Wondering if anyone has any advice? He's never liked having his toenails done but we used to be able to manage it with a bit of bribery (sweet for each nail) or distraction using an iPad but these aren't working either. He doesn't like his toes to be touched and just pulls his feet away or kicks out if we go near. He says it hurts even before we get anywhere near his toes.
We've tried:
Bribery
Distraction
Nail scissors rather than clippers
Him doing it himself
Him tearing or biting the nail
Doing it after a bath
Doing it in his sleep (he wakes up as soon as the duvet is moved)
They are getting too long and I'm worried that they will start hurting him and I think he'll be even less likely to let us near them it he is in pain already.
What can we do?
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8yr old DS won't have his toenails cut
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donniemurdo · 22/10/2014 08:34
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