Those with Girls...

Is it a struggle to do their hair every morning?? Everyday it is becoming a huge event to fix her hair. We grew her bangs out so I must do her hair or else it will fall in her eyes. It's gotten to be such a fight that I now resort to bribery! lol. I let her watch a recorded "Go Baby" while I do it and I let her use a pacifier while I brush too. Well of course the bribery is no longer working (I should have known better) and the fighting has started again. Brushing her dolls hair or mommys worked for a day or two. Any advice??

 

cut her bangs again!!! my dd had very unruly curly hair and i had to keep bangs or she looked a mess all the time!

 

honestly, it's never been an issue for us.
Berkley's always had all one length, long, thick hair.
How long is hers?
What we do is brush then braid it every night so in the morning, it's not tangled, I HIGHLY recommend this!

 

It's a struggle for us too, and we mostly just don't do it. Our girls both have bangs because there is no way we could deal with barrettes and ponytails every morning.

After baths, I spray their hair liberally with detangler and then basically chase them around with a comb until I get it mostly combed out. If it gets really messy or ratty-looking between baths, I can usually hold onto them long enough to get a comb through it again. That's about it, unless they specifically request ponytails and then manage to sit still for it. They look like little ragamuffins most of the time.

 

QUOTE(Minette @ Sep 24 2007, 01:18 PM) [snapback]421034[/snapback]
It's a struggle for us too, and we mostly just don't do it. Our girls both have bangs because there is no way we could deal with barrettes and ponytails every morning.

After baths, I spray their hair liberally with detangler and then basically chase them around with a comb until I get it mostly combed out. If it gets really messy or ratty-looking between baths, I can usually hold onto them long enough to get a comb through it again. That's about it, unless they specifically request ponytails and then manage to sit still for it. They look like little ragamuffins most of the time.


Same here! Well, for Bea. Ainsley still doesn't have enough hair to brush. Bea has perpetual bedhead. She will not leave barrettes or bows alone, so it's not worth putting them in. I do the detangler when it looks really bad. I try to comb her hair, but then she wants the comb, then Ainsley wants it, then they fight over the comb, then they try to comb the cat.... So it's just not worth it.

 

My girls don't let me put barrettes in. They have wavy hair that knots like crazy. Johnson and Johnson detangler works excellently. And it smells great too! The girls actually love it! (And used to battle me when I tried to brush their hair.) If you aren't using a detangler, start there for sure!

 

I use a detangler every night after bath on Catherine's hair. She has hair like mine that tangles like crazy! It makes it much easier to style in the morning. All we really do is brush it and stick a bow or barette in one side. Sometimes I do pig tails. She doesn't fight it though. Does it matter if you let her pick out the hair pretty? Catherine is all about picking out what will be in her hair for the day. I only dictate what bow, etc. if we're having pictures done. HTH

 

My girls don't battle getting their hair done but like to pull out whatever I put in. They are getting better though. Paige has curly hair and Alexandra has curly/wavy hair. Neither has bangs. I usually only do their hair now on school days so they are getting better about leaving the bows in at least till I pick them up. Seems they get bored in the car and have to pull the bows out.

When I do their hair they are usually sitting at the table and just finishing up breakfast. I spray their hair either with water or a leave in detangler and then use a paper towel to blot the excess. I do this to get their hair to not look so crazy in the mornings. Then I put their shirt for the day on them and put in whatever bow I have chosen for that day.

 

This is weird but my kids ONLY will tolerate hair brushings or putting their hair up if I let them sit up on the counter. They actually will fight over who gets it done first. But, if I try to do it while they are watching TV or while they are eating, they throw a fit. It's insane....kids are weird that way

 

Have you tried brushing it with conditioner in it in the tub?
Also, in front of her favorite show w/ a snack?

 

My girls don't fight it either. But, I let them tell me, for the most part, what they want to wear in their hair that day and how they want me to do it. I think they got used to having their hair done a lot because the nanny is very into doing their hair. I used to use the detangler stuff in the mornings, but one day when I ran out, I just filled it with water and to be honest, it worked the same. So, now we just wet their hair with the spray bottle and then I brush through it and can start to style it. Both of my girls have curly hair and no bangs.

 

Since my twins don't have enough hair yet to justify brushing at 16 mos. I can't speak for them. But my SIX YEAR OLD still fights me every day over her hair! We have tears most mornings because she hates for me to do her hair. We just got it cut to slightly below shoulder length which helped, but it's still a struggle. She is in ballet, needs it long enough to put up in a bun, and we're growing out the bangs which are now half as long as the rest of her hair, so "doing" her hair is a requirement, but I dread that time every morning! I do the spray conditioner in addition to washing w/ shamp. and cond. but still... I'm about to just get it cut short, which makes her cry again whenever I even suggest it. I honestly think she really just has a super-sensitive scalp (and she IS a bit of a wimp to boot) so this issue has never gone away. I can't wait until she can do her own hair!

 

Yikes! Luckily my girls don't put up a fight over brushing. Natalie went through a little phase, oh, last summer, where she would resist a little, but I just kept cheerily saying, "We've got to get the tangles out!" and now when she sees me get the brush she says, "Gotta get the tangles out!" My girls have chin-length bobs and bangs (see avatar!) and their hair is relatively straight, so we don't have a lot of tangling issues. We don't use detaingler or anything.

I remember when I was a little girl that I HATED getting my hair combed b/c it hurt! My mom tried to do it very gently, used detangler, etc., but she always said I was "tender headed" b/c it always hurt to comb my hair.

 

We brush their hair while they brush teeth in the morning, and in the evening. They are good about letting me put it up in hairbands in the morning or brushing out the tangles out after washing it in the evening. I think because they are standing in front of the mirror and watching it helps.

 

I've never cut Burkely's hair and were growing the bangs out. It will just take time. When it gets long enough it will stay out of her face better. She's getting better at me brushing it but it used to be the equivalent of cutting her legs off! Now she still won't keep a pony tail in very long or a clip but I just do my best to keep it brushed. When I dry it I also blow it backwards to keep the hair off of her face.

 

Riley hates when I try and put her hair up - I don't have to worry about Skylar because she still has no hair.

 

I try to get it done as quickly as possible. I used to do ponytails, but she screamed like I was torturing her so I found some barrettes at walmart that have a "no slide" gel like substance on the back of the clip that keeps them in place. works pretty well, I can just slide it in to hold her bangs out of her eyes. On the occasion that I actually do ponytails I keep her on the changing table and distract her with as many toys as possible, even something forbidden like the remote sometimes . Sometimes I have to enlist daddy's help to make funny faces or make her dollies talk or something to distract her as well. Sometimes I just give up and send her to day care with bedhead.

 

Mine didn't fight having their hair brushed, but having it washed was a different story. So, six months ago, right after I had their spring portraits made, I had it cut. Now it is a BREEZE. I just brush it for 10 seconds and we are done for the day, no muss, no fuss. They love it, too, because it's so quick to wash. You can see it in my avatar. (All my female relatives were horrified, but they weren't giving the girls baths. My own hair is extremely short, it would be within military regs, although it is a woman's cut.)

ETA: We donated their hair to Locks of Love when we had it cut. They were about 3 months past 4 yrs old.

 

are you kidding me? One of mine through an all out tantrum when I took her nighty Tshirt off this morning and put Tshirt to wear to school on. She tripped OUT. This has been going on but this morning and the rest of the week, I'm by myself day and night (well, they're at school during the day). I don't have dh here to take her away to same my nerves. I didn't punish her for trying to take the other shirt off that I had put on, I punished her for the tantrum. We do NOT tolerate the big spazzing out tantrums. No way. She got put in the corner and sat there with the neck of the shirt over her face (because she wanted the shirt off) and cried and cried. I finally calmly asked, (even though I knew why) why she was crying and she implied the best she can that it was because she wanted the other shirt back on. I said okay and told her to go pick out the shirt she wanted to wear and we would change it. If it were pajamas, I'd be firm, but it really is just a huge oversized Tshirt that we bought from the zoo about 6 months ago. Whatever, not worth the battle. So, let's not even go over nail clipping or hair brushing. And dh is obsessed with brushing their hair when they get out of the bath at night and will almost literally chase them around the house with them being upset trying to brush their hair. It's crazy. Good luck.

 

I started wrapping my leg around their waste in a can't slide out of loop/lock when the hair was an issue. But I think I have done it for so long now that I ask them to come stand in front of me and they do. It is very seldom when the crying or tantrum starts and the leg lock thing comes into play anymore. I then ask if they want their hair up or down for the day, and do they hair do they want, but keep telling them it absolutely much be brushed.

 

When A & L were little I had to do their hair to Elmo for quite a long time...but L & M have been really easy when it comes to hair. They both have curly hair & I use a bit of conditioner in it everynight and give it a quick brush. I would also recomend like other pp's to find quick hair-do's. I like to use a bow-clip to hold their bangs back when we dont have time, or take just a small section of hair on top and take it to the side with a mini-elastic...straight on top doesnt work anymore..their hair is too long! I also let them pick out what clip or whatever I put in and we do it in the bathroom, they like to see their pretty hair when it's finished! Goodluck!!

 

Mine don't fight me doing their hair. They actually like to have "ponies" and bows in their hair. I have always had something in their hair, for the most part, since they came home from the hospital, so I guess they got used to it. I just love bows on little girls, guess that is why I started making them!!

btw, if any of you need bows for your little girls, I make them! Check out my website. www.snsbowtique.com.

 

QUOTE(marieber @ Sep 24 2007, 05:58 PM) [snapback]421118[/snapback]
My girls don't let me put barrettes in. They have wavy hair that knots like crazy. Johnson and Johnson detangler works excellently. And it smells great too! The girls actually love it! (And used to battle me when I tried to brush their hair.) If you aren't using a detangler, start there for sure!


I heard this from a friend who has a DD with super curly hair.


DD has a mullet and her bangs hang in her face if I don't pull them back. I grab the hair on top without a comb/brush and make a little sprout/fountain/toot toot. I use those little ouchless rubberbands and then a bow through it. That rubberband stays in pretty well. I take a few swipes at her hair with the hairbrush while she's eating breakfast and can't run away from me.