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2 Yr Old Chewing Finger Nails!

A.K. asks from Tulsa

My son is 2 1/2 and has been biting his fingernails for a week or so now. I'm not really sure where to start to fix it as none of my kids have ever had the problem. I...

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Breaking a Nervous Habit

A.H. asks from Kansas City

Our son has developed a nervous habit that we're finding is hard for him to break. He picks at the skin on his thumbs until it's raw and sometimes bleeding. He does...

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Nail Biter

J. asks from Kansas City

My 6-year-old daughter has been biting her nails. She doesn't bite them until they are bleeding, but they are always short. I want to try that nail biting nail poli...

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Normal Weird or Unusual Weird 3 Year Old Behavior?

E.T. asks from Dallas

my 3 year old has been biting his fingernails for awhile now. We do our best to keep his fingers out of his mouth, but other than that, we haven't really worried abou...

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Son Has Bad Habit of Tearing His Nails

E.A. asks from Louisville

My husband and I are at a loss as to how to prevent our 6 year old son from tearing at his fingernails and toenails. I think he picked up the habit from a friend at s...

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All Most 3 Yr Old Nail Biter.

L.F. asks from Salt Lake City

How do I get a all most 3 yr old to stop biting her nails? She bites them down to the point I'm surprised that they don't hurt. I've heard there's nail polish out the...

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28 Month Old WILL NOT Let Me Trim Her Nails, Any Suggestions for Calming Her?

J.W. asks from Rapid City

My 28 month old FREAKS out anytime I try to trim her nails. I can get to her fingernails when she sleeps, but her toes are a different scenario. Even in her sleep, ...

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Could My 2Yr Old Have OCD????

J.J. asks from Athens

Can someone please tell me if I'm crazy? My 2yr old son has started a strange habit. He picks at his toenails and fingernails. He does it while watching tv,when he's ...

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How Do You Stop a NAIL BITER?

C.L. asks from San Francisco

I am at my wits end with my daughter biting her nails and cuticles. She is constantly biting her nails and and peeling the skin surrounding her nails to the point of...

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3 Year Old Biting/picking Nails

S.G. asks from Oklahoma City

Our 3 year old has started biting her fingernails and picking her toe nails. She also "lost" her paci a couple of weeks ago and got a new baby brother in June. I am...

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  • stopped biting my nails in 3 answers "I only stopped biting my nails when I had braces because it hurt too much, and I got ..."
  • nail polish in 5 answers "... OR the skin around them I would let her pick from my collection of nail polish."
  • nail biter in 4 answers "I am a nail biter and for most of my life have been."
  • nail biter in 4 answers "I was a terrible nail biter."
  • nail biters in 2 answers "... when he does...and so, with his willpower, that means we'll have 2 nail biters ..."