Our 3-year-old has always hated having her hair washed, cut or even brushed. The one time we tried taking her to the hair-dresser's, we had to hold her in place, screaming, while she tried to wriggle free. It's not easy to cut someone's hair when their dad has them in a headlock! It was a desperation measure, though, because her hair was always in her face, and I was scared to try cutting it because I was terrified that I'd end up hurting her with the scissors while she wriggled.
Apparently, we were just using the wrong approach, though. We've discovered that if Mummy is out of the house and Daddy is asleep on the couch, Erika is perfectly happy to sit still while her five-year-old sister cuts her hair! Who knew? Jadzia cut away the annoying bangs (fringe, for Brits) completely, and achieved a 'layered' approach on one side and a few uneven straggles of what used to be the length at the back. Quite an interesting effect!
Of course, how she'll behave when we try to trim it to something half presentable is completely unknown!
Apparently, we were just using the wrong approach, though. We've discovered that if Mummy is out of the house and Daddy is asleep on the couch, Erika is perfectly happy to sit still while her five-year-old sister cuts her hair! Who knew? Jadzia cut away the annoying bangs (fringe, for Brits) completely, and achieved a 'layered' approach on one side and a few uneven straggles of what used to be the length at the back. Quite an interesting effect!
Of course, how she'll behave when we try to trim it to something half presentable is completely unknown!
