Guest guest Posted April 26, 2004 Report Share Posted April 26, 2004 Hi Laurie, who will be 12 next month has always totally freaked out when it came to haircuts, he would tremble scream ,cry , pee his pants etc. It was awful, since his diagnosis of Pdd(ons) we have put a strong sensory program in his day that includes brushing with joint compressions, jumping on tramp, power walks, swing at school, touching different things like shaving cream, rice and beans etc. I am happy to say that once we put this all in place his last 2 haircuts have been tear free, he of course still keeps saying " done " , but thats ok good luck~Vi mom to tammy 19, tania 17, and kyle 11 ds and pdd (ons) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 26, 2004 Report Share Posted April 26, 2004 Gosh Laurie, If you have snipped him on accident, it might take a while for him to let you try again. Seth is 8 years old, and it's still a battle. It takes 3 of us to get it done. He's better than he was a year ago, but he's no where near ready to take him out to get it done. We do only what Seth can tolerate, then try again later. Little by little, it gets done. Not done well, but done. LOL And washing his hair isn't a whole lot easier either. LOL Gail :-) Hi all, we are having a few really good days Mic is in a great mood and less aggressive he needs a haircut badly his hair is almost to his shoulders.Mic melts down to the point of eye crossing when we try to cut his hair.I have been just chomping at it one strand at a time looks like he gave himself a hair cut when I get thru.DaD has to force him he cant handle it at all its dangerous I have cut him.I dont even attempt now.Sleeping I swear he senses those scissors.He sees scissors and runs I dont get it.He cries like its his finger we are cutting off.Shave his head is impossible.I should have tried when he was sedated.He will have a pony tail like his father if we dont do something and get this Daddy says dont ya want a pony tail like daddy Mic UGHHHHHHHHH Thanks Laurie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 26, 2004 Report Share Posted April 26, 2004 hair cuts use to be tramatic around here too, it use to take 2-4of us to hold nathan down while the barber did his work, but we kept going every month to the same barber, who is now retired uuugh but his partner runs the joint now and nathan is use to her and will let her do it now and nobody has to hold him or anything. He gets a buzz or " crew cut " every month so its part of his routine. I would find someone patient but quick with the clippers, nathan is no dawdler you better be done quick or else his haricut will have to be finished next time,lol. One thing ive noticed is nathan doesnt like to see his hair falling down coming off him, he is starting to deal with it much better lately we use to tell him close your eyes, and no peeking, this helped big time. Most docs wont give any sedatives for a haircut. maybe some valium low dose, or xanax works pretty quickly, but ive never seen kids on it. I would start with social stories, let him see dad (any brothers?) gett theirs done first and then its his turn,be sure to remind him through dads haircut that his turn is after daddy, and just hold him down if needed, if barber will let you tape it and let him watch on tv, especially tape dads or brother's so that he can see how its suppose to be done. It may seem bad at first but sometimes i feel one just needs to do it and get it over with. Then the BIGGIE be sure to treat him to a favorite immediately afterwords!!! nathan hets a pop nowadays, lol, and we always whistle at him afterwards he has been into lookin gnice lately,lol must be a teen thing,lol. It may seem awful for a few times but it gets better with each visit and the nitemare will only be a memory. shawna. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 26, 2004 Report Share Posted April 26, 2004 that is good idea, that is also something in nathans life is lots of sensory interation activities he does daily at school and home which also hleps with the hair cuts, its the add/hd we mostly deal with anymore, like i stated earlier must be a quick effecient barber no gabbing,lol shawna. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 26, 2004 Report Share Posted April 26, 2004 In a message dated 4/26/2004 7:45:42 AM Eastern Standard Time, mick8_7@... writes: Hi all, we are having a few really good days Mic is in a great mood and less aggressive he needs a haircut badly his hair is almost to his shoulders.Mic melts down to the point of eye crossing when we try to cut his hair Laurie, Have you tried doing it while he's in the tub? In the past, we've had to hold Maddie down while I cut her bangs and I've done the rest of her hair in the tub. Lately, she lets me cut it just fine. I always have a Barney show on and let her stim with something while I do it. AND I CHEER CHEER CHEER like mad...just like I do when I clip her nails. She thinks Mommy is so funny, she lets me snip again!!! It takes longer, but makes for a smoother event. Also, we had a haircutting shop that had tv's at every seat. Your child could watch anything he/she wanted while getting a cut. Didn't work for Maddie since she has more problem with being in an unfamiliar setting than getting her hair cut....but thought I'd mention it to you. Donna Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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