What you need:
hair clippers
the largest claw (1"-1.5" your choice)
1/4" claw
a sheet (only if your not doing this on a hard surface where you can sweep up)
tall chair or stool
mirror or/and TV
choose a time of Day your child is most happy. putting them in front of the TV watching a favorite program or for some older children a mirror to see what you are doing might be enough. you can either strip them down or put a towel around them to help keep the hair off the clothes. (tip for you: don't wear socks)
Time to get started.
1. take the large claw on the clippers, turn it on and start cutting the hair. this is fool proof. Best to go the opposite direction the hair is lying on the head. front to back on the top of the head. bottom to top on the sides.
cut until the hair is all the same length. (you don't need to cut the sides at this point if you don't want too)
2. put the 1/4" claw on the clippers and start on the sides. start from the bottom and go up. do this in a rocking motion, pulling the clippers toward you at the top. you will have to eyeball the line around the head where you want the longer top hair line to start.
3. cleaning the edges. take the claws off the clippers. trim the side burns where you want them. I normally line it up where the top of the ear meets the head. trim around the ear. you will have to move the ear to do this. also the child will need to hold very still or you might nick them. this is harder then you might think because they are afraid of the clippers near the ear. repeat on the other side.
I don't use the ear pieces that come with the clippers because it always turned out looking worse!
3.5. trim the back by cutting with clipper to the length desired. run the clippers up and down the neck to get rid of any other hair that may be growing there. It gives it a nice clean look.
YOUR DONE!
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