Toddler girl hair

Anyone got any tips? Or a recommendation of how to cut it (or where to get it cut?)I know at 16-17 months hair can be short or can have gotten somewhat thick, but DD has my awful fine flyaway hair (with random curls) and it seems difficult to manage. It's long enough, but quite uneven, just from what she was born with and what's grown in since. Since she was born with an almost mohawk her hair is much longer in the front and the back. I can cut the front (and I do to give her a fringe and keep it out of her face), but cutting the long back bit off I don't think will help the stragglyness of her hair. DH is after me to get it cut, but I have no clue what style, let alone where (or how to get her to hold still). I kind of thought with little girls (or little boys if you don't cut it short) they just kind of have an awkward hair stage until they can get a 'proper' haircut (not to mention cutting a toddler's hair isn't easy), so I was planning to just let it go for a bit.

Any ideas?
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Why would you want to cut it? Could you use clips to keep it out of her face?

When DD was that age i always had to tie her hair up. everyday. Hers has always been long.

I would either use one clip and clip the front to the side. Or do 2 pig tails. Or 2 little pig tails on top. Or one side ponytail on the top. Just to get her huge mop off her face.

its hard with lots of hair. My dd has had about 6 haircuts and she isnt even 3 yet

Ella didn't have her first haircut until just before her 3rd birthday (she took ages to get a decent amount of hair so when she finally had a decent amount I couldn't bring myself to cut it).

If her hair is too fine with clips and hairties don't really stay in, I would be inclined to just leave it grow a little bit more and then take her to a hairdressers to get it trimed and easier to manage. I *think* Just cuts do kids first ever haircut for free (just heard this from other people but might pay to check first).

My daughters hair is a mess of curls - it looks like a birds nest or a replica of Einsteins hair. We only cut her fringe though and tie it up or just leave it out. The amount of comments we get over her hair is amazing (good comments) :p

Her hair looks gorgeous, I would just cut her fringe, the rest isnt doing any harm

I'm with all of the above...don't cut it.

Get some of those little tiny hair elastics & put the top part in them, if you're having trouble brushing it get that spray stuff for kids hair at the supermarket.

DD still hasn't had a haircut and she turns 3 next week. Her hair is very fine and it went through a really weird stage where it was long on the top of her head and in the front and short at the sides. I just figured people knew she was only little and didn't worry too much about the way it looked. I could never get her to keep clips in it or leave the hair ties alone when it was long enough to be tied up so I just left it. When it got longer I introduced a strict "hair up" rule for daycare coz she got nits when they were going around. She knows she has to keep it up for daycare or I will cut it off (and she loves it long). Lately she likes it platted.

I would just leave it. IMO its easier to just let it do its thing for a while and grow out plus your daughter has such cute curls. Enjoy them while you can

Could have written this post!!! We are the same. I found some really little hair ties at the supermarket that seem to stay in (if little hands don't pull her "pretty" out). I've found it quite good to put them in little pigtail/devil horns while she is sitting in her highchair. Helps to use a fine tooth comb rather than brush to get her hair looking semi neat when I do manage to put it up.
I too don't want to cut a fringe too early (if at all) as I hate when the fringe is cut from a long way back, if that makes sense.   

We fight but if you ask her to get her little chair and sit on it in front of you she'll happily oblige otherwise its bribe about where we're going

The girls went through that "awkward" stage, and now they have gorgeous hair. Always messy unless it's tied up when it's wet but I'm always getting comments about it. It's nearly halfway down their back now, and curls at the bottom - once it started growing, it just didn't stop. They also have very fine hair (inherited from me) but I've found the small cotton hair ties work best as they don't pull when they come out. I regularly cut their fringes though, as they push them out of the way when it's too long and it annoys them.