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Need Advice on How to Help My 6 Year Old Stop Thumbsucking
I need help and advice to help my six year old stop sucking her thumb ..... thumb babies · stop biting nails · 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 ...
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...
Nail Biting
And two, anytime I had acrylic nails put on I was able to stop biting. Nothing else worked for me. Whenever I stop getting my nails filled and remove the ...
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- I'm almost 31 and still bite my nails. There were only two things that stopped the biting. One, was getting pregnant. I guess something in the hormone shift allowed me...
- Hi T., Is it possible her fingertips are peeling and she is responing to it by biting off the peeling skin? Vitamin A deficiecny can cause fingertip peeling. ...
- Good luck with this. my 18 year old daughter, my husband and my 88 year old mother in law bite their nails. We did get my daughter to stop biting the skin with the stu...
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...
4 1/2 Yr Old Nailbiter
My daughter, now 11, has been biting her nails since she was 2 or 3. I tried to stop it, using the bitter polish, bringing it to her attention, etc. ...
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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...
Nail Bitter - Suggestions on Stopping Needed
Any suggestions on how to keep her from biting her nails during school? .... I kept telling my youngest daughter to stop biteing her nails, and in the same ...
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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 being stressed out. .... Three Year Old Biting Finger Nails- How Do We Stop This? ...
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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...
Any Thoughts on Discouraging Nail and Cuticle Biting?
My mom said I couldn't wear nail polish until I stopped biting my nails. That worked for me. She tried the paint on .... My Son Won't Stop Biting His Nails. ...
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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...
9 Yr Old Son Can't Keep His Hands Out of His Mouth!?
My son has a lot of energy and one fo those that is always moving around. .... Any Ideas for Helping a 9-Year-old Boy to Stop Biting His Nails/hands? ...
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- Maybe he has anxiety??Or hes nervous for some reason??Not sure how to get him to stop?I know they make nail biting stuff to put on his nails but not sure whats in it,m...
- This does seem like a nervous/anxious behavior - any idea if he has been bullied at school or anything like that? It could just be a phase that he'll grow out of. Try ...
- My 8 year old daughter was the same way. It seemed to be an oral fixation thing so I started offering her gum to chew and the behavior has decreased alot. Good luck!
How to Stop "Thumbsucking"?
Read all 18 responses: "Hi Moms - My 5 year old needs to stop sucking her thumb before ... BTW, I got my ears pierced after I quit biting my fingernails! ...
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- My sister sucked her thumb until she was in 2nd grade. My mom decided it had to stop, so she had my sister choose a reward, something she really wanted, that she woul...
- I would never put hot sauce on my child! Suppose they would have a skin reaction? I think you can talk to her pediatrician as well as the dentist. there are devices...
- I think that sometimes thunbsucking can just be a bad habit (like biting your nails). That was the case with my son. We had enough by the time he was 5 as well. I w...
