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Nail Biting
Read all 9 responses: "my 20 month old bites her nails at bedtime. Either me or my husband cuddles ... Any Thoughts on Discouraging Nail and Cuticle Biting? ...
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- Nail biting is a sign of anxiety. If she only bites her nails at bed time, talk to her and ask her why (if she is old enough to talk). She may be suffering from separa...
- Dear K., Believe it or not, it is pretty common for kids around 2 to start biting their nails. I have three children, ages 6, 4 and 2 and ALL of them bit their nai...
- Sounds like she is self=comforting. Probably find a substitute for it, and that will be trial and error I think.
My Son's Nails Are Splitting in Layers
with my experience, I have found that putting a cuticle oil on the nail helps restore moisture and keep the layers from drying and separating. ...
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- Im a nail tech and usually peeling/splitting is hereditary, but not always. It may just be how his nails are going to be. Keep them filed short to avoid tearing and ...
- Have they always been brittle? And does he have any teeth or skin abnormalities? I only ask becuase my son's nails are very brittle, and break/split all the time. W...
- You can disolve Knox gelatin in cold water and add it to just about anything. We put two envelopes into jello and you can almost bounce the jello after it sets.
Ingrown Toenails
Take a pointed, metal nail file and scratch a ridge in in the midddle of the toenail. NOT side to side, but from the cuticle up and get it to the point that ...
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- Fingers and toes contain many nerve endings and YES numbing them would be VERY painful! I had to have stitches on my finger once and never felt more pain in my life! ...
- the other ladies are right about the shot and shoe choice. In time your podiatrist may want to remove the sides of the nail if it keeps getting infected. It's a very...
- I haven't with toenails. However, a year or so ago I had to take our oldest daughter to the med center for a splinter in her foot. They immediately sent us to the ho...
Lost Fingernail
Also, the fingernail was lifted at the base of the nail from under the cuticle. It required it to be stitched back on (which meant a shot to deaden it). ...
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- J., A story to make all the moms feel better: My son was just starting to walk when he followed his big sister to the bathroom. She didn't know he was there (s...
- I don't think you need to feel guilty about not knowing when she lost her nail. She may not know when it happened. All of my kids have lost nails at some point. One d...
- Yeah and what they don't tell you is there is nothing they can do. You just get it confirmed that maybe it will and maybe it won't grow back. You may pay hundreds of...
Cutting Nails
Also, I use a cuticle cutter for them - I find the nail clippers do more harm than good. I cut my oldest once when she was only a couple of weeks old and I ...
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- Offer him something in return.....reading a book, sitting watching tv with him - or maybe a glass of chocolate milk. Usually works for mine. Also, I use a cuticle c...
- I found the easiest way to cut my child's nails (now 16 months) was to cut my in front of her. Then she wanted me to cut hers. She is all about doing what I am. I hop...
- N., THis is a question that I've had since my son, now 17 mos., was born! I know how you feel! I trim Duncan's nails at naptime when it's light in his room. I us...
Catfights...
For example, the nail salon (getting matching nail polish and toe designs), the movies together, .... Any Thoughts on Discouraging Nail and Cuticle Biting? ...
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- If the television is the issue, I say take it away from them until they learn how to behave and share. I am sure this can't be your only issue, but I am the mother of ...
- They are sisters, sisters fight. I think that you should set up a system where on sister gets the good t.v. for one show and then they switch. Also who is the adult? I...
- Hi K., My mother has 6 children 4 girls and 2 boys. Of course we are all grown up now but us girls fought something fierce. My mother instead of keeping us apart w...
Mother's Day Gift Bags
As an AVON rep, I buy trail size items of lotions, creams, nail polish, etc. ... I make soaps, lotions, cuticle oil, and so much more. ...
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- Go to your local Dollar Tree and get a kitchen timer for each mom. You really can't have enough of these. The ones at our store have a magnet on the back so they sti...
- I agree, hit a dollar store. Some ideas: --Those medium-sized canvas sacks that stuff really small into their own little bag for storage. --a good sample-si...
- Great idea! Small bottle of hand sanitizer, note pads, chapstick, mints
Cracked Finger Tips
The key is to make sure your hands, cuticles and nails are moisturized all the time. After every single hand wash and even in between. ...
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- my fingers always cracked when i was nursing. i used something from the body shop, it had a silly name like "look ma new hands" or something like that. it was in a lig...
- Hi M., I feel your pain. I have a tendency to over wash my hands throughout the day too. My knuckles get really dry and cracked, as well as the skin all around my f...
- I use aquafor or a store brand just like as well as bag balm (green square tin - for cow's utters) at night. It helps so much!
Allergist Cannot Confirm nor Deny My 7Mo Has Asthma
... nail side up, level in front of your eyes, you will see that where your cuticle is forms the point of a 'V' formed between your nail and your skin... if ...
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- As a nurse and a mom you need to get your child seen ASAP.. If your doc won't help find another that will. Doctors are a dime a dozen search for one that is willing to...
- I'm not going to claim to be smarter than these doctors, but it seems as though your son should, at the very least, be on an apnea monitor 24/7 until this is figured o...
- I would also say to take him to Children's Mercy, even if it is 2 hours away. It might also be a lung condition. At 3-months my daughter was diagnosed with 2 lung co...
Removing a Skin Tag
Apr 23, 2009 ... All you need to do is get a pair of nail clippers and clip it off. ... Knowing her experience, I did it myself with a cuticle cutter. ...
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- I agree with the "tying it off" method. That is how a doctor removed one on my niece.
- hi B., I use manicure sisors. Then apply acolhol, it burns for a couple of seconds and that's it. J. L.
- Hi B., We got rid of one on my husbands neck by just taking a piece of string (sewing kind) and tying a knot around it. It fell off in two days. No scar. Hope this h...
