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Nail Biting
My 3 year old is doing this, she is chewing them down to the quicks and she does it non stop. I have looked all over the place for the Nail biting stuff by ...
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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.
What to Do with a Biter?
He is now biting his brother repeatedly. The other morning I took off his brother..." ... How to Stop My Son from Bitting ...
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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!...
Nose Picking and Nail Biting
Well, he got into the habit of picking his nose and biting his nails from being well, bored. Jump forward to now. .... How to Stop Nail Biting? ...
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- Hi S., I had three sugar and spice girls, then I had 2 boys...they can be amused by any bodily function that would make a girl scream! My 2 & 4 year old seem to love t...
- He's doing it absentmindedly and probably doesn't even realize it half the time. I made my son wash his hands every time I caught him picking and eventually he got si...
- Hum, why was he in a full bodycast? My 2 y o broke his leg and was just in a walking cast for 3 weeks. About the nose thing i remember when my boys that age had st...
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 .... I used it years and years ago to quite bitting my nails ...
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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 ...
Important Explanation for 5 Year Old
7 Oct 2009 ... My daughter does the same thing and is always biting her nails Her pediatrician told us this is .... Need Advice on How to Stop Nail Biting ...
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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...
Puppy Is Chewing Electrical Cords
OR if you can't find that, look in the nail polish section- there is usually a little bottle that you can paint on your nails to try to stop biting them and ...
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- Hi L., I can speak from much experience with a trouble-making dog. We have two German Shepherds (Sydney, 10.5 and Raven, 7 y/o). Sydney was an angel. VERY smart,...
- L. - We have two 7-month old Rottweiler puppies who went through the same thing. The best thing we bought them were rawhide bones! It satisfies their craving to chew s...
- I agree with the bitter apple. We put that on EVERYTHING. I saw the comment about rawhide bones. They are good chew toys, unless you have carpet. Then the rawh...
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...
4 Year Old Contantly Ripping Nails Off
I can't get her to stop. I feel it is something going on inside of her that is making her do this. .... Advice on Nail Biting and How to Search Mamasource ...
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- Hi A., My niece used to chew her nails tell they would bleed, we would just keep telling her how pretty they would be she is 12 now and has long pretty nails. maybe it...
- The paint her nails idea is great, but also try giving her 10 pennies(or 10 coins of any denomination) at the begining of the day. For every nail she has NOT bitten/p...
- A. I say this as a 26 year old that still compulsively bites her nails, get a handle on this now! The previous suggestion was really good, especially if she loves he...
Help with Recurring Pinworms
5 Aug 2009 ... No real advice except for you HAVE to get him to stop biting his nails and putting things in his mouth His pain is being caused by his bad ...
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- My son who is now 17 had this in the 1st or 2nd grade and he did not have an oral fixation. We felt that he got it from playing in the sand box. Has your child been ...
- He is 7 and still putting things in his mouth all the time? You will have to make him deal with the worms and remind him as to why he got them. The sand is a real pla...
- No real advice except for you HAVE to get him to stop biting his nails and putting things in his mouth. His pain is being caused by his bad habits. He has to be told...
Nail Bitter - Suggestions on Stopping Needed
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, ...
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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...
