Bangs

[5 Little Monkeys]

There are a few things that I don't think we as dcp's get to have a say on and FOR ME, one of them is hair. I don't think I would appreciate a person telling me that my child needed to get a hair cut. Just my opinion

[mickyc]

There are a few things that I don't think we as dcp's get to have a say on and FOR ME, one of them is hair. I don't think I would appreciate a person telling me that my child needed to get a hair cut. Just my opinion

Totally agree!

Flinstone ponytail right on top of the head with a non-slip elastic and as tight as you can. Fixes the problem.

[Sassygirl]

Completely understand the annoyance factor of the hair hanging in the face, the tight jeans and the messy hair.
I have the same issues with some of my dck. I almost wonder if any of them are bathed each night TBH. Messy rats nests hair, or hair elastics from the day before left in, clothes too tight dirty faces, long unkept fingernails, horrible diaper rashes every Monday morning... Makes me really wonder. How much extra time really does it take out of your morning to make sure your child is clean and ready for the day?
In regards to the hair in the eyes/safety/bangs issue - I would buy the little braces type elastics from Dollarama, do her hair in a ponytail out of her face and make a point of saying at pick up "I did her hair today since she could barely see while she was painting/colouring, etc hope that you don't mind" and I am sure they would get the hint.

[Fun&care]

There are a few things that I don't think we as dcp's get to have a say on and FOR ME, one of them is hair. I don't think I would appreciate a person telling me that my child needed to get a hair cut. Just my opinion

I understand your point of view, I really do, and the LAST thing I want to do is to tell these parents to cut their daughters hair but is it really fair to me that I am the one fixing her hair 1 trillion times per day, and is it really fair to dcg to have to deal with it either? All for the sake of mom or dad wanting their little girl to have a certain hair do?!?! She is so young...they can easily grow out her bangs when she is older and ready to handle clips and hair ties! Gosh I even find it messes with their posture...like she has to tilt her head a certain way all the time or look mostly downwards cuz when she lifts her head the hair is in her eyes. So she is walking around not able to see
with bad posture and hair flinging in her eyes...gah it just annoys me to no end.

On a different note this is also the same parents who send her in jeans all the time. Now I know everyone is going to have a different opinion on this one too but I hate seeing toddlers in jeans. They just can't move as freely I find and this DCG in particular tends to always have tight fitting ones...my kids wore nothing but stretchy comfy pants during their early years...just another one of my pet peeves I guess.

So imagine my delight when she showed up in jeans and her crazy long hair this morning...