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nail biting problems

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donnie · 29/10/2005 21:58

dd1 ( nearly 4) has been biting her nails for about a month now. It has got so bad that her fingers are swollen and often bleed, and yesterday we discovered one of her toenails ( she bites those too) was filled with pus so shje has now been put on antibiotics. We really don't know what to do - that nasty tasting nail varnish is suitable only for age 7s and above.
Any ideas or advice very gratefully received

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donnie · 30/10/2005 08:06

bump

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auntymandy · 30/10/2005 08:08

do you let her wear nail varnish?
would she like to?
I was just the same and my dad said i could ave nail varnish once he could see my nails from the back!
Tyr to get her n0ot to bite 0one

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donnie · 30/10/2005 08:10

she is a bityoung for nail varnich, plus it isn't allowed in her nursery. This morning it looks like one of her fingernails is also infected and pus filled....we are desperate!

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auntymandy · 30/10/2005 08:12

wear gloves?
Try to get her to not bite her little finger on both hands then move on from there

starshaker · 30/10/2005 08:13

dont know anything you can do i bit my nails till i was 13 now i get moaned at cos they are to long

oh an no matter what any1 tried i wouldnt stop i even did it with the horrible tasting stuff

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donnie · 30/10/2005 08:14

we may have to try the gloves thing, or even bandaging up her fingers completely...why can't she stop????! she picks the skin until it bleeds.

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auntymandy · 30/10/2005 08:15

I used to do that too.
Now I have really strong long nails

starshaker · 30/10/2005 08:18

yeah thats another thing my nails are so much stronger and healthier than any1 elses i know

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