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I was painting my toe nails the other night with the new shimmering pink varnish I had bought when Kia my 3 year old daughter came to see what I was doing.
“Oh mummy “ she said “That is pretty can I paint my toes too”?
Without thinking I sat and painted her little toe nails too. She was very pleased with the end result and has shown anyone who will listen long enough to her, how she has pink nails.
“ You better wash it off before Monday” The husband advised.
What would the nursery staff say on Monday morning when Kia went in proudly to show off her perfectly painted toe nails?
Do I care?
No not really, is it harming her in some way? Is it wrong to paint your child’s nails?
I had a quick Google search to see what others thought of painting their young children’s nails and was astonished at some of the harsh arguments that had erupted on parenting forums. While some mums agreed that they painted the nails for fun, others were up in arms that we as mums were using our children as nothing but a fashion accessory.
So my dear readers I ask you – Is painting the nails of a child wrong? Leave me a comment to let me know your views.
A Debate Corner Post By The Real Supermum
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I personally dont see a problem with my daughter wearin my nail varnish if she wants to wear it then ill paint her nails x
personally no i dont see any wrong in it i paint my daughters and have done my sons too when he asked. as he has had a little lipstick and blusher on too
hi i dont see there is a problem in it i mean what harm is it going to do its not like you have loaded her face with loads of make up and take her to nursery with it on lol x
No i dont think its wrong. Its a girly girl thing. I always had my nails painted as a kid x
no there is not my mum used to do mine for me and if i ever had a girl and she wanted hers doin i would.. Used to do my sisters when she was little as well some little girls get really in to it
I see nothing wrong in it at all, i have painted my 5 year old daughters nails plenty of times, and its always being when shes asked me to too. there has being times when shes turned up to nursery & school with painted nails also xx
i paint my lg nails she likes it even blows on them to dry. pretty nails she says. don’t think its wrong at all its all part of learning and experimenting.. she also loves lipgloss x
I see.nothing wrong with it not like she covered in mascara etc
Nothing wrong with it at all. not like you’re caking her in a full face of makeup everyday!!!
If I had a daughter I’d probably paint her nails. It’s harmless fun! Ignore the killjoys it’s a bit of nail varnish!! Life’s to short to moan!! The nursery staff are gonna be too preoccupied with kia’s tales of her nappy wearing mother to worry about her toenail colour lmao!!! X
I dont think theres anything wrong in paintin kias nails all little girls want to do the same grown up things that mammy dus i personally dont think thats wrong i did it 4 my kids and now my daughter paints her 3yr daughters nails and she loves it n shows her fingers off when she goes to nursery they never tell her or i that varnish has 2 cum off
I can’t wait until my lg is asking to have “pretty nails” it’s a good bonding method x
If you’d asked me a year ago I would have said yes it was wrong, children aren’t fashion accesories blah blah blah. Now having an almost 3year old girl who wants to copy everything I do, I have painted her nails a few times when she’s asked to have them done.
I now realise thats its not because the mum thinks it looks cute its because the children want to be just like mummy. No harm in it, I just leave it till it wears off and she loves it x
nothing wrong with it at all.. i paint my daughters nails if she asks, i did mine the other day and she said she didnt want them done so fair nuf lol..x
nah , i think its cute , nothing wrong with it wat so ever
xx
haha, my son loves me painting his nails, don’t think he would be a fashion accessory as the rest of him is scruffy haha
my lg loves having her nails painted!! nothing wrong with it. xx
I don’t see the big deal with painting nails, my 2year old goes mad when she see’s me with painted nails and hers aren’t done.
But I have only been allowed to paint them recently, since she could ask for herself, under daddys orders.
I think it’s abit silly as tiny babies who have their fingers in their mouths all the time, but as a 2 year old, she loves it + i have no worries of ti coming off in her mouth.
xx
I don’t see it as being ‘wrong’ but personally wouldn’t do it. I see it as making a statement and showing yourself off. Why would a child need to look ‘pretty’ that’s for your teen years x
It dose not bother me at all, its what kids do copying adults its how they learn!
if your little one will sit and have it done then y not as long as they dont bite their nails etc but my 2 lgs hate sitting still! my niece however (5) loves having her nails hair and always wants makeup on lol x
i dont see the problem with it xx
I don’t see the problem with it, I always paint my 3yr old nails whemn ever I do mine and she loves them xx
I dont see what the problem is? I wouldnt do it to a baby but from her being around 2 ive ocassionally painted my little girls nails.
I don’t see a problem if children want there nails painted then there is certainly no harm in it they just want to be like mummy
xx