The formation of bad habits begins in childhood. Such of them, as, for example, the habit of biting the lips, arise in children when they try to get rid of some irritant or simply imitate adults.
Instructions
Step 1
The lip biting habit can be caused by a traumatic situation, and if not immediately paid attention to it, it will become chronic and will haunt the child for the rest of his life. Find out the cause of the baby's psychological discomfort.
Analyze after what event you first noticed that the baby began to bite his lips. Maybe after a quarrel between parents, or something happened in kindergarten. In any case, the development of the habit of biting lips, sometimes to the point of blood, was preceded by stress. Find the stressor and try to eliminate it.
Step 2
After that, make it unpleasant for the child to bite the lip. To do this, lubricate his lips with lotion or cream that tastes unpleasant. At the same time, keep in mind that the lubricant should not cause additional discomfort, for example, a burning sensation. Otherwise, it will become an additional stressful factor for the child. In addition, as soon as you notice that the baby has begun to bite his lips, distract him. Give him some sucking candy, she'll keep him busy for a while. Or offer to eat something. The main thing is to constantly observe his actions.
Step 3
Sometimes not only children have this bad habit, but also quite mature people. Constant biting of the lips is due to the fact that due to a deficiency of vitamin A (retinol), the skin on them becomes dry, flakes off and there is a desire to tear off dried crusts with your teeth. In such cases, lubricate your lips with an ointment containing retinol.
Step 4
Never punish a child if you notice he has a habit of biting his lips. Remember that it arose for a reason, out of the blue. There are reasons for everything. According to psychologists, it will take three weeks for a habit to take root. If during this time you will be able to figure out the reasons and eliminate them or learn to switch the child's attention - save him from the bad habit once and for all.
