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Biting nails!

Posted 10/12/2012

I need help!!! My nephew (turned 4 in July) just started biting his nails. My sister read that it is a learned habit and has no idea where it came from. He is a nervous little guy to begin with so she doesn't want this to get out of hand.

Yesterday he bit his nail so hard it bled.

How did you stop your kids (or yourself) from biting their nails?

Thank you.


Bethany married Scott.

--Hollyn Dlila born Oct '09. --Ayla Hope stillborn Feb '11.   --Harrison Milam Sept '13

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Posted 10/13/2012

I hope someone posts on this! My 2.5 year old has stopped letting me cut his nails. I try to get him while he asleep but it is getting harder and harder not to wake him up. I have never hurt him with the clippers so I don't know what is going on. Anyway, mine has started to not only do this with his fingernails but I catch him doing it with his toenails too. I keep explaining about germs and make him stop but I don't know how to get through to him. Hopefully someone has been in this same boat and will tell me its just a phase... I am so afraid he is going to get sick from biting his toenails too. Not sure if this is the same type of thing going on with the original post but I know it is related. My son has definately been through some moments with his dad and I that may have caused him to develop anxiety, so maybe that does play into it. I look forward to seeing what people have to say.


Posted 10/14/2012

It was a learned habit for me, though I'm just down to thumbs after 35 years. lol

If he is old enough to understand that he can hurt his fingernails so they do not grow correctly and he would, let's say, be made fun of, maybe he would ignore it. Both are a stretch, but I remember being 5 and seeing my older sister do it. Please nip it in the bud early...Though I did encounter just about every cold and flu you can imagine and have a pretty robust immune system because of it. Wink

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