How to stop a nose picker !!

[alibobins]

DD who will be seven soon constantly picks her nose and eats it [bleugh]

I've tried shouting everytime she does it even hand smaking but nothing is helping. I tell her its disgusting and will make her poorly but she just carries on.

i threaten to put it in snadwiches for mine, or ask them what their friends would think if they knew.

Theatened that too

i think they all do it, we've explained about germs and my DD goes and washes her hands afterwards!! mind you the other day she was cross as I was having a conversation and she wanted my attention so she said 'right I'm going to eat my snot' she's 3!!

put that bitter nail-biting deterrent on her fingertips.

My son does it too and its gross, but i read in a magazine that it will actually boost your immune systenm as you are ingesting the germs that are trapped in the goo....a little muck being a good thing and all that.

So maybe all the little children have it right and us adults are just reacting to parental conditioning.

I don't think i'm going to start it though

TBH I would avoid calling it disgusting...but then I don't think it is tbh ...have you tried suggesting that she does it in private as some people don't like it? That way everyone wins - she can carry on & you/anyone else won't have to see it!