She is 12 years old and very pretty but her hands let her down. She has long elegant fingers and badly bitten nails, she just can't stop biting them, she does it when she is watching TV and when she is concentrating at school. I have tried applying the nasty tasting nail stuff but it didn't stop her...
2006-12-10 06:32:11 · 74 answers · asked by Becca 2 in Beauty & Style ➔ Other - Beauty & Style
added after answers lol, she has very very short nails, and i don't nag her about it, she is a nervous type of girl and i know she worries about things at times. It is her who has asked me for help in stopping biting so I am trying to help her. I tried giving her a manicure but the nails are just too short. I certainly don't want to force her to stop (that wouldn't be possible) but i would like her to be proud of her hands.
and thanks for all your advice :)
2006-12-10 06:50:26 · update #1
oh wow! what a wonderful response, I want to choose lots of best answers lol. I now have so many good ideas I'm sure she will succeed. Thank you all so much :)
2006-12-11 07:49:51 · update #2
She wont stop until she is ready to. (Like any other habit)
2006-12-10 06:33:53 · answer #1 · answered by Mommyk232 5 · 3⤊ 1⤋
I saw the message about pepper/chilli oil. Yes it would taste bad, but it is also dangerous if it gets in the eyes and her fingers might wipe her eyes. There is no way to force her to stop, it is a habit that is not restricted to class, sex or age. Have you tried some of that nail gel stuff that can be painted on, it looks 'real' so that teachers should not get uppity about it and it probably does not taste too good if your daughter tried to bite it off. If all else fails, it sounds as though you have a lovely daughter anyway, so what if her nails won't win a beauty contest.
2006-12-11 07:41:41 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Try to explain to her that biting her nails is not a bad habit only because her fingers wont look good, but moreover because her nails and fingers contain a great amount of germs that are not good for her health.
I used to bite my nails when I was a child and stopped eventually but have seen a lot of people that still do it in their 30s and is definitely not a nice picture. Since though she is in a very fragile age I think it would be better if you try to make her feel nice about herself and even the parts of her that don't look so nice.
It will prove later that any "faulty" part can be easily dismissed by a confident personality.
2006-12-11 04:56:11 · answer #3 · answered by al 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Until recently (mid-thirties), I kept my nails really short, cut and filed, otherwise I would bite them or the skin around them.
I find that taking good care of them, no matter how short they are, saves them getting chewed: what's the point in ruining all the effort I put into applying and drying (!) three layers of polish! Deeper colours are even better because every chip really stands out.
I have very long fingers too and I find that very short nails are actually quite nice, so long as they are neatly filed, not all chewed up...
It also helps to have a distraction from nail-biting, e.g. chewing gum while watching TV, a small squeegee ball at school...
2006-12-10 08:27:37 · answer #4 · answered by Nini 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I used to bite my nails when i was younger. I stopped by applying false nails as I wanted to have pretty nails and hands like all the other girls at school. As I was wearing the false nails and they looked so good i was not tempted to put my fingers near my mouth. This allowed my own nails to recooperate and grow underneath. Once I took the false nails off and my own nails were long enuff for a manicure i never looked back.
2006-12-11 21:24:00 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm almost 30 and i am still biting my nails, i just cant help it, i am the same as your daughter, when i am nervous or concentrating i do it and not realise, i have tried everything, including the nasty nail stuff which i ended up getting used too the taste of. the only way now that i stop is when i can afford too i go and have false nails put on, that way when i go too bite i stop myself coz of the money it costs too have them done. My mum and dad still moan at me about biting them.
2006-12-11 06:36:37 · answer #6 · answered by peach 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Have you soaked them in Jalapeno Juice? There is also this no bite stuff you can get from Sally's Beauty Store that tastes AWFUL!!! You could also get acrylic nails put on there. Why would you bite them if they are beautiful and long and painted. It would be worth a try. Plus, while the fakes are on there...Her reals ones have time to grow out a little.
2016-05-23 02:30:02 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
A teacher once told me that biting your nails is the equivalent to licking a toilet seat. Apparently it has the same amount of germs. I don't know whos dirty nails they tested but that's horrible. I've never done it since. I suppose you basically touch alot of things during the day so you could pick up anything. Perhaps she's doing it so much because you are, I don't want to say nagging because it's not nice to call someone a nag, but she does even more because she knows she's not supposed to. Why don't you give her a proper manicure then she will think- 'I don't want to ruin my nice nails'.
2006-12-10 06:44:36 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
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2016-07-20 01:08:17 · answer #9 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am an ex nail biter with nice long nails!!!! My parents tried everything, monetary bribes etc but failed. This is what worked- I stopped biting all my nails EXCEPT my two pinky nails. These I was allowed to bite. As my other nails grew I got more & more chuffed & eventually managed to stop biting my pinky nails as well. My dad gave me money when my nails had grown but it was irrelevant. Years later I still have long nails & cant imagine ever biting them right down again. EVER!!! hope this helps as I know other people this method has worked for
2006-12-11 11:53:38 · answer #10 · answered by la.bruja0805 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Let her know of all the bugs and germs that are under nails. I used to bite mine and tried all the nasty tasting stuff but it doesnt work! I just "gave up" on new years day (about 6 yr ago) Stopping smoking is my next task! Just encourage your daughter to what her nails will be like when/if she gives up biting them
2006-12-11 05:05:23 · answer #11 · answered by mishnbong 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋