Often mothers in affluent families were more apt to keep their children's hair long. Until that time mothers often had them wear their hair long over the ears. Younger boys might have curks and older boys bangs. America boys would have their hair cut short when they entered first grade at about 6 years of age. British boys might not have their hair cut until they were about 8 yeats old and sent off to their preparatory boarding school.
Bangs are hair that is cut to hang brushed down over the forehead.
This is called a fringe in some countries. Bangs in America have been commonly worn since the 19th century. They were less popular in Britain. Younger boys often were kept in bangs throughout the 1900s. Jacki's choice of hair cut for John Kennedy Jr. and the Beattles made bangs popular even for older boys in the 1960s and the style was commonly seen through the 1980s.