Many precious mothers usually like to go to barbershops to have their hair done. Changing a beautiful hairstyle will improve the temperament of the whole person.
However, if you take your baby to the barbershop for a haircut, the whole process will be more painful…
The younger baby cried all the way, and the parents had to accept the whole barbershop’s gaze.
When cutting hair, the baby will suddenly begin to struggle. Parents are worried that the baby will be injured because of the movement, and they are also worried that they will be thrown into broken hair.
Many children can’t sit still for more than five minutes at all. Every time I cut it, I have to let him down for a run and play. There are many electrical appliances in the barbershop, and I am especially worried that he will be in danger when running.
What is more helpless is that sometimes there are many people queuing up in the barbershop, and the baby has to wait for a long time after entering the shop. At first, I was quite cooperative, but at last I began to cry because I was impatient.
Haircut, which is easy to enjoy in adults’ eyes, is just like punishment in babies’ eyes. In order for the baby to have a good haircut, we must first stand on the baby’s point of view and understand the reason why they hate haircuts.
Why does the baby hate haircuts?
1. Unfamiliar environment and large decibel noise
Strangers coming and going in barbershops and all kinds of machine noise will make children insecure. This is determined by human nature of seeking benefits and avoiding disadvantages.
Strangers and loud decibel noise often mean that there may be some dangerous factors in the environment. In this case, not only children will be afraid, but adults will also feel uneasy.
However, adults can understand and get used to these [dangerous meanings], while children are still young and cannot understand them.
2. Conditioned reflex to sharp objects
Sharp Items = Danger.
In order to be safe, many parents will educate their children not to touch sharp objects. Over time, children will naturally have [conditioned reflex] fear when facing knives and scissors.
When a child enters a barbershop and finds such dangerous things as scissors all around him, and even strangers pick up scissors and approach him, the child will naturally feel very scared.
3. Limited attention
Before the age of 2, children spend about 6 minutes paying attention to the things in front of them. Even when they grow up to 4 years old, their attention time is only about 15 minutes.
At the beginning of a haircut, children may be willing to cooperate because of novelty. However, when the attention limit is reached, to keep the child motionless in the chair is to oppose the objective laws of nature…
After understanding the reason why the baby hates haircut, we can prescribe the right medicine and find a scientific way to cut the baby’s hair.
Do a good job in the baby’s [ideological work]
1. Simulate the haircut scene and take the children to do an exercise.
Parents can buy toy hairdressers, simulate the scene of haircut with their children, and let their children get used to the process of haircut with interesting interactions and games.
In the process of the game, give more positive encouragement and praise to the children, and establish a connection between [good memory] and [haircut] so that the children can understand that haircut is a good thing.
2. Inform in advance to pave the way for children’s psychology.
Two days before the haircut, tell the child in advance [we are going to have a haircut]. Tell the child about the scene in the barbershop in a relaxed tone so that the child can have a psychological preparation in advance.
3. Praise and encouragement afterwards
After cutting your child’s hair, don’t forget to reward him. Let the child realize that good things will happen after the haircut.
You can give him your favorite snacks and have fun with him for a while. You can also give your children more spiritual awards.
For example, through the heroic characters in cartoons and movies, tell children stories to understand the meaning of [courage]. Tell children that overcoming the fear of haircut is a heroic act worthy of praise.
Do the above three points [ideological work] well, children’s cooperation with hairdressing will be greatly improved.
Next, Bao’s parents will have to make hardware preparations for the baby’s haircut.
Special attention should be paid to health problems.
The hairdresser in the barbershop is public, and the sanitary conditions in each barbershop are uneven. Children’s immunity is weak and they are prone to infectious diseases or allergies.
To cut hair for children, one must choose a regular and hygienic barbershop, and it is best to go directly to a barbershop specially for children.
If conditions permit, Bao’s parents can choose to do it themselves and cut their baby’s hair at home. This is both reassuring and cost-effective.
When you cut your child’s hair at home, you should choose the right tools.
When you cut your child’s hair at home, Bao’s parents may not be sure. In fact, it can be an easy and simple thing to cut your child’s hair by choosing the right hair cutting tools.
To choose a hairdresser for children, please refer to the following four points:
The working noise should be low and the comb teeth should not be too sharp.
The working temperature should not be too high to avoid burning children.
The quality should be stable and reliable, avoiding hair clamping;
Try to be cute in appearance and reduce children’s resistance.
