The habit of biting your nails not only looks unethical, but can be dangerous for your child's health. In addition, she can signal the anxiety state of the baby, like other obsessive actions. Understand the reasons and try one of the most effective ways to break the habit.
Instructions
Step 1
Before you start fighting a bad habit, eliminate the external causes that may have caused it. Monitor the condition of the child's nails, cut them short and neatly. Remove burrs, they can also interfere with the baby and provoke the habit of biting nails.
Step 2
Now the time has come for internal problems, due to which the child can bite his nails. Analyze when your baby pulls his fingers into his mouth. Perhaps he does it in certain situations that make him nervous. Your task is to fix and eliminate them. Maybe the child bites his nails when he meets other children, and does so because of shyness and fear of not being accepted. Then you need to work on his self-confidence and practice to develop his communication skills. If a child bites their nails while being scolded, they may be fearful and very depressed. Are you too hard on him?
Step 3
Purchase a special bitter varnish from the pharmacy. Apply it 3-4 times a day for a month. Try to distract your child with other activities: sports, physical activity, handicrafts, drawing. Give him relaxing baths, contrast showers, and light massages. And don't forget to work out the causes of neurosis. Then the habit of biting your nails will go away forever, and not be replaced by another drawback.
