Nail polish on babies?

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Not sure if AIBU but I saw a baby being pushed around with bright pink painted toenails and I thought it was a bit ott.

Is it a bit much to paint a baby's toenails or is it the done thing for little dds?

Depends how old the baby is really.

If I tried this with DS (which I won't because DH would go nuts), I bet he'd be trying to suck the nail varnish off his toenails within about half an hour. And that probably wouldn't be healthy.

My girls are 6 and 3. I paint their toenails if they ask me too when I do mine. dd2 is currently sporting Taxi cab by Nails inc which is a fetching shade of black. :o

Don't really think it's any big deal either.

I paint DD's toenails when she asks. She LOVES cosmetics (I don't wear much myself but she's fascinated by it all). She's now 4 but asked me to paint her toenails at around 3.5 or so. I paint them with a glittery nail polish and at the weekends only as a treat. Does her no harm at all.

I paint my dd's nails if she asks. She's 4. I'll paint ds's as well if he asks he's 2.

Don't think this is a big deal- I was painting mine the other day and dd, who is 2, sat beside me saying "my toes, my toes."
So her toenails are currently pale blue, and every time she sees them she pipes up with "pwetty blue toes". It's cute. And she was struggling to recognise or say blue before this. Hmmm, maybe I could use nail varnish to teach her colours......

I think it's unacceptable on babies and sad on children. Surely it's something for girls to look forward to when they're older, like makeup and high heels? I hate the rush to make childhood shorter and shorter.

It's fine.

Is a teeny bit of polish and most of the time it makes the children happy.

I can't see a problem!

Seriously,who cares?

I don't care if other people choose to paint their children's nails or not. And if people actually had nothing better to do than judge my children's nails then I'd tell them to go get themselves a life. Its hardly crime of the century is it

Maybe an older sibling got hold of the nail varnish. DN did the dog's claws this way. She was getting the dog ready for a party.

ds (2) had had blue fingernails a couple of months ago. I was painting mine and he wanted his done too.

No No NO Painting a baby's nails and having their ears pierced is wrong on so many levels. It is a slippery slope to the early sexualisation of children, what next crop tops and training bra's for toddlers? xx

My 13month old has pink toenails,but not pierced ears.

Painting a baby's toenails doesn't sexualise them, WTF?

ds has a fascination with bras, he holds them up against himself and says "boobies" maybe its because of the time I painted his fingernails.

Painted nails are associated with groomed women, not fun for children, so I find it difficult not to see them as a step towards the rigorous grooming regime girls and women are increasingly expected to follow. I see a risk that the earlier girls paint their nails and wear makeup, the more their self image will be linked to their appearance, and at the very least it reinforces the idea that that is what matters for girls.

Oh ffs. I am 43 years old and I wore nail polish as a child on my little bitten stumps. I don't follow a rigorous grooming regime as I have a horse that does plus a job in which nail polish is a no no. Last time I wore nail polish was in the 80s. It is just a bit of fun.
My DD does not wear it as I don't have it around for it to see but her (male) cousin wears it on his toes.

Some of you are utterly hysterical. Painting a child's toenails does not mean anything more significant than a child wanting pretty nails like her mummy. Mothers do it because it makes their children happy and causes no harm.

Obviously, a baby has no opinion, so the mum has done it because she thinks it is pretty. Not my choice, but hardly the worst thing in the world.

My DS used to ask to have his toenails painted when he was smaller, so I would use a pale blue or yellow, it never lasted long. Now he just bites his toenails. I know which I prefer, and it's not toenails bitten to the quick.

not really any need for it, no more than there is for putting pretty dresses on little girls or cute shorts and tshirts on boys. All babies should be dressed in drab grey or brown onezies, and parents should never be allowed to 'decorate' their own children!

Or YABU,

I paint my 2.2Yo DD1 toenails all the time. We use it as a reward for not fussing when we cut her finger and toenails. She absolutely hates having them cut but will tolerate it if she gets "sparkly toes" at the end of it. we paint every toenail a different colour.
Don't see out a remotely linked to the sexualisation of children. It its about a 2 year old who likes having colourful toes.

Amazed that so many people think it's harmless. Plenty e little girls start going to the nails salon for their weekly manicure at 7 other 8, get their hair highlighted

Wear makeup, wax, etc. Starting them from birth is a bad idea IMO and what seems like harmless fun can be misconstrued.