My brother has a very serious problem in his brain (in my family's opinion) My brother EATS his fingers litteraly! You can can see thousand of bite marks in his fingers. What can I do because ITS ANNOYING THE HELL OUT OF ME!
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He's six years old
2007-01-18 11:55:30 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Family & Relationships ➔ Family
MY PARENTS KNOW! THEY ENCOURAGE HIME TO DO IT!
2007-01-18 11:59:58 · update #1
if he's six he's most likely gullible. tell him that if he continues, his fingers will fall off and never grow back, and if he stops, reward him with a trip out to get ice cream or something ((nothings wrong with a little bribary))
2007-01-18 12:38:18 · answer #1 · answered by x0laurrx0 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Has he had medical advice on this problem, I would hope so......It is quite hard to answer this, because if he has a medical problem, I would say to you, get over it, and be their for your brother, but, on the other hand, if it is like sucking his thumb like a lot of young kids do, then I would put some pepper on it, my sister used to have echezma when we were kids, and she would drive me crazy at night time in our bedroom scratching herself, but I learnt to live with the noise and tried to help her be more comfortable. If your bro's problem is medical, then the last thing he needs is you harrassing him, you need to support him.
I dont know, if your parents are not doing anything about it, there must be areason why, ....... just be there for him as a brother......
2007-01-18 12:04:19 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
A simple answer to your question is do nothing. He is very young and will sooner or later grow out of the habit of biting his nails, probably when he starts dating girls.
2007-01-18 12:00:38 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Get your lil brother some lolipops and he will not be eatin his fingers.
He also needs activities to do with his fingers, like drawing and writing and playdoe .
2007-01-18 11:59:00 · answer #4 · answered by sunflare63 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It sounds like your brother needs medical help. What do your parents think?
2007-01-18 11:57:52 · answer #5 · answered by sherockstn 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
while he's sleeping dip his hands in a bowl with nail polish remover in it so every time he bites his fingers he'll be grossed out by the taste and hopefully stop
2007-01-18 12:30:05 · answer #6 · answered by xo_devv_xo 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
just sounds like a bad habit but it really isnt your problem since its not your kid. every time you see him doing it dont tell him to stop, just distract him by playing a game or reading a book. by telling him to stop yu are drawing attention to it and that might be what he wants, attention
2007-01-18 12:00:12 · answer #7 · answered by Olivia's Mama 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Probably he's just too young to understand,if this problm gets even serious take him to his doctor
2007-01-18 11:59:29 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Give him something else to chew
like carrots or a sweet potato
2007-01-18 12:02:27 · answer #9 · answered by Dave ! 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Tell your parents. If they had him checked out, and it's not harming the boy, then just ignore it.
2007-01-18 11:58:02 · answer #10 · answered by CJ 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋