Picking your nose is not just a bad habit, but also the risk of mucosal damage. In addition, a child with not very clean fingers can inject an infection into the nose. Understand the reasons behind this and help your child cope with the deficiency.
Instructions
Step 1
Perhaps the child is picking his nose due to the drying out of the mucous membrane. Air conditioning and heating systems dry the air, making it harder for babies to breathe. Take care of humidifying the air with a special device or simply using water by wetting a sheet or pouring liquid into a basin.
Step 2
Maybe the child has a runny nose and is trying to get rid of the snot. In any case, teach him to blow his nose, and if he is still too small for this, you yourself regularly monitor the hygiene of his nose. This technique also helps: cut the child's nails shorter so that there is nothing special to pick in the nose.
Step 3
It happens that picking the nose is a consequence of the baby's general anxiety. Talk to him, draw or portray his fears and reasons for concern. Sometimes you should pay attention to yourself. If a mother is too often anxious about trifles, her mood is transmitted to her son or daughter. When parents are psychologically stable, the child is also easier, he is less prone to obsessive actions.
Step 4
If a child picks his nose when he is bored, unconsciously, in addition to eliminating nervousness, you can find something to do with his hands. Offer to draw, dazzle, paint or paste. When a baby is not only passionate, but also physically busy, he has no time to be distracted by a bad habit.
Step 5
Think about whether the child could follow an example from someone at home: from parents or older children? If in the family someone is constantly picking his nose, thinking that no one sees him, he is mistaken. Children instantly adopt these behaviors and also begin to explore their nostrils. So, first you need to eliminate this habit in adults and only then expect the same from the child.
Step 6
Try scaring your child about the negative effects of nose picking. Say that there will be germs in your nose, or your finger will get stuck in your nostril, that your nose will become huge. Sometimes such horror stories affect the behavior of children, and they stop picking their noses.
