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It is an old wives tale, there's no reason not to cut an infant's hair. As you say it is inert, cutting it makes no difference to hair being grown. I don't think it is a question that comes up often because infants generally have so little of it in the first place that cutting it is unnecessary.

It sounds like this is more your problem than hers. She is probably to young to care and doesn't compare her self to others the way we, as mothers, do. In terms of recommendations, you need to be careful not to send your uncomfortable feelings about her hair to her. Try headbands, elastic bands, or clips (if she will keep them in). I find, as you did, ...

You didn't specifically say you want to do it yourself, so: Obviously a professional hairdresser does a great job with much less risk of injuries, and much quicker. And you don't have to clean up afterward! :-) Our local hairdresser (part of a nationwide drugstore chain) does toddler haircuts for free. The whole operation from entering the store until ...

It happens to many kids. One of mine did the same - using a pair of scissors to cut about 12 inches off the sides of her hair. It looked terrible, and we pointed out her mistake :-) They will be made fun of for a short while, but this isn't the end of the world - if I were you I wouldn't worry about it. If she gets made fun of for a short while it will ...

This is one area where I call in a professional. Because they work with shears all day and are used to making quick, sure cuts without stabbing anyone, they're going to be better at it than I am. For my toddler, it's a 3-person process: hairdresser, my mom, and me. The latter two hold/distract her. She still screams like a banshee, but it's enough where ...

I think our best improvement in the process is to have both parents involved. Our son usually sits on mom's lap while I do the cutting. This keeps him engaging with mom and he hardly notices the scissors. This doesn't always work, in fact sometimes it's a total bust... thankfully unless you're totally changing the hair style, most folks don't really notice ...

Despite your challenge of managing her hair, she must look adorable! Talk to your preferred hairdresser. Ask specifically for tricks that don't involve hairspray. Did you know that there are different shapes of cross-section, and that this determines not just how curly the hair gets but also how well it lends itself to different treatments and hairdos? ...

Since we use clippers for both my husband and my son's hair I find it's helpful to have Matthias help with cutting his father's hair first, and then vice versa. He sees how it's done and can see that it doesn't hurt Dad (even if it is a bit loud), so he doesn't freak out (much) when it's his turn. On a side note: Be sure he hasn't changed the settings on ...

My 20 month old daughter also seems to like having her hair loose in her face (pulling out any clips or bands etc.). So usually we just allow her to choose. They do make "non-toxic" hairgel/mist for kids, but my preferred solution (temporary, but easy to do in a moment) is simply to brush her hair back toward her ears with plain water. She seems to like ...

If she won't stay still long enough to cut the hair do what my wife does, put the child to sleep on a towel then cut the hair slowly, holding onto it. You shouldn't get much hair on the bed and you can usually move a sleeping child enough to get the towel out, or move them back to the bed if you want to try putting them to sleep somewhere else first. ...

My son's hair is literally two different colors: red and blond. My hair is also literally two different colors: very blond and black. Variation in hair color is perfectly normal. I had a friend in elementary school who had some grey hair (nothing huge...just a small patch). If you only see one or a few, I wouldn't worry too much about it, but if you ...

My daughter has curly hair which does tend to get a bit on the wild side. So as others have already suggested I use a detangler spray. I make it up from a small amount of leave in conditioner mixed with water in a pink sparkly spray bottle. I find it's better to brush it wet as it then dries into nice curls or waves rather than brushing it when it's dry as ...

My two daughters both had incredibly crazy hair which would not stay in bunches or plaits as it is so fine. The two pronged solution: Detangler - to at least make their hair brushable Allowing it to grow - the eldest's is now long enough it sits flatter. The youngest still has mad hair, but having a 5 year old with mad blonde curls is actually pretty cute ...

While the phrasing could be better, @monsto is right. Hair color changes naturally for a large number of reasons. It's not uncommon for infants' and young children's hair color to completely change naturally, nor are patches of off-color hair unheard of (my husband also has a patch of lighter hair on his head). Why is that? Because there are a ton of ...

A friend of mine had a 10 year old daughter who was losing hair and quite skinny. The family is Hindu and very vegetarian. When the daughter stopped eating enough then it was very easy for her to become malnourished. The mother would make her nice lunches that the child would just throw away at school. She would only have small meals at home. Being ...

Torben makes a great point, about natural consequences. I agree with Paul Cline about the specific phrasing, but letting the girls experience the natural consequences of their mistake is likely the best medicine for making it stop. Now, since you mention it isn't the first time this has happened, there is some evidence that perhaps the teasing did not do ...

Hair loss can be an indication of protein deficiency. I have had many students (primarily girls) who, in an attempt to lose weight, have suddenly decided to go vegetarian or strictly limit their in-take of meat. While they understand that meat tends to be high in calories, they don't usually understand enough about being a vegetarian to know that they ...

How can they make this stop? Remove the scissors from the house. Is there anything that can be done to prevent ridicule at school? Not really. Kids have been and always will be mean. Though at 5 years old, likely not yet in the severe ridicule stage (methinks her peers will be more like 'whoa...let me feel your buzz cut!' Remember, hair grows ...

My great uncle had a stripe of white hair, offcenter on his skull. it was about where men would normally part their hair. Trick is that me and my family are black. so here's a guy in the 1930s with a 'fro and a 1 inch wide skunk stripe down the corner of his head. had it till the day he went all grey. In other words, I think it's just a white hair. Feed ...

My youngest has only had one trip to get rid of some split ends - she is nearly 6, so her hair is long enough to sit on. She had no problems with long hair. Admittedly, during hot months we would tie it up into a pony tail, but that was just to help keep her cool and to stop her hair getting sweaty and tangled. Have a look at the answers on this question ...

Why is at a concern? Do you really need to worry about it? I don't see that there is a safety or hygiene issue with hair hanging in front of the eyes. About the only thing I can think of appearance, which is fine, but not all that urgent. It sounds like you have exhausted all of the alternatives except the hair cut. If it really is necessary to control ...

Considering the fate of all the other things that end up in your niece's hair, I would suggest non-toxic gel if you do go that route. ;) Your question is very thorough: it seems that you've attempted (and given up on) every solution I would try myself. The only thing left might be to keep her hair trimmed until she's old enough to not eat her hair clips.

My wife has done it while our youngest is asleep, she can get the sides easily enough using a comb and scissors and just does the back really quickly while he is awake and distracted. We tried clippers but he didn't like the sound of the clippers near his head. Sometimes while in the bath it works, since the baby is sitting in the tub and very distracted, ...