How do you get a 3 year old to stop the bad habit of nail bitting?

Answer 1

there are few things you can do

Nail biting from such an Early age starts because of boredom or attention. Give him attention and special treatment when you cut his nails. Show him positive and loving attention.. as if you ignore him when he is happy and now he sees you show at him because he bite: he has you attention and that is most NB for him.

Cut his nails and make it as a treat so he will look forward to it. Buy nice cream and massage his little hands every night and love him love him love him!!


There is so many ways:
1. polish
2. bitter liquid
3. some put chillies on..

at this stage .. child will cry few times and then eventually will get used to it.. and get you attention (negative or not again)

Best is LOVE!!! That is the recipe

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and PROFFESIONAL says:



*****Offer a manicure.
*****Suggest a substitute.
*****Try positive distraction.
*****Annoy the taste buds.



NAIL-BITING
Backing Off a Nervous Habit

Many children bite their nails, says Paul Kechijian, M.D., clinical associate professor of dermatology and chief of the nail section at New York University Medical Center. Usually they grow out of the habit, and nagging them about it only makes the situation worse.

What can you do if your child can't or won't keep her nails out of her mouth? First, understand why she does it.

''Nail-biting is a nervous habit that's often a symptom of anxiety or insecurity,'' says William Womack, M.D., associate professor in the Department of Child Psychiatry at the University of Washington School of Medicine and codirector of the Stress Management Clinic of Children's Hospital and Medical Center, both in Seattle. ''It's your child's way of comforting herself.''

Figure out what's eating your child, and you're halfway to getting her to stop eating her nails. Eventually, most children stop biting their nails when they start to care how their nails look--or when their friends start to notice. Meanwhile, try some of these creative solutions.

Help your child understand. Enlist your child's cooperation by helping her understand why she's biting her nails. ''Explain that sometimes people bite their nails because they worry a lot or are upset and nervous,'' says Dr. Womack. For example, ask her if she does it when relatives visit, when she's meeting new friends or when she's trying hard to learn something new. Your child may be better able to control the habit if she can talk about the stresses she's experiencing, according to Dr. Womack.

Nail down a deal. Ask your child if her nail-biting bothers her. If, and only if, your child wants to stop biting her nails, you and she can talk about a ''contract,'' suggests Dr. Womack.

For instance, would she consider not biting her nails for a dime a day? Or for a week--in exchange for a visit to an amusement park? Would she appreciate a new watch of her own for not biting her nails for a month?

Keep a chart of successful non-nail-biting days, then reward her for compliance with the ''deal,'' says Dr. Womack.

Answer 2

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Answer 3

A good friend of mine had the same problem with her child. What she did was that every morning she would put something some type of food the kid hated and rubbed it in to his nails, she'd leave it there for a long while, so when he'd tried to bite them obviously he'd taste the food and stop.... it worked but it took a while. Give it a shot.

Answer 4

warm sauce and smacking hands are undesirable options. no human being needs to keep in mind that their mom is purposefully hurting them. provide him a toy he can paintings on. as an celebration a rubix dice, some transformers, the game Simon the position the light fixtures flash and also you've were given to repeat the colour progression, a coloring e book and crayons, a Leapster (large academic video games that are made for little ones), etc. make effective he washes his hands thoroughly and frequently. Colds, worms and different icky issues are quite gotten smaller from dirty hands, really lower than the nails. let him p.c.. out his personal nail brush on the save that he can use at the same time as he washes his hands and/or in the bathtub. Make him area of searching after his nails. let him detect and understand how the nail clippers or record works, tell him how those are the products we use to save our nails short, sparkling and good-looking searching. let him understand how very good-looking his hands seem at the same time as they are treated correct. do not make him sense undesirable about biting his nails. He will be doing it out of lack of self belief. Are issues at domicile somewhat risky? the position they rocky at the same time as he began the habit?

Answer 5

Well I stopped nail biting when I started playing classical guitar, but that might not help in this case. There are bad tasting clear nail polishes, and if she's a girl, just putting on nail polish and telling her how pretty it looks might work :).

Answer 6

There is some bitter liquid you can brush on that tastes nasty; nail salons carry it, as well as drug stores. Try that.

Also, if the child is in a stressful environment, remove the stresses causing the kid to bite its nails. (Parents yelling, siblings teasing, bullies picking on them, etc.) Nail biting is usually caused by nerves, so you have to discover what is making the child nervous.

Answer 7

I was told that children who bite nails, etc. are usually doing it to handle stress or because they are nervous. The doctor told me that as long as it dosn't cause problems not to worry. I have an 8 year old who still bites her nails. I guess that is just how she copes.

Answer 8

Why does my child bite his nails?
Some of the reasons children bite their nails include:

stress or anxiety
imitation of other children
a transition from thumb sucking
poorly trimmed nails.

www.stopbitingnails.com

Answer 9

People with nervous habits seem to replace one habit with another. I went from thumb sucking, to nail biting, to cigarette smoking. So my suggestion is to find a more desirable habit to replace it with.

Answer 10

you can get this liquid stuff that you can put on there finger tips that has a very bad taste. They would put there fingers in their mouth if they don't like the way it tastes. It is totally safe. It is usually used to get kids to stop sucking there thumbs. Ask a pharmacist where to get it/what it is called