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Back To School Hair Styles

Back to school hairstyles have to accomplish a lot; they need to be both stylish and low-maintenance, so your kids can make a good impression without wasting time while they are hurrying to get ready for school in the morning.

Back To School Hair Styles for Elementary-School Age Children

Back to school styles for Tweens and Teenagers may prefer trendier back to school hairstyles that involve elaborate precision haircuts or use of hair color, including emo and scene styles. Popular short back to school hairstyles for girls include bobs and pixie cuts, while elementary-school age boys may prefer buzz cuts or fades, and don't forget the ever popular, shaggy boys cut as well.

For younger children, shorter cuts, both with and without bangs, are appropriate for both boys and girls because they are so active and rarely want to stand still to have their hair brushed or combed. Boys can also wear very short razor-cut hair, while girls may find it easier to grow their hair to medium length or lo

Medium length back to school hair styles for girls include shags and face-framing layers, while boys can wear back to school hair styles with longer on top and shorter hair on the sides and in back. All of these styles look even better when messy, making it highly appropriate for active kids. If the teenager in question is particularly stylish, asymmetrical bobs that are accented with highlights are popular for both sexes.

Longer back to school hairstyles for teenage girls include long pin straight hair, long loose waves, especially with the hair pushed back behind the ear, and ponytails for ease of use. These longer hairstyles can feature bangs, long layers or be blunt cut to all one length. Long, one-length hair for boys is currently out of style, but longer hairstyles with layers for boys are appropriate and acceptable.

nger and then tie hair back into a ponytail, pigtails, or braids.

For the best back-to-school hairstyles, visit a salon professional before school starts and discuss the options with your stylist. Bring pics of styles you like or have a celebrity in mind whose look you would like to emulate so the professional can get some idea of what kind of looks you like and then adapt them to your own facial shape and hair texture.

If you want a fresh look without too much change, start with a small variation of his or her current style, such as adding bangs or changing the 

part. This can be done a day or two before school, but if the style change is drastic, it should be done a couple of weeks beforehand so he or she can have time to get used to it, or make changes if the experimentation doesn't work out.

After the initial hairstyle is created, it should be maintained with cuts every six to eight weeks in order to continue to look good for such events as school pictures, homecoming dances, recitals, etc. If the style involves hair color, updates should be made every four to six weeks.