Lili got her haircut today. As usual she did pretty ‘ok’. Lili only does great when she is lucky enough to get her haircut by my lovely and talented hair stylist sister who treats her like a real client not a baby.
Most kids FREAK OUT when getting their haircut. Gee I don’t know why? Could it be because when you go to those overpriced, proper kid hair salons the place is an assault of overstimulation tactics: sitting in a moving firetruck chair, video of Dora on the TV, a kids CD blaring, balloons on the ceiling, Christmas lights flashing, bowls of bright colored candies in clear bowls everywhere the eye can see and new flashing, beeping, buzzing toys handed to you during every snip.
Me personally I am insulted by this approach. Kids are not idiots. What do YOU like to do when you go to a salon? Sit in a massage chair? Have someone chat your ear off? Watch an intense action movie? Listen to a Kenny G CD? Get handed the latest gadget – iphone, ipad, computer etc. to try out but only for a few seconds each before being taken away from yout? Sit under strobe lights? No. You want to be left the F alone and read deeply into your US Weekly magazine.
Give kids some credit peeps.
