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My 3 Year Old Son Bites His Nails. What Do I Do?

D.M. asks from Los Angeles

Hi everyone, I have a son who just turned 3 last week. He bites his nails when he is lying in bed trying to fall asleep. Last night, he apparently bit some of the ...

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3 Yr Old Bitting Her Nails

A.B. asks from Detroit

My 3 year old bites her nails all the time. I don't know how to get her to stop. It is getting to the point where they look painful, but she never complains that the...

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2 Year Old Bites Nails

S.A. asks from Seattle

My son (2 yrs old) bites his nails. He'll just sit there and chew. A few are so bad that part of the nail bed is showing. I'm not sure what to do. Has anyone else had...

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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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My 2 Year Old Bites Her Nails

M.W. asks from Washington DC

About 3 months ago my 2 year old daughter started biting her nails. Her father has bad anxiety and is constantly chewing his fingers and now she has begun this gross ...

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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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Help! Almost 5 Yo Is Biting His Nails Until They Bleed!

M.H. asks from Hartford

My almost 5 yo has bitten his nails (fingers and toes!) for as long as I can remember. It gets to the point where he will rip the nails down so far, they bleed. Then...

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My 2 Year Old Daughter Chews Her Nails

A.S. asks from San Francisco

My 22 month old daughter has started chewing her nails constantly. She throws giant tantrums if she sees me coming with nail clippers & she wakes up if I try to trim ...

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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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Three Year Old Biting Finger Nails- How Do We Stop This?

S.N. asks from Los Angeles

My 3-year old daughter has discovered her nails! I noticed that I had to cut her nails less frequently. I don't often see her with her hands in her mouth. But I fin...

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  • clear nail polish in 2 answers "It's a clear nail polish that has a bad taste."
  • still bites her nails in 2 answers "... advised us to just ignore it, and at age 12 she still bites her nails ..."
  • started biting her nails in 2 answers "Hi A., My daughter started biting her nails around 18 months, her pediatrician ..."
  • nail biters in 2 answers "A few things you need to understand here. Most nail biters NEVER quit."
  • biting his nails in 2 answers "I would carefully watch what is going on around him when he is biting his nails."