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8 Yo Picking Habit Causing Huge Scabs

A.O. asks from Seattle

My 8 yo bonus daughter has a bad habit of picking. She picks at everything, her shoes, the furniture, food and her face. Her mother and I disagree as to the why part ...

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2 1/2 YO Son Picks at Skin on His Fingers...

J.S. asks from Knoxville

My little boy picks at the skin on his fingers. I'm not really sure how to explain it, except when I see it, it looks like a blister that's recently been popped, exc...

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8 Year Old with a Chewing Problem

A.Y. asks from Salt Lake City

My sister asked me a question the other day and I didn't have a clue on how to help. Her oldest is 8 years old and seems to chew on everything. She's constantly fin...

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Thumbsucking

M.G. asks from Los Angeles

I have a girl that is almost 7. She sucks her thumb. I wouldn't care but now she has a lisp from sucking so much. I tried the thumb guard but she would just take it o...

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Need to Break a Thumb Sucker- in Missouri

A.B. asks from St. Joseph

My 3 year old daughter sucks her thumb. I didn't really care before now because she has always been independent, and the doctor said that was good that she could soot...

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Breaking a Bad Habit

K.C. asks from Reading

Hello, my name is K. and I was wondering if anyone has some advice as to how I can get my 2.5 year old daughter to stop putting her fingers in her mouth. It isn't th...

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Skin Picking

J.P. asks from Minneapolis

My little girl who is going to be 4 at the end of december has some self injuries behaviors. she is a thumb sucker and picks at he fingures and elbow when she is suc...

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Kids with Weird Quirks or Obsessions....

J.L. asks from New York

I was wondering if anybody is dealing with any thing like this. My son is obsessed with elbows. Yes, you read it correctly, elbows. It's been like this since he was a...

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Tips for Making Nail-cutting Easier

E.B. asks from Denver

Hi everyone, I have a two-month old daughter who is very active with her hands. When her nails get long and her hands start flailing around, she scratches her face...

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Thumb Sucking

A.F. asks from Wichita

My daughter is 5 and still sucks her thumb. She mainly does it when tired/going to sleep. I have not had any luck being able to get it to stop and it's starting to af...

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  • big girls dont suck in 2 answers "... and i remember being conscious of it because i was told "big girls don't suck ..."
  • try clipping her nails in 2 answers "Try clipping her nails when she is in the bathtub they get softer, easier to clip ..."
  • were thumb suckers in 2 answers "both of them were thumb suckers."
  • suck their thumbs in 2 answers "I'm an orthodontist and work with many kids who suck their thumbs."
  • sugar free gum in 2 answers "2) Giving him things he can chew on, like sugar free gum or even a baby chew toy that ..."