Guys, seriously. It's impossible to cut my 19 month old's nails. She's a wiggle queen who wants to hold the clippers and play with them! Elmo used to distract her but not anymore.
What do you do?
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Am I terrible for saying, 'TV is your friend'? My LO, who is nearly 13 months, will sit still if I have something sufficiently entertaining on the television for him so that I can do at least a few fingers at a time.
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My LO has held tantrums over cutting his fingernails. Luckily giving him the phone works to distract him, but he usually cries while I'm doing it.
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Sigh, I have to wait until she is knocked out cold....and she still wakes up so I can only cut 1-2 nails each time.
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I sit my toddler on my lap in front of me and cut her nails from behind. I usually have the TV on at the time though
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LO is 14 months and this is the only time she's allowed any screen time! I try to find a 3 minute long Sesame Street clip (something I remember from when I was a kid, so I get to enjoy it too) and just haul through it.
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I wait for my son to sleep. Even if I get a nail or two, better than none when awake. I don't want to accidentally cause him to bleed.
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We always give her some mum mum's or cheerios and cut her nails while she eats. She's too distracted and happy with her snack to squirm much.
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I wait till she's kinda tired and give her food. Or sometimes on the potty she likes her hair brushed and pampered.
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We (inevitably) get a children's DVD at the library each week and LO gets to watch it for a bit while I trim his fingernails. I've occasionally been able to do it just after he wakes up too.
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