Olena has a big issue with getting her nails clipped. This has been a problem since bringing her home and though it has improved a bit in four years, it is still a 45 minute fight just to trim her fingers and toes. She has never been hurt - she just has a problem with it due to her sensory disorder - she is extremely over sensitive when it comes to her feet or hands.
I am cutting her nails the other day....
O: do you have to cut the baby one too?
M: Yes!
O:NNNNNNNOOOOOOOOOOOO, not the baby one OK?
M: I have to, it's really long
O: NNNNNNNOOOOOOOOOOOO, its my dragon claw.
M: I still have to cut it
O: NNNNNNNOOOOOOOOOOOO, just leave it ok! Leave them all. I can do it.
M: how? you don't know how to use the clippers.
O: like this! (as she attempts to put her toes in her mouth and act like she biting the nails off)
M: that's just wrong....not to mention disgusting. I need to cut them. Please give me your foot.
O: (as nervous as be) just wait a minute.....**big sigh**....(grabs her foot, hugs it and starts rocking back and fourth) then she starts chanting..."be brave like Dave, be brave like Dave, be brave like Dave, be brave like Dave"
The chanting/prayer must have worked because we managed to get all 10 toes trimmed with only a moderate amount of drama.
do you ask who's Dave?
David from the story of David and Goliath.
Only Olena!
I am cutting her nails the other day....
O: do you have to cut the baby one too?
M: Yes!
O:NNNNNNNOOOOOOOOOOOO, not the baby one OK?
M: I have to, it's really long
O: NNNNNNNOOOOOOOOOOOO, its my dragon claw.
M: I still have to cut it
O: NNNNNNNOOOOOOOOOOOO, just leave it ok! Leave them all. I can do it.
M: how? you don't know how to use the clippers.
O: like this! (as she attempts to put her toes in her mouth and act like she biting the nails off)
M: that's just wrong....not to mention disgusting. I need to cut them. Please give me your foot.
O: (as nervous as be) just wait a minute.....**big sigh**....(grabs her foot, hugs it and starts rocking back and fourth) then she starts chanting..."be brave like Dave, be brave like Dave, be brave like Dave, be brave like Dave"
The chanting/prayer must have worked because we managed to get all 10 toes trimmed with only a moderate amount of drama.
do you ask who's Dave?
David from the story of David and Goliath.
Only Olena!
Comments
By the way, tell O that I'm going to steal hear chant! Whenever I'm nervous, I will chant "Be brave like Dave."
:-)
Lyra clips her own nails with baby clippers. I'll bet that she could at least do her toes and whatever hand she doesn't write with. It might save you some drama?:)