garcia5050
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Post by garcia5050 on Jul 30, 2019 22:47:26 GMT
Yes or No?
My 4-year old niece is enrolled in a private pre-school. One of the summer activities is polishing nails. It's offered to girls and boys.
My brother-in-law and sister-in-law are arguing about whether or not it's appropriate and/or whether to let their girl participate.
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Post by muggins on Jul 30, 2019 22:54:49 GMT
No, not appropriate as an activity for that age group. There are hundreds of more interesting, fun and educational activities that could be offered at that age.
Painting body parts (hands, feet, elbows, knees, etc) and making prints would be much more age appropriate.
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Post by suzastampin on Jul 30, 2019 22:55:31 GMT
I guess I don’t understand the big deal. I don’t see anything wrong with painting their nails. I did my daughter’s once in awhile. Personally, I’d let them be done. They can always take the polish off when she gets home.
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Post by Neisey on Jul 30, 2019 22:55:41 GMT
I know plenty of little girls and boys that would love it. I don’t have a problem with it for kids who can generally sit still and understand not to put fingers with wet polish in their mouths.
What point are they arguing about?
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Post by busy on Jul 30, 2019 22:56:20 GMT
I think it's silly but neither appropriate nor inappropriate, as long as it's being offered to all children.
Not everything has to be educational all the time. Sometimes things can just be fun. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
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Post by trollie on Jul 30, 2019 23:04:16 GMT
I think it's silly but neither appropriate nor inappropriate, as long as it's being offered to all children. Not everything has to be educational all the time. Sometimes things can just be fun. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ This, however I think it would be good for developing their fine motor skills. Think the kids would love it. |
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Post by mustlovecats on Jul 30, 2019 23:07:13 GMT
No, I don’t think beauty related activities are appropriate for school curriculum at any age. I think it reinforces cultural ideas of beauty and there are better ways to do the fine motor learning anyway.
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Post by rickmer on Jul 30, 2019 23:12:41 GMT
i think it's fine. i have seen lots of boys over the years the age of my sons with their toenails painted, sometimes their fingernails. if a boy or a girl doesn't want to participate, there should be another option for them.
i personally don't see it any different from face painting.
there was a dad that lost his shit at my son's speech pathology group when it was suggested that playing with dolls was a good activity for encouraging vocal interaction with your toddler. he *was* not having it. his reply: he would rather his son NEVER talk rather than play with dolls.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 30, 2019 23:53:22 GMT
Is this just something they are doing during free time or is it an actual activity they've scheduled? Free time, no problem, but turning it into an activity might make kids who normally wouldn't care to paint their nails feel pressured to do so. I also think there are many other activities that are better suited for a preschool.
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Post by littlemama on Jul 30, 2019 23:57:45 GMT
Not appropriate.
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Post by ScrapbookMyLife on Jul 30, 2019 23:57:49 GMT
It doesn't matter to me either way. My thoughts are more...How are they going keep a group preschoolers still, long enough to let their nails dry? LOL!  |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 31, 2019 0:59:17 GMT
Learning to file and clean under their nails....the early the better. The reward? Paired nails.
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Post by lucyg on Jul 31, 2019 1:41:54 GMT
I don’t have a problem with it. Little kids of both sexes usually love nail polish. I assume they can opt out if they want to do something different.
But I’m sure there will be some parents who pitch a fit. Parents of boys who are horrified, parents of girls who are equally horrified for different reasons. 🤷♀️
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Post by pilcas on Jul 31, 2019 2:57:43 GMT
I don’t think it’s appropriate.
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Post by pilcas on Jul 31, 2019 2:58:32 GMT
I don’t think it’s appropriate. |
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Post by snyder on Jul 31, 2019 3:32:57 GMT
I guess I don’t understand the big deal. I don’t see anything wrong with painting their nails. I did my daughter’s once in awhile. Personally, I’d let them be done. They can always take the polish off when she gets home. I really don't have an opinion one way or another, but this made me chuckle a bit. I was thinking in my head, I would then need to go to Walmart for a bottle of polish remover to never be used again. I don't do nail polish and don't have a bottle or remover sitting around. |
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Post by seaexplore on Jul 31, 2019 3:42:48 GMT
Whatever. Both my kids, a girl and a boy, have painted their nails. My boy is 3. He loves painting his nails when sister and I do ours,  |
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Post by PrettyInPeank on Jul 31, 2019 4:12:33 GMT
If they need to send home a permission slip for an activity, it should be pretty obvious that it's just not a fabulous activity choice to begin with.
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Post by freecharlie on Jul 31, 2019 4:19:32 GMT
Well, as a former preschool teacher, there is no way in hell I would do that activity. I can't imagine the cleanup and if you got nail polish on the student, you wouldn't want to use remover for fear of a reaction.
I would, however, let my boys do it. My older never had the desire, but the youngest wanted his to be painted black for a while and I let him. I also let him dye his blonde hair black.
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Post by chaosisapony on Jul 31, 2019 4:19:40 GMT
I don't see a problem with it. At that age I often asked my aunt to paint my nails and now as an adult I have two friends whose children (male and female) ask to have their nails painted.
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Post by snugglebutter on Jul 31, 2019 4:31:27 GMT
My younger dd had to have a dental procedure when she was 3 and they asked about painting her nails as a distraction. I was like "oh wow, yes please!" because she had a lot of anxiety at medical appointments at that age and I knew she would be thrilled. The tech said they always ask first because some parents are VERY opposed. It was such a great idea for that situation.
I personally cannot imagine dealing with a classroom full of preschoolers and nail polish, so hats off to anyone that patient.
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Post by garcia5050 on Jul 31, 2019 5:20:52 GMT
I know plenty of little girls and boys that would love it. I don’t have a problem with it for kids who can generally sit still and understand not to put fingers with wet polish in their mouths. What point are they arguing about? Mom is concerned about chemicals. They eat organic, chemical-free cleaners, etc. Dad is ok with it. Doesn’t want his girl to feel left out. |
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Post by garcia5050 on Jul 31, 2019 5:22:01 GMT
I think it's silly but neither appropriate nor inappropriate, as long as it's being offered to all children. Not everything has to be educational all the time. Sometimes things can just be fun. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ This, however I think it would be good for developing their fine motor skills. Think the kids would love it. The teachers are doing the polishing. No motor skills practice on this one. |
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Post by garcia5050 on Jul 31, 2019 5:27:19 GMT
No, I don’t think beauty related activities are appropriate for school curriculum at any age. I think it reinforces cultural ideas of beauty and there are better ways to do the fine motor learning anyway. The mom is not really a girly girl (doesn’t wear makeup, same hair style since middle school), but the daughter is. The dad likes that daughter is into girly stuff. The girl did end up participating in the nail activity. |
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Post by Skellinton on Jul 31, 2019 13:04:44 GMT
This, however I think it would be good for developing their fine motor skills. Think the kids would love it. The teachers are doing the polishing. No motor skills practice on this one. Well, that is a dumb activity then. The kids should have done the painting. There are a tons of ways a teacher could control the activity so it wasn’t a mess or a headache to clean up. I think it is a a fun activity if the kids do the painting. Parents that get bent out of shape for their boys having nail polish need to relax and I for one welcome teachers teaching kids that it is ok for boys to wear nail polish, sparkly shoes, and sequins. Kids with parents that uptight have kids that need to learn lessons that people like what they like and as long as no one is hurt it is ok. Boys can play house, girls can dig in the dirt. These are life lessons that some kids need to learn at school. |
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Post by Skellinton on Jul 31, 2019 13:08:11 GMT
If they need to send home a permission slip for an activity, it should be pretty obvious that it's just not a fabulous activity choice to begin with. Really? What about field trips? We have to have permission slips to take kids on walks around the neighborhood. We have to have permission slips to apply sunscreen. We instituted permission slips for face paint after a child had their face painted and the mom was picking them up early to get their portraits done! I don’t think asking parents permission for an activity means it is a poor activity. |
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Post by workingclassdog on Jul 31, 2019 13:16:31 GMT
I don't see it as any problem as long as parents know. I would say I wouldn't think it is appropriate for a regular school thing though.. A summer activity, sure why not with all the necessary approvals.
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Post by workingclassdog on Jul 31, 2019 13:20:57 GMT
I know plenty of little girls and boys that would love it. I don’t have a problem with it for kids who can generally sit still and understand not to put fingers with wet polish in their mouths. What point are they arguing about? Mom is concerned about chemicals. They eat organic, chemical-free cleaners, etc. Dad is ok with it. Doesn’t want his girl to feel left out. I had to chuckle a little on the chemical thing cause people are just dropping dead from polish and/or polish remover.. (SORRY.. it's just what popped in my head) OF course if they are allergic to it... that is a different ballgame. |
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Post by schizo319 on Jul 31, 2019 13:28:16 GMT
No. Just no. First of all nail polish fumes are noxious and I can hardly stand to paint my own nails, much less be in a room full of children with wet paint on their nails. I suppose if they're using the children's non-toxic "peel off" polish it'd be better, but still, who wants to keep a bunch of 4yos still long enough for the paint to dry? There are a TON more appropriate activities that one could choose for kids that age. I'm also not very keen on cosmetics on children, especially at such a young age.
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Post by PrettyInPeank on Jul 31, 2019 13:44:45 GMT
If they need to send home a permission slip for an activity, it should be pretty obvious that it's just not a fabulous activity choice to begin with. Really? What about field trips? We have to have permission slips to take kids on walks around the neighborhood. We have to have permission slips to apply sunscreen. We instituted permission slips for face paint after a child had their face painted and the mom was picking them up early to get their portraits done! I don’t think asking parents permission for an activity means it is a poor activity. Field trips are trips, not an activity. Sunscreen is akin to medication, not an activity. |
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