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Nail Biting

D.W. asks from Phoenix

Hello! My 3 year old daughter just started biting her fingernails because she says they bother her when they get just that much too long. I usually clip them onc...

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Nail Biting

G.A. asks from Lakeland

help i don't no what else to do about my 3 year old son who is getting worse at biting his nails and now his fingers too the skin around it.I've tried the nail polish...

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Biting While Breastfeeding

J.H. asks from Hattiesburg

My 7 month old recently started biting when he begins to breastfeed. He made me bleed one night. My breasts are sore, but I do not want to stop breastfeeding yet. ...

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Nail Biting

J.C. asks from Seattle

My almost-3-year-old has recently started biting her fingernails. It has become frequent, intense, and loud. It makes me very sad, because I bit my nails to the qui...

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Nail Biting

T.F. asks from San Francisco

My daughter bites her nails and recently starting pulling and biting the skin on her fingers. Before it was a bad habit and now it's a health issue. She barely has sk...

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Nail Biting

L.T. asks from Pittsburgh

My 3 1/2 yo son recently started biting his nails. They are really, really short. I have no idea how he bites them down so low. We've talked to him about not doing...

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Nail Biting

K.C. asks from Pueblo

There is a terrible habit going on in my house that I need help breaking - NAIL BITING. My spouse bites his nails and so do my stepsons. Our 2 year old daughter has r...

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Nail Biting

M.S. asks from Minneapolis

I'm wondering if any of you momma's have suggestions on how to get my 3 yr old to stop biting his nails? He hasn't bit them to bleeding yet, but it's getting close, ...

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Nail Biting

M.T. asks from Houston

My beautiful 5 year old daughter has had the nasty habit of biting her nails for about 2 years (she used to twist her hair before that). I thought about trying the "...

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Nail Biting

H.O. asks from Atlanta

My 3 year old son will not stop biting his fingernails and toenails and the skin around them. Hr has chewed the skin around his toes so bad it's like a raw blister. W...

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Answer Highlights

  • get the idea after a few times in 2 answers "It sounds terrible, but they get the idea after a few times."
  • bite their nails in 2 answers "... to suck her thumb, same thing they told me they do for kids who bite their nails ..."
  • nail biter in 4 answers "I was a nail-biter until 8th grade."
  • nail polish in 4 answers "I tried everything: yucky tasting nail polish, gloves, a reminder bracelet, a rubber ..."
  • something else to chew in 2 answers "I would try putting bandaids on her fingers or giving her something else to chew on ..."