It isn't just the boys either. I have a girl right now that is suffering the mom's indicision as to whether the child will have bangs or not. Till she makes up her mind she does nothing. I have finally convinced her to at least pull them up till decides. Now the child comes with a tiny elastic in them - we just grab the wad and put it in a pony tail but it sits on the top of her head in a cross between a Pebbles from the Flintstones and a water fountain look but at least she can see.