Hair Help for Daddy!

Updated on September 28, 2011
C.M. asks from New Baden, IL
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My hubby is home with the kids Mon-Thurs (works weekends) and gets my daughter ready for preschool. He has been really good about putting her hair into a ponytail every day but it never stays. Her hair is halfway down her back and very fine (like me). So we use the tiny rubber bands but they don't keep her hair held in place. We cannot use regular pony tail holders (like I use) because they slip out. Headbands do not stay on and usually end up in her eyes. I figure the head wraps would do the same. We asked her this morning if she wants to cut her hair shorter and she said yes (she is 4) so I'm going to take her in a few weeks and let her look at pictures of haircuts...her friend has a bob and we asked if she wanted her hair like that (which is when she said yes). I'm just wondering if that would help out my husband when doing her hair? Is shorter better? That way she won't be able to wear a ponytail at all? I doubt shorter will mean it stays out of her eyes. I guess I'm envisioning less struggles with brushing her hair if it's shorter and then if we could find a good strong brand of barrettes, he could just brush and sweep the hair out of her eyes into a barrette every day? Thoughts? Ideas?

I love doing her hair but it is kind of hard because it's so soft and fine and often comes out (wispy parts) all over her head no matter if it's in a braid, ponytail, etc.

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S.M.

answers from Lansing on

I would cut it for a couple reasons. It seems to have helped my oldest get her hair to thicken up, and it will help in the morning with the hair struggle! I use the little rubberbands and do a couple things to keep the hair out of the face. Try useing them and pulling the front har into little ponytails and pulling the ponytail through itselg from the fron to the back. I can send you a pic if you want. It's so easy and can stay in for a while! I have my hair like that now!

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J.B.

answers from St. Louis on

If you're going to use clips or barrettes with short hair, can you use them now with the long hair? My daughter has regular pony tails that tend to slip out by mid-morning, and we have become picky with which ties to use. Some don't hold their stretch and others do. We always put in a barrette on each side to hold the fly-aways back, though.

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L.C.

answers from Dover on

My daughter's hair is fine and curly and a nightmare when long. It isn't just that it slips out of EVERYTHING! It also looks unkept, like perhaps brushes and combs aren't a priority in our house. I cut her hair shorter, just a basic bob at chin length, and it has saved us all a lot of heartache. Her hair is easier to wash, comb and style. It is quicker to dry and doesn't knot up as much because fine hair seems to knot up really easily.

I recommend it 100%. If she gets it cut and doesn't like it, no big deal. The great thing about hair is (unless you are balding) it grows back.

C.P.

answers from Columbia on

Shorter IS easier for daddies...just pick up some of the tiny clips with the rubber on the inside that doesn't slip to clip the hair at the sides of her face back and away. I have really fine hair too...and these work great!

Here are the ones I recommend. You can find them at Walmart...they are TINY and not for people with thick hair at all. http://www.amazon.com/Scunci-No-slip-Clips-1-5cm-8-Count/...

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K.L.

answers from Savannah on

To keep hair out of her face, I would buy the bendy clips that are shaped kind of like a tear drop. Even when they start to slip out, it is super easy and quick to fix.

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B.D.

answers from Kansas City on

I have a daughter that has the same problem, we use ouchless rubberbands and tighten them up. We use clips and also hairspray. Hairspray helps alot with the flyways. But there are still days where the hair falls out and it looks like we don't fix her hair. Take it in stride and relax on the days that the hair falls out. I cut my older daughter's hair (who has very thick, coarse hair) and I regret it everytime I fix her hair. Having shorter hair is actually harder to keep fixed because it tends to fall out more and, in her case, her hair is so heavy that clips and barrettes won't hold it. Good luck and keep trying things.

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J.L.

answers from Chicago on

Make sure to use Ouchless rubber bands. They are a little thicker and if you loop it tighter it should hold better. My daughter has long hair to her waist and there is a lot of hair :) However, it is straight and fine so that's what we need to use. My husband also does her hair because I've already left for work before she wakes up.

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