No matter how careful you are, clipping all 20 of your body’s nails will result in at least one rogue shard flying out of site, camouflaging itself on your white bathroom floor. And then you step on it, and want to die.

If you struggle to clip your toddler’s nails, you’re not alone. It’s a necessary, frequent task, dreaded by many parents. We first failed so miserably at keeping our infant daughter’s sharp little claws under control that I showed up at her one-month check-up with clippers in hand and begged the nurse and pediatrician to help me out; they refused.

I got my nails done a few weeks ago, and it felt great, but I highly recommend trying Wanna Nails (iOS, Android) before you head into the salon so you aren't fumbling around with colour choices. And if you're more a DIY person for nail maintenance, you can avoid purchasing a colour you end up hating. Let the powers of augmented reality help you preview different colours on your nails with the tap of a finger.

It seems like a parenting rite of passage: Trimming your baby's nails for the first time, and failing at it.