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So, I messed up recently. I never wanted to give my baby a haircut, but after constantly hearing about how I should shave my baby’s hair, I finally gave in and attempted a DIY haircut at home. My three months old daughter wriggled and cried and in my arms and she ended up with a shabby bowl cut with a missing chuck in the back.

I guess the DIY bowl cut is a rite of passage for every Asian kid. I certainly remember being bribed with Disney cartoons while my mom gave me bowl cuts in the kitchen as a kid, and the controllable crying when I finally looked in the mirror. I think it’s safe to say that I’m officially done playing home. Some things are better left to the professionals.

And on that note, beijingkids writer Wendy Xu compiled a list of hair salons just for kids.

Luobotou Kids’ Hair Salon 萝卜头儿童剪发

RMB 138 above for a haircut (including a hair wash). Daily 9am-7pm. Stall 171, Bldg 1, North Tower of Shangdu SOHO, Jinghua Beijie. 景华北街尚都SOHOB1楼171室 （139 1169 1324, 151 1021 6659）

Guaiguai Rabbit Kids’ Hair Salon 乖乖兔儿童剪发

RMB 128 above for a haircut (including a hair wash). Daily 10am-8pm. 41, Wangjing Xilu, Chaoyang District. 望京西路41号（136 2130 5773）

Little World Kids’ Hair Salon 小小世界儿童剪发

RMB 184 above for a haircut (including a hair wash). Daily 10am-7pm. Shunyi District. Room 304, F3, Euro Plaza, 99 Yuxiang Road, Tianzhu Town, Shunyi District. 顺义区顺义天竺镇裕翔路99号欧陆广场3层304（8046 1603）

KEEP READING: Fancy a Haircut? Seven of Beijing’s Most Kid-Friendly Hair Salons

Photos: Courtesy of Laurent Falcon, pixabay.com, dianping.com