Shave head or no?

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My 2 year old daughter absolutely HATES getting her hair brushed & HATES having her hair in ponytails or anything, she’d rather have it messy & down. Would any of you consider shaving or cutting your daughters hair extremely short because of this?

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I wouldn’t.. I started really early doing my daughters hair to get her used to it and avoid any battles but I always put her in the high chair with a snack and sometimes added a tv show while I did her hair. For me I’ve treated it as any other hygiene thing, not optional.

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Short is fine, shaved seems excessive.

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Nope.  My eldest fought it terribly.  I kept hers chin length with bangs for a long time but would have never considered a super short cut and especially not shaved.  You have to work to make hair time less stressful otherwise it becomes a cycle of them getting upset, you getting upset, them getting more upset, them fighting it more in the future.  Buy special brushes and clips, don’t let it get too tangly before you work with it, use leave in conditioner to make it go as quick as possible.  Also nothing wrong with wearing the hair down.  If it gets in her face, then give her bangs.

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I've definitely thought about it, but no. Lol. I give her a phone or her tablet to look at and snacks while i detangle her hair. Sometimes i even bribe her with candy lol. I also only detangle it while wet to help it be more slippery and less painful to comb through starting from the very tips to the root. And keeping it in a braided ponytail or bun is best so that the next time you do her hair there's not many tangles. My daughter has waist length curly hair so it gets knots very easy!

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I guess shave wasn’t the best word to use, I definitely wouldn’t shave it but I’m debating cutting it really short, my husband is on the fence about it because he doesn’t want people to think we’re bad parents because we chose to cut it. That’s how her hair looks now.

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My 3 year old has curly hair. Used to hate me messing with it. But we told her it’s “princess hair” and now she asks for it all the time. I’d say keep trying. Ultimately it’s up to you. But try to make it fun. I do regularly trim her ends though so it doesn’t get too long because it will tangle

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I would'nt shave, but maybe cut really short.

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Cut it shorter sure but me personally could never shave my girl head

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Keeping it short is a great idea, shaving it not so much. Depending on her hair have you tried a “wet brush”? Since we’ve discovered these my 3 girls don’t mind brushing at all. They all have varying thickness of straight hair. Curly/ethnic hair needs different care though so do your research on what products and tools would work best.

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I would definitely take her feelings about long hair in to consideration. I was the opposite. I had short hair and I hated it, always wanted to have a long one and my mom wouldn’t let me until I was about 14. In your case I would definitely cut it short so she is not bothered with it. I wouldn’t shave.

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