My son has been absolutely terrified of haircuts for about a year now. He cries when we are walking into the barber shop and screams through most of the haircut. I soothe him and "discipline" him with little effect to what is abject terror on his part.
I talk to him about upcoming haircuts and how his fussing is disobedience. It's not a matter of information. He hates them and is terrified of the clippers. I literally have to take Ibuprofen after his haircuts because my shoulders ache from the strength I have to exert to hold his head still during delicate portions of the haircut.
I'm not going to let his hair get long but I was hoping to hear from som parents of boys as to when I can expect a light at the end of this tunnel. I've heard this is fairly common from other parents.
Who here had a boy like this and when did he stop fearing haircuts?
[Edited on 2-18-2006 by SemperFideles]
I talk to him about upcoming haircuts and how his fussing is disobedience. It's not a matter of information. He hates them and is terrified of the clippers. I literally have to take Ibuprofen after his haircuts because my shoulders ache from the strength I have to exert to hold his head still during delicate portions of the haircut.
I'm not going to let his hair get long but I was hoping to hear from som parents of boys as to when I can expect a light at the end of this tunnel. I've heard this is fairly common from other parents.
Who here had a boy like this and when did he stop fearing haircuts?
[Edited on 2-18-2006 by SemperFideles]