[blparent] trimming babies' nails

[DIANNA ALLEY]

I just file them down.  Biting kids nails can cause germs.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "sharon howerton" <shrnhow at att.net>
To: "NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Saturday, September 26, 2009 8:11 AM
Subject: Re: [blparent] trimming babies' nails


> Angela, this may sound crude, but when my sons were babies, and they are 
> now 26 and 23 years of age, I just bit off the long nails or used a simple 
> emery board. Their nails are very soft and very sharp. My rule was about 
> babies and still is in general the simpler the better.
> Sharon
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Angela Frederick" <angelahoward at mail.utexas.edu>
> To: <blparent at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Saturday, September 26, 2009 7:58 AM
> Subject: [blparent] trimming babies' nails
>
>
>> Hi, everyone,
>>
>> Okay, I have my second blind parent question to ask all of you.  I just 
>> bought a baby gift for a friend who is pregnant, and I picked out a baby 
>> grooming kit off of her registry.  And this has me wondering, how do you 
>> trim babies' nails as a blind person?  I'm interested to hear your 
>> techniques.
>>
>> Thanks so much.  I am learning so much from all of you already.
>>
>> Angela
>>
>>
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