What Does Your Toddler's Haircut Say About You?

on January 31, 2011 at 6:30 PM

kid haircut We just got back from the kiddo haircut spot, and my daughter is stoked. Not about her hairstyle, but about the free toys they give "good" kids, and the glitter they sprinkle into her hair after the styling is complete. Her haircut -- she could care less about. In fact, if we never took her to get her haircut, she'd be totally fine with that as well.

I, however, have some very specific ideas about my kids and their hair. Which might, in some circles, qualify me as a helicopter parent. Or, if you saw my son's current 'do as he rocks a mullet, a hipster parent. Probably a little bit of each of those stereotypes is true, and it shows up in my kid's hair.

Want to know what your kid's hair says about you?

Buzz Cut

In boys (hopefully not girls, until she's old enough to make this punk rock choice herself), this usually means mom is a) too tired to mess with it, b) preparing her kids for military service, or c) lives in the South, and it's summer.

Styled Mullet, Mohawk, Dreadlocks, Bowl Cut, Prince Valiant

Hipster

Long & Flowing

In girls, mom or dad values feminine traits. The little girl with Rapunzel hair probably wears her fair share of pink and thinks outside play is icky. The opposite is true for boys with the flowing locks. Your parent is a free-thinking, non-conformist. For the boy or girl who lives in the Pacific Northwest, San Francisco, or Woodstock -- your mom is a hippie.

Bieber Hair on Boys/Girls With Bangs

Whether you're type A in everything may be debatable, but making sure your kids have the latest hairstyle before they're able to clamor for it themselves means you feel your kids are directly representing you. And you want to look like you're on top of your stuff. Also, your kids might be J.Crew models.

Big Chunk Missing

You foster independence in your kids, and you will pay for it.

What kind of haircut does your kid have?

Image via Steph Anderson/Flickr

About the author April Peveteaux

writes about anything that gets stuck in her craw. A mom of two in Los Angeles, she can't believe she practically lives in the country now after attempting to raise kids in Brooklyn.

Filed Under: fun & games, grooming

Comments (41)

winterrose82

on Jan 31, 2011 at 6:40 PM

None of the above! :) My son's hair is in a basic, little boy (non-buzz) cut. It's short and all boy, but no styling products whatsoever were used in the grooming of my son! :-)

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Azaezle

on Jan 31, 2011 at 7:00 PM

DDs is long and flowy and she does love pink but she also loves playing outside and getting dirty. DSs hair is shaggy and could probably be styled like Biebers but it is definitely NOT. Its usually referred as hockey hair. Its mainly left like that because he wont sit still for a hair cut.

jcsmummy

on Jan 31, 2011 at 7:09 PM

My boy has faux-hawk hair. We have purple and blue gel and he always asks for 'rooster hairs'. My girl has a chin-length bob cause she wants something she can take care of herself.

081109

on Jan 31, 2011 at 7:11 PM

DS has a mohawk, it's starting to grow out and I haven't decided yet to keep it that way or have him grow it long. His hair is tough though he has tangled curls in the back and smooth waves in the front, apparently instead of mixing my hair with his fathers and getting a consistent result his head decided to split the two types 50/50.

Facebook comment from Christeen Conrad

on Jan 31, 2011 at 7:20 PM

DD's hair is long, she loves pink, thinks she's a princess ballerina but she doesn't turn down an opportunity to roll in the dirt with the boys. I wear my hair long also and my mom is not a girly girl, never was. It was more of an tradition (Korean) thing.