ok well this isn't like as huge of a deal as u may think i just wanted people like u 2 read it so my four and a half year old chews the skin off of her fingers using clippers and then eats the skin she sais it taste good mommy and her hands r so bad that she has no veins in most of her fingers and her hands r very rough does anyone have any tips i can have 2 make her hands better again iv'e tried all kinds of lotions already it hasn't really done anything please help me thanks
2007-05-18 08:35:31 · 14 answers · asked by goodies make the boys jump on it 6 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Skin Conditions
You need to take your daughter to a pediatrician. This sounds like she could possibly have OCD (Obsessive/Compulsive Disorder). The sooner it's diagnosed and treated, the better. There is also a disorder that causes people to crave and eat unusual things. That could also be one of many possibilities. Please have her checked ASAP -- you can't treat this yourself. Good luck.
2007-05-18 08:47:06 · answer #1 · answered by Lone Wolf 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I do that too. Its very painful but you just cant help it. It is actually a type of condition that can be treated with Minor medications. Go to your local doctor because as much as she may want to stop, she has a strong urge to continue biting and as a four year old her will is not very strong.
Good luck
2007-05-19 15:59:08 · answer #2 · answered by Live ♥ Laugh 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The real emergency is you are letting your daughter do this. Are you supervising her for goodness sake?!?!
Take the clippers away and moisturize her hands before she begins bleeding or develops an infection.
Take her to the pediatrician for treatment, if necessary. Keep the clippers away from her.
2007-05-18 08:40:21 · answer #3 · answered by Tellin' U Da Truth! 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
First of all do not let your daughter do this!!! Don't it's a bad, nasty and as you can see dangerous habit. Two, put some vaseline on her hands. Keep her hands moisturized with vaseline. And then take her to the doctors.
2007-05-18 17:26:35 · answer #4 · answered by misscancer10 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
put something non-toxic but bitter on her hands, like something made to stop nail biting. then make SURE to keep all clippers and sharp things away from her.
tell her about how the germs will make her sick if she puts her hands in her mouth.
2007-05-18 08:45:30 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I assume your child is of normal intelligence. In my experience, wearing gloves was ineffective. Other types of restraints border on cruelty. Discuss this with your child's pediatrician. Perhaps you should ask for a referral to a child psychologist to look into this oral fixation and to recommend interventions to stop it.
2007-05-18 08:46:06 · answer #6 · answered by greydoc6 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
eucerin cream and get that bitter taste for nail biters and put it on the tips of her hands. put it on her finger nails. it will work
worked with my son!
wow he was a skin biter. and he loved eating it. was sick a lot too . lots of germs in there. she is at the right age to do this, ...is she a nervous girl? my son was nervous and when he was uneasy on something his fingers went right in his mouth!
2007-05-18 08:40:38 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
The woman is right about being nervous.She may be stressed about something along those lines.You can't allow her to do it either way.
2007-05-18 10:01:27 · answer #8 · answered by ? 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Maybe you should take her to a doctor before she does real damage to herself. Does it not hurt her, I felt pain reading this.
2007-05-21 05:05:22 · answer #9 · answered by Tab 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
thats weird u should take her to a doctor to help her with the medical issue and take a to s pychiatrist to deal with her self mutilization issue...
2007-05-18 08:47:23 · answer #10 · answered by ButterfliKissus 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋