Calming Clipper™ Haircutting Kit for Sensory Sensitivity

Product Description

Cognitive 0

Skills

• Cause and effect relationships can be taught as children hear the snip of the Calming Clippers, and then feel or see the hair fall from their head.
• Children can practice new vocabulary and expressive language as they talk about what hair cut they want, as well as how they feel during/after the haircut.
• Caregiver can create a social story as a visual aide to help a child getting a Calming Clipper haircut understand the sequence of events that will happen during the event.   

Sensory 0

Skills

• Calming Clippers do not have the noise or vibration of electric clippers, making it helpful for children sensitive to the auditory and tactile stimulation of traditional haircuts.
• No matter the length of the attachment, each comb has a uniform feel, allowing for consistency throughout the haircut.
• Trimming along the neck with the Calming Clipper lessens the ticklish feeling children may experience with a traditional electric clipper. 

Social/Emotional 0

Skills

• Being able to use the Calming Clipper at home allows children to remain in a familiar environment instead of exploring a novel space.
• Children can practice patience when using the Calming Clipper to get a haircut.
• As children sit still for their haircut, they are learning cooperation with the hairdresser or caregiver giving them a cut.
• Calming Clipper can be used as a tool to scaffold haircut tolerance. For example, first kids can use the Calming Clipper at home with a caregiver, then on to a hairdresser with the Calming Clipper and so on.