School hairstyles for my long haired son.

My son has his straight blond hair down to the bottom of his ribcage, a blunt cut all the away around and he is growing out his bangs, he is about 11 years old, and I need an overall opinion on how I should do his hair in the morning for school. He is used to having it tied up alot, loves his long hair, but I have had some negative looks from other mothers who seem to disaprove of me. Any ideas?

Well, I definitely wouldn't worry about what other people think if your son likes it and you do too.

Forget what you think the other mothers opinions are. People who go through life trying to satisfy everyone else never succeed and that's certainly not something you want to instill in your child at an early age.

I've a guy who's worn long hair for most of my adult life and I've always found that people are most accepting of my hairstyle when I wear looking clean and neat and in a common style-- even if it's a style commonly seen on women. That said, for elementary school he probably does want to go with the more conservative longer hair looks, as Jenny said. A regular ponytail, a multi-holder ponytail, a half-tail, a single braid and cornrow style braids. You might try some of the less girly looking plastic gadgets. I've always just used black holders, barrettes and stuff myself.

Thanks for the comments you guys, I will definitly start to give him less girly haristyles. He should be quite happy with that. What about when doing sport?

[QUOTE=Daisy :)]Thanks for the comments you guys, I will definitly start to give him less girly haristyles. He should be quite happy with that. What about when doing sport? [/QUOTE]

Daisy, I have one word for you:  HEADBANDS. Girly or not, alot of guys including pro athletes wear em these days (I'm talking about 'alice' bands, or skinny stretchy ones that go on top of the head and hold the hair back)....I wouldn't have made it through middle school w/my longhaired one if not for headbands. And with a nice behind the ears style they look cute on boys or girls.

Thanks Jenny-B, I have tried out your options, and the french braid definitely works best, now I just have to teach my son how to do it himself! But, of course it's risky as you said. I just tie it at the end with a plain balck hairband. Thanks again.

The simple truth is that almost any hairstyle that you are comfortable with can be worn in a school environment. This allows you to create your own style while still being able to spend more time on your studies and less time worrying about your hair.

That's right don't worry about what others will say. They don't pay your bills right! So just do what you thi k is best for him.

That's right. Many famous athletes are wearing headbands now. What was once taboo isn't anymore.