My 5 Year Old Cut Her Own Hair!: Studio 5
Call it every mom’s nightmare – when their little girl gets a hold of the scissors and chops off their long locks. So how do you deal with that dramatic parenting situation? We asked Studio 5 Contributor Julie Hanks LCSW her reaction when her 5-year-old daughter did this a few days ago, and what tips she has for parents.
The damage…
Here hair used to be this long…
After the repair hair cut–all is well
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Dynamic self & relationship expert Julie de Azevedo Hanks, LCSW loves to make a difference. Whether it's performing her songs, helping therapy clients, or giving advice in media interviews, Julie's down-to-earth professionalism and helpful advice inspires everyone to take good care of themselves and their relationships. Watch Julie on KSL TV's Studio 5, get counseling from her clinic Wasatch Family Therapy & read her national advice columns on Psych Central's Ask the Therapist, and Private Practice Toolbox. Connect on Facebook & Twitter...and watch for her new book releasing in 2013. |
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Oh! What a sad thing to find! When my 8-yr-old son cut his hair (in many places on the front & top of his head – almost to the scalp!) I had to take a deep breath and just ask, “why?” He told me he didn’t like having so much hair. So I said, “well, with how short you cut it I’m going to have to give you a really short buzz cut to fix it.” He was actually happy about that!
I guess I should have handled it a bit differently because he did it again 8 weeks later. Then I had to have a STERN talk to him about the fact that NO ONE cuts their own hair – not even mommy! And that if he wanted less hair I would be glad to cut it for him anytime. LOL I was glad that he was a boy – most boys don’t care if they have almost no hair!