since mid-June and had only had one haircut since birth when he enrolled because the family couldn't keep him calm enough. He was here four weeks and the family was able to take him for a haircut. They have offered so many compliments about what our daycare, particularly structure, has done for this child. I feel some people are educated by our actions more than our words. The child will receive occupational, speech, etc. through the school system.
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