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Summary: When cutting a small child's hair, play with the child and make sure they're having fun, and are comfortable. Cut a small child's hair with tips from a beauty professional in this free video on hair care.
Sylvia Russell is a motivated professional with more than 18 years of experience in the beauty industry. She's worked as a beauty professional for television segments as well as photo...read more
"Are you ticklish? You ready for a hair cut? Ok, good. So, let's get you ready, and we're going to play barbershop. Is that ok? Good, you're not afraid? Ok, great. Hi and welcome. My name is Sylvia Russell and today we're going to show you how to do a child's haircut. First of all get your client comfortable. Play with her, have fun. Don't let her be afraid of the scissors. Some children are and you can scare them away if you go right in without warming them up. Now my client Gabrielle is already to go. Make sure and drape your client. Also, you can find drapes with wonderful clowns and animals and colorful creatures that can also make their experience more wonderful. Make sure you talk to you client and find out what they want, and make them as comfortable as possible. Kids sometimes get afraid of the buzzing sound of clippers or the snipping sound of scissors, so make sure you stay near your child. Make sure you're there in eyesight so that your child can see you, especially if it's her first haircut, or his first haircut, you want to make sure that they don't get frightened and give you a hard time when it's time to back to the barbershop. Make sure that your client is comfortable. It's very important that the child enjoys her experience at hair salon. Again, this is how you get a child's haircut. My name is Sylvia Russell, thank you and come again."