My 2 year old decided she needed a hair cut

I think most kids do this around 2-4. My youngest did it when she was around 3 almost 4. I honestly thought she was going to the bathroom for normal reasons. Well, she came out missing most of her bangs. It looked like she had scalped herself. I took pictures after pictures to remember it by. Then I made her butt wear a hat when she went outside so no one would see her new hair cut. Now what really made me mad was about 3 years ago, I was waiting for our realtor to come to our apartment. My 3 year old walks into the living room, I didn't really notice her hair. Then like a flash, I was like OMG, your curls. My oldest (the same one that scalped herself) cut about 2 inches of my youngest hair off. She had beautiful blondish brown curls. They never came back, so now I just have pictures.

I remember when I was babysitting this one boy when I was a kid. He was about 3 at the time. He went in to the bathroom to go potty and I went in to check on him cause he was taking too long. he had gotten under the sink and gotten out a bunch of stuff. There was a pair of scissors in there too. He cut the front of his hair right at the scalp. There was no saving that hair. They shaved his head the next day.

I had to laugh when I read the topic remembering when my oldest daughter decided she wanted to be a hair dresser. She was about 5 I think. She cut her sisters hair. She cut it all on one side leaving about an inch. I had to give her a very close cut to get it all even. It took about 3 months to get it to a good length to do any thing with. Every one thought she was a boy for a long time. She has very fine hair and it was difficult getting the back to grow as it kept breaking off. It still breaks off so she has to keep it fairly short.

Its that toddler radar! I swear they all come installed with it! My kids always knew when i left a pen or something lay while i left the room quick. they also knew when to stop or start being bad, depending where I was in the house! lol...and ofcourse that "mommy and daddy are kissing, lets go get in the middle" radar is the worst! lol

It could have been worse. At least she did not get hurt. I guess you will not be living those laying around any more. Have you been able to straighten her hair out any? I had a friend that had the same thing happen and she had to take her little one to the beauty shop to get it fixed.

I never cut my own hair but I did cut my cousin's off. that reminds me...I need to get a cut today hahaha

My son went to use the bathroom and he was taking too long. I went in to look and he had my kitchen shears and decided to slice my shower curtain. How he got them was beyond me, because I don't ever set those down for them to just pick up whenever. those were kitchenaid shears...it could've been much worse. I remember getting into scissors when i was younger and i cut my mother's favorite kitchen towel into little pieces. I really didn't get into alot of trouble because i think she realized it was her fault in the first place for leaving them on the coffee table. lol. This is what i did to curb my kids attraction to scissors-- I got some kid scissors and construction paper. let your daughter cut the paper up. watch her of course. let her know that she can only cut the paper and only when you say it's ok. make lines in the paper and have her cut along the lines. Maybe she can cut some scrap yarn and glue it on the construction paper. This will cause her to lose interest in cutting anything w/i reach. lol.

Never underestimate the goofy, silly, funny, stupid (bt grownup standards anyway) things kids will do, when the tools are within their reach. LOL When my sister was little she got an expensive pair of pants for a birthday present. someone else gave her a pair of scissors that she couldn't wait to try out. Within about five seconds, the kid had turned those new pants into a pair of shorts.

I'm sorry, I had to laugh when I read it... I have 5 kids, but only one daughter. When she was 5 she cut off her bangs. Three months later she cut all the hair off the top of her head. Of course it was the day before picture day, so I have photos to forever remember that horrid day. I cried both times. Little girls especially just get the thought in their head and do it. It sucks. LOL Hang in there, the good news is, it will grow back. :O)

fortunatly hair does grow back. my youngest daughter cut her hair when she was 3 i think her hair ended up having to be cut in a little pixie cut and she has had short hair ever since (not past her shoulders) but she looks good in it so i guess she knew what she was doing after all. like i said hair does grow back but u may have to take her to a salon to fix what she has done good luck with it - wolfcrystal

OH MAN!! This made me chuckle. I remember when my oldest decided to do cut his own hair. I was so distraught. I called my mom, who is a hair dresser, and said, OMG.. How do I fix this? Her reply.. he's a boy.. get out the clippers and buzz it off,,, it will grow back!!! She then proceeded to tell me about my hair cut at 3 years old. I decided I was sick of everyone talking about my cow lick. According to my mom, she came in the bathroom to see me trying to comb my hair over the bangs I had just mutilated. She said I was just so upset and I asked her "Why did you let the cow lick me??" Aparently I had only cut a notch out of my bangs, but left about 1 inch from the scalp. My mom just trimmed the rest of my hair and it grew out. This is something I think every mother on the planet goes through at some point.

My oldest daughter when she was 6 yrs old had waist length hair.I had to go to the store one day to get something for supper and her dad was watching her. well when I got back we had company ( his siter and children where there).Everything was going great they girls where all in the room playing.When supper was ready I called the girls, well my 2 neices came out but my little girl didnt. I called for her again to tell her supper was ready to come and eat she came out with a smile on her face and her hair cut very short.I was so upset that it happened But after she explained that she wanted to look like her daddy. I could stay mad at her. So I told her that mommy would fix it for her after suppper.it broke my heart for she has beautiful hair. But she was her daddys girl. LOLOLOL

Hey, I can still remember the day I cut my hair. I was about 4, at preschool and hated being teased because I had ringlets. So while my mother was sleeping (she worked night shift as a nurse) and dad was in the garden I sneaked the scissors from the overhead cupboard(which required much shifting of chairs and climbing on benches)and carefully cut off my curls. I then replaced the scissors in exactly the right place, hid my golden locks in the bottom of the bin, and carried right on with my day. It didn't occur to me - at 4, that anyone would notice my ringlets missing! I think mum cried, and dad tried really hard to be mad, but found it all too funny. It's now one of those family legends that my dad tells my kids about!

This has just happen to my sister just a week ago. My sister left to go to the store and her husband and his sister were watching her. She was in the front room playing with her doll and then a minute later she disappeared. She came out of the bathroom with her hair in one and and her kid scissors in the other. My brother and law FREAKED out. He asked her why she did that and she said her hair was getting long. Keep in mind this was her first hair cut EVER!

A classmate of my younger brother also did cut his hair when they were in nursery. It was so bad that his mom decided to shave his hair off. The next day, he went to school with a new hairdo.

Ah the memories! My daughters did it to each other when they were 6 and 7. Thankfully they only did each other's bangs! It was only a cpl weeks before school started too - ugh! My oldest had terribly lopsided bangs and the younger had her bangs nearly all gone. I have a picture somewhere. :D