Dc2 is a very anxious child. But recently he has started to pinch his skin whenever things are hard.
It started with some eczema (but he was also pinch the other elbow where there was no eczema at all). Not he is pulling the skin from his thumb and us picking and twisting his skin (thankfully no broken skin there yet).
I'm not sure what to do now. Even a gentle telling off sets off this behavoiur which makes me stop saying anything to him. But clearly that's not the only thing that causes his behaviour (school is a big stressor for him too)
Ds is 9yo now.
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Anxiety/selfarm??
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OneDreamOnly · 21/07/2014 14:36
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