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Like all the other parents I was wondering when it is time to give my baby his first haircut. As usual, I was getting conflicting advice from different people, but you know me – I never do as I’m told unless I have the reasons and I started to “investigate” all the reasons why people delay the first haircut.
There is a bunch of old wives tales, myths and superstitious beliefs about giving the baby his first haircut before he’s 12 months old. Some people say it brings bad luck (can’t explain why thought), some say it will cause balding (pretty silly because genetics is the only thing that counts in that respect).
Another myth is that if you shave a baby’s hair before 12 months of age, it will grow thicker. The hair will grow thicker anyway because it’s a constant process throughout the childhood and shaving is not the reason here. Apparently I am not the only one believing so, read more here.
It looks like there are much more reasons to give your baby a haircut as soon as they need one than to delay it:
1. Long hair can affect eyesight – babies and toddlers are learning to focus on objects around them and if the hair is covering their eyes, then the eyesight and consequently the development gets affected.
2. Static electricity – longer hair often has static electricity in it, which can make a child very uncomfortable.
3. Parents get offended because their boys with longer hair get confused for girls.
4. Aesthetics – toddlers with longer hair look messy and “not looked after”.
5. Food has a better chance of ending up in a long hair than in a short hair.
With a list like this, no wonder I gave my boy a haircut as soon as he needed it.
How about you? When did you give / will give your baby the first haircut? On your own or at a salon? And how did it go?
13 Responses
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January 12th, 2009 at 8:39 am
1The best time to cut your baby’s hair is after her/his first birthday and/or after 12 months according to my parents. You have to give a year before cutting the hair. But, if you think that baby’s hair was too much long before the 12 months, then therefore cut it, if it’s not destructed baby’s face, why cut it. My parent’s told me about the belief that the first one to cut the baby’s hair is one who is genius, hardworking, or any good attitude,because sooner or later the baby will inherit the same way too. Happy cutting!!! Hope it will help you a lot.
Rachelle
February 12th, 2009 at 9:03 pm
2I gave my little girl her first hair cut around 5 or 6 months of age, she just had her second today and she is 11 months old. I would say every six months is a good rate for a trim, and she recieved her hair cuts at home. A mothers touch is always best.
Emma
February 12th, 2009 at 10:43 pm
3Oh Rachelle, I wish I could cut my lil’ one’s hair, but some things take talent and I just don’t have it in me. You are lucky to have good hands and enough confidence!
Michelle
April 13th, 2009 at 11:20 pm
4I just took my 16 mos old for his first big boy haircut, in which he sat and did very well. However I was told by his paternal grandmother that if a child receives his first cut before 2 years of age it’s a possibility that he can have speech delay. I guess it’s a ol’ school sayin. Is this true? This is the first i have ever of this. By the way my child is african american.
Emma
April 14th, 2009 at 7:02 am
5The only thing I know of that can delay speech (of otherwise normal child) is if the child is bi-lingual, because different words for same objects confuse them and they start talking later. I’ve never heard about early haircuts affecting speech. Sounds crazy to me :)
aida
April 26th, 2009 at 8:34 pm
6i cut my sons hair about 2 days ago and he’s 9 months. the hair wasn’t bothering his face or anything but i just believe that little boys should have a clean cut always. it makes them look decent and proper. i gave my boy a bald fade and it looks great!
Emma
April 27th, 2009 at 3:06 am
7Congratulations! That’s a big milestone. My boy is 18 months and I never had the courage to cut his hair – always took him to a barber :)
diana
June 9th, 2009 at 7:29 pm
8my daughter has a son that is almost 8 months old and she has cut his hair 3 times. does cutting baby’s hair with hair-clippers give baby brain damage? i need some answers please help where can i go to check my questions out tahnks for advice anyone
Emma
June 9th, 2009 at 10:44 pm
9Hi Diana,
It doesn’t sound right. When my brother and I were little, our mom used to give us haircuts with hair clippers, but no brain damage came out of that – as you can see :)
Boy or Girl?
October 13th, 2009 at 1:55 pm
10I get tired of conforming, but I try to make things as easy as possible for my children (I want them to be able to “fit in” easily.) So I would give the first haircut as soon as I felt the length of his hair was creating any kind of an issue.
Stephanie
January 16th, 2010 at 10:31 am
11I want to cut my sons hair really badly. He is only 5 months but like his mom, our hair gets nappy very easily. His grandmother tells me not to cut it until his first birthday but i dont know if i can wait that long. when i comb it he is in so much pain… should i cut it now? He is black mixed with white like me
Emma
January 19th, 2010 at 5:52 pm
12Hi Stephanie, if the hair is making him suffer, I say cut it. No baby should be in pain because of hair.
Eunos
January 25th, 2010 at 7:24 am
13I had this question in my mind as well when my baby boy’s hair grew long… I arrived at a simple answer that I thought was pretty common-sensical. I should cut his hair when his hair gets to messy for my liking or irritates his eyes. The only problem is he really moves too much while his hair is being cut.
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