Giving a 3 year old a mohican haircut? Is that just wrong or am I alone in this?

[annavc]

Was at the hairdressers on saturday and this woman was in there with her 3 year old son who was really cute with a lovely mop of dark hair. She got them to cut his hair, shaving the sides of his head and giving him a mohican. The kid was screaming the whole time, he didn't want his haircut at all but I just couldn't believe anyone would want to give their 3 year old such a haircut. He was so cute before and after they'd done it he looked like a little thug. It was so sad.

I suppose my question is would you give your 3 year old child such a haircut and what do you think of it?

[4getmenot]

No I wouldnt especially if the child ditn want it. But hey its up to his mother, let her worry about it.

[4getmenot]

Didnt want it :-)

[PinkFizz]

Absolutely no way would I give my son a mohican,no matter what his age - I think they look awful!! Who on earth would do this to a child?

[4getmenot]

probably same kind of person that would pierce a babies ears.

[bebo]

there is a chav couple that live down the road there 2yrs old boy has both his ears pierced.so nothing surprises me.

[drestie]

Must have been an Angelina Jolie wannabe :(

[redcrx]

a proper mohican??? OMG i certainly wouldnt do it. I hate the thought of cutting my sons blonde curls off at any time although hes still just a baby at 13 months.
Poor kid

[annavc]

Glad to know I'm not alone on this! The poor little thing looked so distraught afterwards with his tear stained face under this silly haircut. She just dragged him back to the car telling him to shut up.

[OBonio]

Wrong, wrong, wrong. But that's just my 'responsible parent' opinion. If I said that to her face, I bet I'd get a mouthful. Welcome to Blair's Britain ;o).

[crete]

no i would not i once witnessed a young male child being held down to get his ear pierced now that is wrong

[unruliejulie]

awful! I hate that hairstyle (if you can call it that) at the best of times, but on a 3 year old child, stupidity!!!!!!!!! Each to theur own i suppose but she'll be off to get his ear pierced next!!!

[noxlumos]

All but 3 of my sons have very long hair ( well below shoulder length) and I have been critisised for this, and I have to say if my child WANTED a mohican he could have one, but if a kid doesn't want it's hair cut then it shouldn't be made to have it cut, likewise with ear piercings, some of my kids have theirs pierced and some don't, but it's always been up to them. I'm not a big fan of judging other people's lifestyles so I have to say I couldn't care less about the STYLE, it's just the matter of the kids consent to having it cut when he clearly didn't want to. A mohican is as good a cut as any other if the kid wanted it done, as a hairstyle doesn't make someone a thug or otherwise.

[unruliejulie]

I think 3 year olds should look like 3 year olds, not teenagers or mini adults! They grow up too fast as it is. Pierced ears are fine when they're slightly older, 7 or 8 say, even but having a 3 year old myself, i would say its fairly dangerous, my son would accidentally rip his out in no time at all.

[Loosehead]

Some people just do not deserve the right to reproduce, it never ceases to amaze me what some of these yob parents will inflict on their offspring.

[mycats]

How dare you call people yobs and that they shouldnt be allowed to breed because of a hair cut!!
There are real ******** out there you shouldnt be allowed kids, but they are the ones who beat, abuse and hurt there children, NOT ones who cut their hair!!
I had a mohawk for years, my boyfriend has one just now and my son has gone from very long hair to mohawk to short hair loads of times over the years (he is 10 now)
Are you saying I'm a bad mother and shouldnt be allowed my son??

[Loosehead]

No I'm saying that you should not impose your own views on a child. When old enough they can make the choice of how they look..

[mycats]

So a child should never have a haircut??
My son loves his hair and has asked for all his different styles. A lot of my friends (male and female) have unusual hair styles and HE has asked for his hair to be that way.

[noxlumos]

Mycats, you should pop along to the thread on kids having their ears pierced if you want to see some real judgemental tripe. You let your boy have his hair any damned way he likes, and you are the better, more respectful parent for it.Sadly some of the people who are moaning about other people's kids hair and ears being pierced are the ones who are actually treating their kids disrespectfully and like dumb automotons, bullying them into conforming to what they think "nice" people should look like.