Hair Apparent

It is a choice every parent dreads. Should we cut our children’s hair ourselves--exposing them to ridicule and low self-esteem? Or should we take them to a barbershop where they will show all creation what little self-discipline we have taught them as they scream, writhe and then break our hearts with the look that says, “How could you do this to me?”

Half Romper Room, half glamour parlor, the Yellow Balloon children’s hair salon takes some of the pressure off scissor-impaired parents. Salon manager Sabrina Feldman cuts parents’ hair at her shop as well.

In the past five years the number of children’s barbershops and salons has grown sharply. T But parents beware. The fun doesn’t come cheap. In Los Angeles, kiddie cuts range from $12 to $20.