This is our weekly guest-blog post from the moms behind Red Tricycle, a site that focuses on the "lighter side" of parenting. Every week, they'll be bringing us their picks of stuff to do around the Bay Area with kids.

It takes a special person to want to approach a squirming kid while holding a pair of scissors. Modern day torture you ask? Nope, just a visit to the hair stylist in hope of getting the rat’s nest your child considers to be a hairdo straightened out. Yes, getting the kiddo’s hair cut is likely to be something guaranteed to bring nightmares to parents everywhere. Lucky for us there are talented peeps out there who thrive on clipping the locks of young wiggle-worms. When the time comes to clean up that mop, be sure to head straight to one of these spots.

Click here to see all eleven places for kids' haircuts!