What to Do for a Boy Who's Scared of Clippers?

My son has never had his hair cut with clippers and he is almost 2. He had a ton of hair from the beginning. You will be amazed at how well they do in a salon- there are distractions there. The one we go to has a train on the ceiling and gives him lolli-pops. He loves it. And they use scissors.

I bought a Wahl clipper kit, and my son also freaked out at the sound of the clipper. So.....I just cut his hair when he was asleep. I kid you not. If you use the clipper guides (these plastic things that clip on to the clipper), it's really easy, and it turns out pretty good. Anyway, my son is now a little order, and much more understanding of the clipper sound. I can actually cut his hair when he is awake :-)

For me, the $25 I spent on the clipper kit was very well spent. No more hysterical trips to the barber!

My son was pretty freaked out by getting his hair cut. I took him to one of those places just for kids. I did end up having to hold him while the stylist cut as fast as she could. Clippers weren't any better and did make some sound. I think its just something they need to get used to and will after a million times!

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there is a salon made just for kid's in the Yorktown Mall in Lombard, IL. I believe the price is 11.99 or 12.99, it is really cute. Try looking in the phone book for places like this if your in a farther location..Sorry! I can't remember the name..

Most small children hate clippers...not only because of the noise they make, but their little scalps are very sensitive. I am a professional stylist, and i wish parents would just forgo on the clipper cuts until their children are older...like three or so. As far as I know I have never heard of clippers that do not make noise or minimal noise. Mostly I beleive the problem is one, it is a stranger touching them, two when one is getting a clipper cut it is generally very short, which requires pressing on the scalp in order avoid "lines" and to make it appear blended, this is annoying at the least for a small child's sensitive scalp, (and yes, this is what you have to do to have a blended clipper cut, otherwise it looks like garbage)also, some kids find this very ticklish, and three I have noticed that moms, and dads for that matter have a tendency to bring their children when they are about ready for lunch or nap which is a recipe for disaster. A little incentive goes a long way (think promise of a lolli pop or sticker) after the hair cut, not during, and just do scissors, they have plenty of time to look "clean cut" and like a little man.

I had a boyfriend in highschool once who hated clippers even at that age. He said the noise and the vibrations of them against his head drove him crazy. He would go to a woman's salon and ask for a scissors-only cut. He always had nice hair :)

Try calling a sally's they might have something. Was this is first haircut, My 2 little one's hated their first one.

myson was the same way. i actually took him to the same place i get my hair done and she used scissors,nothing else and it looked awesome. now my sister does his hair and uses clippers and evey so often he will get nervous but then its ok. find someone who can use scissors. the cut still looks great.

I would think you could just call a salon, especially one that specializes in kids hair and ask them what brand they use. I take my boys to Kidsnips in Oak Brook and they all have silent clippers there. I'd call and ask someone the brand.

Good luck, it gets easier as they get older and appreciate the cars and movies and suckers!

My son was also sensitive to the sound of the clippers as well. We were able to find a woman at Kidsnips in Deerfield who uses the quiet clippers. Her name is Rawina. I am sure that there are others at the salon who use the clippers as well. It really helped to make the hair cut experience more pleasant. Good luck!