[blparent] clipping Fingernails

[Jo Elizabeth Pinto]

I didn't like biting my daughter's fingernails.  When she was a baby, I used 
to wait till after I gave her a bath and her nails were soft and pliable, 
then gently peel them back once they were long enough for me to get my own 
nail under.  It didn't cause her any pain, and the nails came off smoothly 
all in one piece because they were damp after the bath and easy to work 
with.  Then I'd just file any rough corners with a fine grit emery board or 
nail file.  She still sometimes lets me do her nails that way, although 
she's getting big enough now that it isn't as easy, and they need to be cut 
with the clippers more often.

Jo Elizabeth

Truth is tough. It will not break, like a bubble, at a touch; nay, you may 
kick it about all day like a football, and it will be round and full at 
evening.--Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.
-----Original Message----- 
From: Judy Jones via blparent
Sent: Friday, September 05, 2014 9:42 PM
To: Tara Briggs ; Blind Parents Mailing List
Subject: Re: [blparent] clipping Fingernails

I had a sighted parent suggest that to me, because she did it with her
babies.  We never had to do it very much.

I guess check the nails and if one seems longer than it should be, try
again.

Judy


-----Original Message----- 
From: Tara Briggs via blparent
Sent: Friday, September 5, 2014 9:11 PM
To: Blind Parents Mailing List
Subject: [blparent] clipping Fingernails

Hi all, does anyone have any advice for how to clip it babies fingernails?
My friend who is blind bites her kids fingernails. However, I feel like I
don't get them very short when I do that. Any help would be great!
Thanks
Tara


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