What would you do?

[reesemom]

My daughter is 7 and she literally tells me to refix her pony tail every 10 minutes or so. It is driving me crazy because when she asks me to fix her hair there is nothing wrong with it. She does have a few strands that don't reach her hairbow and fall down but that is because she got scissors and cut her hair herself. I am going crazy because if I am busy and I am with 3 other kids. She will throw a fit if I don't fix her hair, she will cry and follow me everywhere. I have seriously thought about cutting her hair short BUT I thought she may be even worse then because it will never be able to be fixed the way she wants it. I don't know what to do.

[Dzyre1115]

At seven if she doesn't like it then she can fix it herself to where she does like it, and honestly we have a no crying rule unless someone has died or is injured!  Whining little girls are my "nails on a chalkboard".  Good luck!

[chair.r13]

I would think it is probably just a phase. Maybe it's an attention thing because you have 3 other kids? Fix it when you can, when you can't, explain to her why Mommy can't help her right this minute. Don't let a 7 yo control your day, I think that sends the wrong message to her and your other children . JMHO

[pinkbrooklyn]

She messed up her hair now she needs to deal with the consequences of it.  If you can't constantly fix it, tell her.  Make her have a seat somewhere or send her to her room.  I'm sorry, but a 7yo (as long as there are no special needs) should be able to understand no and then deal with the punishment that follows. 

Good luck. 

[chair.r13]

I agree withe PP, she is old enough to start learning.

We have that rule!

Quoting Dzyre1115:

At seven if she doesn't like it then she can fix it herself to where she does like it, and honestly we have a no crying rule unless someone has died or is injured!  Whining little girls are my "nails on a chalkboard".  Good luck!

[allurasmamma]

 I would use bobby pins and glue the hair up....lol.

Or put your foot down and tell her. Hey other people have hair around here to that needs fixed!

[coleysmama]

My daughter went through this at around 7 also when she was growing out her bangs. I bought the thicker, stronger  hair bands and then put a little hair spray or gel problem solved for her.

[reesemom]

Quoting allurasmamma:

 I would use bobby pins and glue the hair up....lol.

Or put your foot down and tell her. Hey other people have hair around here to that needs fixed!

LOL she asked me last night why I didn't fix my hair! How would I have the time. I just run a straightener through mine and I am done for the day. Ponytails give me a headache because my hair is so thick.

[lillypie2]

 You sound like you are talking about my dd! She is 8 and we have been going through this, if she asks me to help her with her hair before school, I never do it right..or the way she likes it, but she doesn't want to do it herself, I usually just tell her i'm done and not doing it anymore she can fix it...and the pony tail..she drives me nuts, she likes her pony tails sooo tight that it is just about every ten minutes she is taking it out to retighten it, I never put it tight enough though, and she has broke so many of those elastics..even the thick cloth ones because she does it so tight.

[MamaBloom777]

I would definitely say to start teaching her how to fix her own hair.  If she wants it to be perfectly in place at all times, then she can start keeping up with it.  Especially if she's so particular about it.  Only she knows what she wants, right? 

Also, bobby pins or little barrettes to hold the strays down might help (like PP said).  Good luck!

[Swtmama62205]

Get some bobby pins to hold up the hair that falls out