God bless these stylists. Every one.
It may take some time to call until a stylist can answer to make an appointment, but it's worth it. Our toddler's first couple cuts were a breeze, and then the gates of hell opened up and it was as if we personally cancelled Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood and then proceeded to delete it from Netflix. How dare we set him in a chair with a stranger while we stand right next to him!
Luckily, the stylist we kept getting was patient and oh so sweet. You can tell she's been overworked, but she still will put her time and effort into making the cut look the way you want it. We've been to three other kid cut places and nobody seems to understand my explanation of a longer, but clean boy cut. "Like a surfer cut?" she asked, nodding her head. YES!
After coaxing and bribing, he's in his red car, watching Mickey Mouse Clubhouse, no cover-bib-hair catcher thing because AHHHHH! and the stylist manages the get his hair exactly as requested and without the sky falling.
GIVE HER ALL THE TIPS.