I paint my 3 yo nails and IDGAF what anyone else thinks.

No, but you do you.

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

Let me guess, age 13 for ears pierced?

That's my rule

Me, too.

+1 DD is 3. Luckily she hasn't asked yet. But when she does the answer will be no

To pick up an interesting question a PP has asked earlier in this thread: what's your (all the PPs quoted above) stance on circumcision? Out of curiosity...

We painted DS's toes at three. He asked. I had just had my toes done. It was fun, and we have done it a few times since.

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

Let me guess, age 13 for ears pierced?

That's my rule

Me, too.

+1 DD is 3. Luckily she hasn't asked yet. But when she does the answer will be no

Sure - why not. Just get the healthy stuff. I see lots of mother / daughter pairs getting manis and pedis together; I think it is cute. Doesn't have to be a regular thing.

4 y/o DS loves polish and I see no problem with it. He is very artistic and also loves to paint so I think it's just another way of expressing himself. As an aside, his preschool teachers told me that lots of boys come with painted nails and sometimes so do the dads of girls because they let the little girls paint their nails! loosen up people. If you're not comfortable with it, don't do it. I wouldn't let my kid have a mohawk or wear those shirts with cut off sleeves because where I'm from that's considered really trashy. That's just me though, so somebody else wants to do it fine. Easy peasy.

My middle son wore nail polish for nearly a year when he was around 4. No big deal. He's 10, straight (he has confirmed that he is very interested in girls), sees his father everyday, and required no psychological evaluations. He just liked colors. I still have some of the garish greens, blacks and oranges w/ big silver flakes hanging out in the cabinet. He still likes pedicures (who doesn't?) but he has no interest in polish anymore.

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Anonymous wrote:Yes my DS wants his nails painted when he sees mine done and I don't mind doing it for him ?

To each their own, but I grew up with a little boy like this (was the third boy in a family when they wanted a girl). Perhaps he knew his sexual identity early on, but he's now openly gay as a young adult (they also bought him barbies to play with in the pool). i wouldn't care if my son is gay, but I won't be encouraging it by painting his nails.

You're being ridiculous. There is no correlation between painting nails and being gay. It certainly doesn't encourage it. Many straight men paint their nails and many, many little boys go through a phase of imitating mommy and are not gay.

Wow....my ultra-masculine veteran DH took me too get my nails done on a date---he got purple. Honestly, if you think nail polish is going to encourage your son to be gay, there are bigger issues.

Just a coat slapped on at home? Sure, why not?

A mani at a salon? Heck no, not till she's a teen or older.

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Anonymous wrote:And she can get her ears pierced when she asks. So far she doesn't have any interest.

Pp here and this is my ear peircing rule. When she asks.

Same here! My ears were pierced when I was a baby, so I have no issues with my DD piercing her ears when she's ready and wants them. That said, I don't wear earrings very often, so she doesn't see them very often, and therefore hasn't asked about them yet.

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Anonymous wrote:Yes my DS wants his nails painted when he sees mine done and I don't mind doing it for him ?

To each their own, but I grew up with a little boy like this (was the third boy in a family when they wanted a girl). Perhaps he knew his sexual identity early on, but he's now openly gay as a young adult (they also bought him barbies to play with in the pool). i wouldn't care if my son is gay, but I won't be encouraging it by painting his nails.

Yeah I don't think you can "encourage" you kid to be (or not to be) gay. They are who they are.

PP here. I agree that kids "are who they are." That being said, I think boundaries should be set. If my son asked to have his nails painted on his own accord several times, I'd oblige (and probably meet with a child psychiatrist to understand his needs). If my son wants his nails painted because mine are, I'd say no. I don't raise my kids to adhere to stereotypes for their sex, but think there's a level of appropriateness that parents should enforce.

You're the one who needs a psychiatrist. For real.

You're entitled to your opinion, but I think our children are the first generation where "transgender" is a common topic and I think it can be confusing for them. If my son also wanted his ears pierced, wanted to wear dresses, etc. I would seek a professional opinion to help navigate his preferences and sexual identity. I don't think I need to see a psychiatrist because I don't want my son having his nails painted.

So....should I be concerned that my little girl refuses to wear dresses or put ponytails/clips/headbands in her hair? She also likes to play with trains and trucks. Oh, the horrors!!!

You have serious, serious problems PP. I hope your child grows up more open minded than you.

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Anonymous wrote:Yes my DS wants his nails painted when he sees mine done and I don't mind doing it for him ?

To each their own, but I grew up with a little boy like this (was the third boy in a family when they wanted a girl). Perhaps he knew his sexual identity early on, but he's now openly gay as a young adult (they also bought him barbies to play with in the pool). i wouldn't care if my son is gay, but I won't be encouraging it by painting his nails.

For fuck's sake.

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Anonymous wrote: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

Yes, we allow nail polish for my 3 yo dd. Nbd. she lost interest after a few times anyways. S/o: dd does want to wear long sleeves so thanks for the great idea of using nail polish as a short sleeve bribe

I'm glad to see we're not the only ones with this issue as the seasons age, but yes, nail polish totally worked!

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Anonymous wrote:Yes my DS wants his nails painted when he sees mine done and I don't mind doing it for him ?

To each their own, but I grew up with a little boy like this (was the third boy in a family when they wanted a girl). Perhaps he knew his sexual identity early on, but he's now openly gay as a young adult (they also bought him barbies to play with in the pool). i wouldn't care if my son is gay, but I won't be encouraging it by painting his nails.

Yeah I don't think you can "encourage" you kid to be (or not to be) gay. They are who they are.

PP here. I agree that kids "are who they are." That being said, I think boundaries should be set. If my son asked to have his nails painted on his own accord several times, I'd oblige (and probably meet with a child psychiatrist to understand his needs). If my son wants his nails painted because mine are, I'd say no. I don't raise my kids to adhere to stereotypes for their sex, but think there's a level of appropriateness that parents should enforce.

You're the one who needs a psychiatrist. For real.

You're entitled to your opinion, but I think our children are the first generation where "transgender" is a common topic and I think it can be confusing for them. If my son also wanted his ears pierced, wanted to wear dresses, etc. I would seek a professional opinion to help navigate his preferences and sexual identity. I don't think I need to see a psychiatrist because I don't want my son having his nails painted.

We are talking about 3 year olds, not 15 year olds. If your 15 year old boy wants to wear a dress and nail polish, well, he probably already knows his identity but feel free to see someone to help him deal with it. At 3? You're the crazy one.