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chiggers...in A Bad Place..

J.W. asks from Odessa

so we went camping this past weekend and my daughter was all over the camp site. she was wearing a diaper and pants but chiggers still got her..we've been able to get...

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2 1/2 Year Old Bites Her Nails and Skin

R.S. asks from Denver

My daughter started biting her nails about a month ago. She now bites the skin around her nails as well. I think she was doing it just a bit. Then she got and ear ...

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Help for Soft Ragged Fingernails?

M.B. asks from Milwaukee

Hi mamas! I was wondering if you have any recommendations for me. My fingernails are thin, soft and ragged. Sometimes I bite them (they're all down to the quick) a...

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My 3 Yr Old Daughter Has Chewed Her Nails Since Infancy

T.B. asks from Lexington

I vaguely remember people talking about something you could paint on a child's finger nails that tasted yucky and discouraged biting. Does any one know what that is?...

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Chewing Finger Nails

S.B. asks from Indianapolis

Hello - I have a 2 1/2 little girl - Lauren - who has recently started a terrible and extremely annoying habit. About a month ago she started picking at her finger n...

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My 4Yo Bites Her Nails

L.B. asks from Dallas

Hi! What can I do to discourage my 4yo from biting her fingernails. If possible, I'd really like to break her of this habit while she is still young. I know there ...

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4 Year Old Not Getting It!

K.I. asks from Houston

Okay Mommas! I need some reassurance here and even some recommendations. My four year old son is very strong willed (just like his father) and can be very compassio...

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My 12 Y/o Daughter Pulls Her Eyelashes Out

R.A. asks from Sacramento

My youngest daughter (12) has been pulling her lashes out (trichotillamania)for about 6 months now - upper and lower. She gets upset after she does it but says she ca...

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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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Mean Kitty!

M.R. asks from Salt Lake City

We've had Koco since he was a kitten. He really hadn't given us a single problem until now, I think he's going through puberty or something... but lately he's been fi...

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Answer Highlights

  • clear nail polish in 3 answers "I definitely wouldn't use bleach, but clear nail polish should be fine."
  • emotional freedom technique in 2 answers "I would suggest Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT) http://www.emofree.com for this."
  • tea tree oil in 2 answers "Hi J., I've heard that chiggers don't like Tea Tree Oil, although I don't know ..."
  • suffocate the chiggers in 2 answers "We did the clear nail polish trick also, it helped suffocate the chiggers but it realy ..."
  • obsessive compulsive in 3 answers "It is basically obsessive compulsive behavior.. they do not know they are doing it."