How to Cut a Boy’s Hair

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It’s easier, quicker, and cheaper to cut your child’s hair than to bring him to a stylist. So why not just do it yourself?

Warning
Haircutting scissors are sharp, so handle them carefully. And keep them out of your child’s reach!

Step 1: Use haircutting scissors
Use scissors specifically made for haircutting. You may want a few different types for different cutting needs.

Tip
Beveled blades are best for layered cuts because they have one serrated edge. Short blades make it easier to trim around the ears and the back of the neck, and long blades are good for thick hair.

Step 2: Sit him down
Sit your child somewhere that puts his head near your eye level, like on a countertop or a stool. Just make sure he’s in no danger of falling. You can also sit him on the floor on top of a sheet and kneel behind him.

Step 3: Occupy him
Keep him from getting squirmy by putting on a favorite TV show or DVD.

Step 4: Wet his hair
Put a towel around his neck. Then, dampen his hair with a spray bottle, and comb it through.

Step 5: Begin at the neck
Bend his neck forward so he’s bowing his head, and comb the hair above the neck straight down, stopping at the desired length. Flip the comb up toward you, place the hair between your index and middle fingers, and snip the ends in a straight line. Repeat until all the hair above the neck is the same length.

Tip
Keep in mind that curly hair dries up to two inches shorter, so trim accordingly.

Step 6: Chop the top
Next tackle the top. Start at the back and work your way forward, stopping at the bangs. Comb a one-inch-thick section of hair straight up, pulling it tight between your index and middle fingers. Slide your fingers up to the length you want, and snip.

Step 7: Trim the bangs
Move on to the bangs. Have him hold his head straight and close his eyes. Then, comb the hair down over his forehead and trim a one-quarter-inch wide section of hair in the middle of the forehead. Use this as your guide to cut the bangs on either side, holding the hair between your index and middle fingers.

Step 8: Do the sides
For the sides, go from top to bottom and back to front. Taking sections of hair no bigger than an inch wide, comb the hair and pull it tight between your index and middle fingers. Slide your fingers down the hair to the length you want, and snip the hair that’s below your fingers.

Tip
For a more natural look, hold the hair in your fingers vertically, and cut with the scissors held vertically, the tip pointing up.

Step 9: Show him how he looks
Take a step back and look at the big picture to make sure you haven’t missed any spots. Now show him how good his hair looks—and be sure to thank him for being such a good 'client.'

Did You Know?
Blondes have more hair follicles than brunettes, and redheads have the fewest.

[nliin]

watching this because im in quarantine who else hahaha

[dwilzewske]

Thumbs up if you just gave your son a jacked up haircut.

[northlock]

Less on common sense tips and more on hair cutting advice.

[TawneyS]

I love that you left it long! Our 2yo has longer hair than my first, and all the videos I saw previous to this were with clippers and guards. We like it longer because of his curls!

[vareliarodriguez]

He's I wanna have a beautiful son like that

[MoonlightWhispers]

My little one has the exact hair as that boys, same color length and style but I'm scared to try this I got confused pretty quickly lol ugh

[TheMrSpartanking]

@melindamelcher "To long" for a boy? That is a very sexist remark. Saying that boys are "supposed" to have short hair and that they cannot choose what length they can have their OWN This video upsets me in many ways. Saying that kids can't pick THEIR OWN HAIR LENGTH! I am a 14 year old gifted male who's hair is below his waist and I LOVE IT. Just like circumcision, HIS body, HIS choice.

[crazyman]

im a boy im 10 years old im in 6th grade i have a hair bang longer than my face its freaking anoying couse i cant play games well or see well when im whriting teachers work well i do make it finish my school work but i always like OMG i need yelly i has like hair bang

[helloose]

arcodia718@ ikr and this video is basically for if you have a white kid lol

[laurelb]

Thank you for this video! Your little boy is sooo sooo cute!!

[akeeper]

simpler plan.... step 1: go to a hair salon step 2: ask for a haircut step 3: pay the bill and leave a nice tip

[blackdragonwingz]

the little boy is SO cute :)
very helpful, thanks! :)

[cursewordbekka]

Thanks! My boy has special needs and is afraid to cut his hair, so going to a stylist is bot an option. But now he needs a haircut for Christmas. This was very helpful!

[moniapadme]

This is so NOT helpful. She's not even cutting a 1 cm of his hair. It was supposed to be about cutting! This is some annoying nibble. Dislike.

[MPMcDonald]

The steps were good, but really, she only cut about a millimeter of hair. Not helpful for getting an idea of how to cut the hair so that it looks good. This little boy is cute, but his hair looked exactly the same before and after.

[iuyklklk]

omg if only it was this easy lol. My two and a half year old has hair down to his shoulders (when wet) and badly badly needs a hair cut. Im gonna go for Wish me luck.

[badtama]

Lmao....I'm in school for doing hair right now...and I can tell u for sure that's terrible shear and comb technique what are u gonna point cut just the ends on the entire cut ?Lol ...also not even close to how u do a haircut...nothing was really even cut off

[StartmeUP]

Boys hair looked great before haircut and THANK GOD his parents cared enough to leave his hair looking good and not hack it off and leave boy with a natural good looking cut that's why

[Nick]

the kid to a barbershop and get it done

[KitaDyer]

I know for a fact I have more hair than the common blond.