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Any Thoughts on Discouraging Nail and Cuticle Biting?
My mom said I couldn't wear nail polish until I stopped biting my nails. .... My son used to bite his nails constantly. We tried everything from a pepper ...
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- our oldest son does this... drives me batty! I have tried everything, the paint on nail stuff, talking to him about it, and it just does work... altho it might for y...
- Oh my. My husband, my brother in law and my father in law have that 'habit'. though we realize it's a bit more then a habit. Find a good moisturizing cream that can...
- Honestly, I am an adult and have bitten my nails off and on my whole life. It's a mind thing really. A bad and ugly habit. I find if I quit being lazy and keep my n...
Son Has Bad Habit of Tearing His Nails
Read all 9 responses: "My husband and I are at a loss as to how to prevent our ... It'd probably be better if he were just biting the nails because we could ...
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- the band aid idea sounds like a good one, and maybe add some clear nail strengthening polish to his nails to make them harder to pick at.
- I agree that keeping them clipped and filed would really help. It's those ragged edges that tempt him to pick at them. I had the same kind of habit as a child, and t...
- I had a similar problem with my daughter when she started daycare at three. Following the advice of her pediatrician, I started praising her when she wasn't biting at ...
Nail Bitter - Suggestions on Stopping Needed
My mom tried everything and nothing worked for long. Even that bad tasting stuff on my nails, the urge to bite and gnaw was so strong, I actually just got ...
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- If she doesn't care about biting her nails or not then there is very little you can do. If she wants to stop but does it without realizing it, then you can use one of ...
- Years ago, I heard about a nail "polish" that tastes terrible. It's specifically designed to help break the nail biting habit. I don't know if they still make it - or ...
- I had the same problem, and it is a hard habit to break becasue your right you don't realize your doing it. My mom bought me nail polish that tasted really and I do me...
4 Yr. Old Biting Inside of Mouth?
I also picked at my nails and bit my fingers. As a child I did this due to ... I still find myself biting the inside of my cheek without even realizing it ...
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- I agree with Nina K. to try not to worry too much - it seems that from your description that these may be tension outlets or coping mechanisms that she has developed, ...
- It sounds like it could be OCD. Get her to a good CHILD psycologist (sp?). My brother & sister both went for this as kids & are now living very happy lives. Good luck.
- I don't have good way to change her behavor but my son first picked his nose until it bleed on he is picking his lip. It is a habit. I just remind him everytime I se...
Please HELP! 10 Year Old Pulling Out Eyelashes
I am happy to say my son is no longer pulling out his eyelashes. I have a bad habit myself which is biting my nails & we talked,and we decided to stop our ...
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- Hi L.! Wow! I went through the same thing with my daughter when she was about 9 years old. I still don't understand why she did it. She said she would be doing it ...
- My sister had the same problem, but more severe. She was pulling out the hair on her head too. It's called Trichotillomania. You can do a search on it on the net. ...
- L., This has never happened to my own child, however, I am a teaacher and had a student who was doing the same thing. It turned out the child had an anxiety dis...
Nailbiting Advice
Read all 4 responses: "My 9 year old daughter has been biting her nails for about two years, but it has gotten increasingly worse in the last six months or ...
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- I was a nail biter through my high school years. It is a very stressful time for many young women, and can be even worse giiven the current economy. I finally stopped...
- I was a terrible nailbiter for a time in my youth and my brother was a horrible lip chewer and we were two of the most stressed out kids you could find (my parents wer...
- Good luck! I would encourage looking for an alternative to nailbiting. Something to keep her hands busy. Wearing gloves at night should help if she does it in her s...
28 Month Old WILL NOT Let Me Trim Her Nails, Any Suggestions for Calming Her?
My daughter recently started biting her thumb nails, so I think this is the only way I would be comfortable putting paint on them. ...
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- Looks like you got a lot of great advice already. The only thing I have to suggest that wasn't mentioned already is the "Snappi" nail clippers (you can get it at www....
- I discovered with my son that if I put him on my shoulders while he watched his favorite show (currently Wall-E), he will let me clip his toenails. I also take op...
- My daughter has always hated having her nails clipped, when she was a newborn I know I did clip one too short not sure if that is what started the issue or not. My dau...
Thumb Sucking 5 Year Old
My mom used ear piercing to get my sister (who was in 3rd grade) to stop sucking her thumb, and it worked! She made me stop biting my nails to get mine done ...
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- Let her stop when she's ready to stop. I sucked my thumb until I was 8 and I have a 7 year old who sucks her thumb (my other 2 have never sucked their thumbs). Over th...
- Give back the animal! My step daughter has sucked her thumb since birth and she is nine!! Not completely all our fault she still does it, but taking the animal takes ...
- M., My parents had told me they would get me a bike if I would quit (I was 5 at the time). That thumb was out and that bike was mine, maybe the ear piercing might w...
Need Advice on How to Help My 6 Year Old Stop Thumbsucking
Read all 10 responses: "I need help and advice to help my six year old stop sucking her thumb." ... stop biting my nails · stop nail biting ...
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- Hi J., I had the same problem when I was growing up. I sucked my thumb until I was six years old as well. My mom got me to stop sucking my thumb by putting nasty medi...
- My daughter is 4 and I had a problem with this until I took her to the pediatrician. He recommended a thumb guard. They're about 60 dollars on Amazon, but I had tried ...
- Have you chatted with your peditrician or a pediatirc dentist? Are her teeth goofy from the thumb sucking, maybe a pediatric dentist can put a wire in the top of her ...
4 1/2 Yr Old Nailbiter
My daughter, now 11, has been biting her nails since she was 2 or 3. ... My younger daughter doesn't bite her nails, so I'm not sure it's a behavior they ...
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- Hi G., Unfortunately I don't have much advice, but I do have sympathy as I have a 4 1/2 year old son doing the same thing! We've thought about hot-sauce on the fin...
- Support her central nervous system with vitamin B complex DROPS, under the tounge, 2 x a day. Increase water intake to keep nerves under control. Also give her iod...
- Hello G.: An interesting topic. How do others percieve nailbiters?? Are you one of those women that does your own nails? or have another do them? I am well over th...
