Tutorials to cut your little one's (or yourself's) hair from home 2026

It has been a month since the Government of Spain declared a state of alarm due to the health crisis of the new coronavirus. Consequently, many establishments have had to close their doors to the public in order to prevent infections from continuing to increase. From their homes, citizens have seen their lives turn 180º; something as simple as spending the afternoon at your grandparents' house or going with friends to have Sunday vermouth has become a thing of the past (for now).

Among the routines that confinement has broken is getting your hair shortened at the hairdresser. And, although a change of look is not a basic need, it can be a distraction that helps you disconnect from the latent situation of these days. Furthermore, children's hair grows very quickly and they will surely not take long to complain about how much their long hair bothers their face.

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If you want to get out of trouble, YouTube makes available to users a wide variety of tutorial videos with which we can learn how to cut the hair of children, adults and even ourselves.

Cut a child's hair

To cut the little ones' hair in a simple way you must have scissors, a comb, a spray bottle and infinite patience on hand (they won't sit still).

First of all, it is important to moisten the child's hair and comb it to avoid knots.

When cutting your hair, you must divide your hair into two sides and start at the edges to mark the length.

It is important to stretch the hair well so that it stays the same, following the modus operandi in the video. It's not a very sophisticated cut, so it shouldn't be much of a problem.

Of course, since children's restlessness is something well known, it is probably beneficial to have some entertainment such as a game or an educational app that keeps their attention while we proceed with the cut.

Cut your own hair

If you have long hair, you should keep in mind that the easiest thing to do is to cut it straight.

It is preferable that you start cutting a length much shorter than the desired one, that you have 5 centimeters of margin just in case and that when you master the technique you proceed to continue cutting (if the result convinces you).

You can follow this tutorial video in which Patry Jordan explains step by step.

Cut the bangs

Whether to cut our bangs ourselves or to cut them for the little ones, we need: water, a brush, some scissors and a video like this. And first of all, we have to separate the strands of hair that we want to cut as bangs from the rest of the hair.

It is also useful to keep in mind that once the hair is dry, the bangs will rise, so it is again important that we cut less than the cut we want.

To proceed with the cut, you can follow the instructions in this tutorial.

Fix short hair

To cut short hair, you need a clipper, a comb, scissors and a water sprayer.

The hair must be well wet when starting to cut.

We can work the back part with the help of the machine, from the bottom up. The same in the case of the lateral part, yes, it is better that we do not touch the sideburns.

For the upper part, it is more advisable to trim it with a comb and scissors, following the method used in this video.

Machine cutting

Cutting short hair follows a very similar procedure to the first alternative proposed, although in this case we can dare to use the machine.

Use the machine for the bottom part of the head and level it with the help of scissors.

With the scissors we will cut the top part of the hair, using our fingers as a guide as Patry Jordan shows in this video.

You can match the top hair with the bottom hair or leave it longer, that will depend on each person's taste.