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Had a kid's cut go south in under a minute yesterday
I was in my chair in Portland, doing a simple trim on a 7 year old. The kid jerked his head right as I was lining up his sideburn with my trimmer. Took a nick out of his ear, not deep but it bled. I stayed calm, got the styptic pencil on it fast, and talked to the parents right away. Anyone else have a good way to keep a squirmy kid still without making them scared?
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blake_coleman527mo ago
Man, that's the worst feeling. You handled it perfectly though, getting the bleeding stopped and telling the parents right away. For wiggly kids, I sometimes let them hold a comb or a spray bottle, gives their hands something to do.
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adams826mo ago
Yo that spray bottle trick is genius. Does it actually work or do they just start spraying everything in sight? My cousin's kid would 100% try to water the barber's mirror with it. What do you even put in there, just plain water?
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sandra_sullivan847mo ago
Honestly, letting them hold a comb is a solid idea. Tbh I tried that once and the kid just started combing my arm hair instead.
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