Most moms are afraid to trim their baby’s nail because they are worried to cut their baby’s finger. Are you one of them? Here are some useful tips to trim baby’s nail without hurting her:

1. Trim after your baby has a bath - it will make the nails softer and easier to trim.
2. Don’t do the trimming all by yourself! Get someone to help you.
3. Distract your baby’s attention with toys or other amusing things.
4. Trim your baby’s nail while she’s sleeping. But do this without waking her!
5. Use baby nail clippers, baby nail trimming scissors, or an emery board, and never use adult nail clippers!
6. Push down the pad of the finger. Make sure that none of her skin is showing when you cut the nail.
7. Cut along the shape of the nail and round any rough edges with an emery board.
8. Cut toenails straight.
9. If you accidentally cut baby’s finger, press the finger to stop the bleeding. And use a clean cloth and apply a little antibiotic ointment after the bleeding stop.

Now, trimming your baby’s nail won’t be scary anymore, right?

Wondering why your kids looks “terrible” on the camera? Here are the keys to take a good picture of your kids:

1. INFANTS look beautiful on the camera while they are asleep. Use natural light and avoid flash if possible. Keep the image tight on the child and crop out distractions. When your baby is awake, have another person to accompany him or her. You can crop the shot to keep that other person out of the image, or you can keep both of them in the photo.

2. TODDLERS look best when they don’t know that you’re taking a picture of them. Use the candid shots for them. Keep your camera handy and snap the photo quick when they start doing something. They don’t have to be looking directly into the camera.

3. CHILDREN AGES 4 PLUS are look good at sitting for photos. If you want to dress them up, make sure that they are comfortable with that costume. Crop tight on your subject, use natural light. If you are using toy to get their attention, make sure it makes them laugh, not make them scared.

4. OLDER CHILDREN are good at dressing up for photos. What you need is how to get a natural smile from them by saying something funny to them.

Easy isn’t it? Now, say cheese!