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2 Year Old Biting Finger Nails.....

J.F. asks from Fayetteville

My 2 year old has recently started biting her finger nails. I've bitten my nails for as long as I can remember, so I'm assuming she sees me doing it. I do NOT want he...

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2.5 Yr Old Biting Nails

K.K. asks from Dallas

Does anybody have any advice on getting my 2.5 yr old son to stop biting his nails? This is such a bad habit and I'd rather get him to stop doing it sooner than later!

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Almost 3Yr Old Biting His Nails

T.B. asks from Cleveland

My 3 yr old son is biting his nails. I have tried the stuff that you buy at the store, but you have to put it on so often that I cannot keep up with it. I do not bite...

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Nail Biting

T.C. asks from Norfolk

My daughter is 2 years old and amazingly enough is a nail biter. She bites her finger nails and toe nails. I noticed the other day that her toe was bleeding where s...

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Nail Biting

B.W. asks from Dallas

My son has been bitting his nails and the skin around it since he was around 10. He is now over 25 years old...and still continues this very bad habit. What is a moth...

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Nail Biting

P.P. asks from Jacksonville

My 32 month old daughter likes to bite her nails or when her cuticles tear, she always has to bite them. I was told not to make a fuss and she may stop. I fear she ...

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Has Anyone Successfully Stopped Biting Their Nails?

P.G. asks from Dallas

I've done it since I was very young, 5-6 years old. I've managed to quit a handful of times, but I tend to bite them when I'm not paying attention. For example - I bi...

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How Can I Get My 3 Yr. Old to Stop Chewing Her Fingernails?

E.M. asks from Chicago

I don't know why she has picked up this habit. No one else in our family does it. Sometimes she even gets bloody hangnails! Please don't suggest hot sauce. Haha!

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Looking for Advice for 3 Yr Old Biting Nails

A.C. asks from Detroit

Hi, my son is 3 and he has, in the last 6 months or so, become a terrible nail biter. He will actually bite his nails down until they hurt. I've tried the stuff tha...

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Three Year Old Biting Finger Nails- How Do We Stop This?

S.N. asks from Los Angeles

My 3-year old daughter has discovered her nails! I noticed that I had to cut her nails less frequently. I don't often see her with her hands in her mouth. But I fin...

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Answer Highlights

  • clear nail polish in 2 answers "It's a clear nail polish that has a bad taste."
  • take her fingers out of her mouth in 2 answers "Gently take her fingers out of her mouth and give her something to do with her hands."
  • used to bite my nails in 2 answers "if I'm paying for them, I'm not going to chew them". I used to bite my nails in ..."
  • still bites her nails in 2 answers "... advised us to just ignore it, and at age 12 she still bites her nails ..."
  • doesnt bite her nails in 2 answers "... rewards you can try to reward every hour that she doesn't bite her nails."