Do you let your 3 year old wear nail polish?

[Anonymous]

3 year daughter is begging me to paint her nails. I think a lot of her friends at preschool are wearing it. I think it looks tacky, but starting to think this is a battle not worth fighting.

[Anonymous]

Do not fight with a three year old.
There's no time like now to just say no.

[Anonymous]

No. Too "grown up." For me personally, the time for nail polish is 8.

[Anonymous]

Actually my 3 year old DD was begging me too and she chewed her nails constantly. I told her it she stopped chewing her nails I'd let her paint them. She quit in like two days and has never chewed them since. I let her pick out a light pink color with a little bit of glitter(you could barely see it.) and she loved it.

[Anonymous]

Yes. I don't see any issue with it. But if you don't like it or want her to, say no.

[Anonymous]

My four year old has been begging as well - there are a lot of girls in her preschool class wearing it (older sibs ) - we bought piggy paint which went on easily and then basically came off in the bath - seemed like a good compromise. . .

[Anonymous]

2 year old. Yes.

[Anonymous]

I let my 2 year old have painted toes a few times during the summer. She sees me do it so I have no reason to tell her no. I buy the ridiculously expensive non-toxic stuff for her.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My four year old has been begging as well - there are a lot of girls in her preschool class wearing it (older sibs ) - we bought piggy paint which went on easily and then basically came off in the bath - seemed like a good compromise. . .

Do they see each other at the pool or splash park? Because I don't understand kids who wear sandals for a normal day's activities. Protect your kids' feet and joints, parents! Sneakers!

[Anonymous]

Yes. My mom mever taught me anything about nail polish, makeup, clothes, hair, etc, and I went from awkward and made fun all through school of to a confident 17 year old.

[Anonymous]

Pp here, yes, buy piggy paint. It comes off so easily, it is never on for longer than a day.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My four year old has been begging as well - there are a lot of girls in her preschool class wearing it (older sibs ) - we bought piggy paint which went on easily and then basically came off in the bath - seemed like a good compromise. . .

Do they see each other at the pool or splash park? Because I don't understand kids who wear sandals for a normal day's activities. Protect your kids' feet and joints, parents! Sneakers!

Where are you getting this from? Kids have finger nails too, you know.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My four year old has been begging as well - there are a lot of girls in her preschool class wearing it (older sibs ) - we bought piggy paint which went on easily and then basically came off in the bath - seemed like a good compromise. . .

Do they see each other at the pool or splash park? Because I don't understand kids who wear sandals for a normal day's activities. Protect your kids' feet and joints, parents! Sneakers!

You are making no sense. Fingernails are not protected by shoes.

[Anonymous]

I use piggy paint basically as a bribe - so she gets one fingernail painted if she stays in her bed all night or she picks a short sleeved shirt instead of a long sleeved shirt. It works, it's not toxic, it usually peels off in a day, I really don't care if people think we're trashy or not

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:No. Too "grown up." For me personally, the time for nail polish is 8.

Let me guess, age 13 for ears pierced?