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Advice Needed - Nail Biting 22 Month Old
Read all 8 responses: "Wondering if any other moms have face this challenged. My soon to be 2 year old daughter bites her nails. I wouldn't be too concerned ...
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- My 2 year old had been doing it too - since he was about 20 months old (now 28 months). I distract him, tell him to get his hands out of his mouth. It's genetic I be...
- My daughter will be 4 in September and she has been biting her nails for six months to a year. I have tried to explain to her that it will hurt if she bites them too ...
- I've not faced this, so I certainly cannot speak from experience, but with a 2+ year old I definitely have experience in trying to thwart off undesirable behavior! Yo...
Important Explanation for 5 Year Old
Oct 7, 2009 ... I had tried to stop it but we stopped because she would start to do other things for the stress and biting nails is better than pulling on hair or other ...
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- T., Hello. I know with my own daughter she chewed on her hair for comfort reasons, when she was nervous or just thinking. A lot of times she didn't realize that she...
- Hey T., i certainly hope you figure this out. I was a nail biter etc all of my childhood. My mom tried everything from hot sause on down and nothing worked. Don't m...
- it is a nervous habit my daughter who is very smart bites her nails when stressed, she never puts her fingers in her mouth just bites her thumb nail. She is sixteen an...
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...
Need Advice on How to Help My 6 Year Old Stop Thumbsucking
I used it years and years ago to quite bitting my nails. Helpful Yes | No Save This Remove This Report This Share. M.M. answers from Salt Lake City on July ...
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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 ...
What to Do with a Biter?
He is now biting his brother repeatedly. The other morning I took off his brother..." ... stop biting my nails · stop biting nails ...
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- All humans and even animals learn better from something unpleasant. (no pain, no gain.) Words alone just simply won't do. I haven't seen great behavior come out of tim...
- I have a similar family. My daughter is 8 1/2 and I have twin boys who just turned 6. We also had a big biting problem with one of my boys when they were about 2. The ...
- I would say since you know it is happening to make sure you are watching for it and give the offender a time out in a porta crib . With a firm ( we do not bite people!...
Best way to take off my fake nail at home
Read all 7 responses: "What can i use at home to get my fake nails off?" ... Any Thoughts on Discouraging Nail and Cuticle Biting? ...
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- i'm a nail tech. the thing that i found to be effective and not so time consuming is...acetone polish remover. soak you finger a couple at a time. use an orange wood s...
- Acetone nailpolish...whatever you do dont take them off with out soaking....your nails will be sooooo sore (been there done that...LOL).
- I've always just soaked my nails in finger nail polish remover with Acetone. It will take a little while, but they become gluey like, when this happens, just get some...
Daughter Picking Nose and Eating It
Jun 9, 2009 ... so I think I may put it on their picking nails, so that when they go to "eat" the boogies, ... my eating habits · biting finger nails ...
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- It is getting worse because she is getting a reaction from you. This is such a common thing amongst kids. The way I nipped it in the bud and made it so my kids did n...
- Blech! My older two (7.5 & 4) are doing this too! I haven't tried this yet, but am going to... we have Mavala Stop nail polish left over from training our 7 yr old to ...
- Ah, yes. My 3yo daughter is doing the same thing lately. I consistently remind her that boogers go into a tissue OR toilet paper. And remain a good example of what to ...
3 Year Old Daughter Bites Toe Nails--Yuck!
However, my daughter is 3 and has been BITING her toes/toe nails for close to 3 months now. I think it is so disgusting!! So many germs...eeew. ...
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- HI Kendra, Try taking a clove of garlic and rubbing on the toes, also, if that is non-effective, try jalepeno's. Should work. Have a Wonderful Christmas! C. (m...
- my daughter used to chew on her fingers and toes when she was upset about something. when she someone was mad at her or that her father and i were upset with each oth...
- I sure hope you didn't put the jalepenos on her toes as someone suggested. I see this post is really old but hope anyone else that reads it for advice knows that woul...
"Pocks" on My Fingernails..?
... when you have like small "pocks" or divots in your nail bed? I haven't had a manicure or fake nails..." ... pregancy old wives tales · bitting nails ...
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- I asked my nutritionist about it and she said it is a deficiency and you should be tested to see what it is. I wouldn't go to a regular doctor. She said if the defici...
- I hate to mention it, but it might be nail fungus. There isn't really much you can do right now since you're breast feeding. I would try to keep your nails clean and ...
- Hi D., I have the same problem. I also was a cosmetologist for years and did manicures as well as sculptured nails. Not going to say that this is your problem but ...
4 Year Old Sucking on Her Fingers
Sep 30, 2009 ... There are products you can buy at any drug store for nail biting You put it on the childs fingernails like clear nail polish and it tastes ...
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- There are products you can buy at any drug store for nail biting. You put it on the childs fingernails, like clear nail polish and it tastes horrible! It stays on for ...
- My son does the same thing and it drives me crazy. I looked at the finger gaurds and they look like theyd work, but they are very expensive. But i dont have any answ...
- I'd check out this: http://www.whatshebuys.com/masttwobo.html It's called Maval stop. and they are the only place that sells it. I've bitten my nails for more tha...
