3 year old biting nails, what can I do?!

[JackBauer]

I think she is doing it as a bored thing, tends to be when we are having stories or she is in teh car but I woudl like to stop it now before it moves on from the 2 fingers she is concentrating on.
I have cut her nails but she still tries ot bite them so that hasn't really worked. She also sucks her thumb, which I don't mind, so I don't want nasty tasting things if I can help it.

My DS1 bites his nails - he is 4 hehas done it on and off for about a year..... so I will watch with interest?

I have kind of taken the view of it doesn't hurt - so what's the problem? It annoys me but......

Also watching with interest here... DD is a real fidgeter and has been nibbling hers for about six months. Took me ages to notice that I hadn't had to cut her nails for a while. Am trying to be relaxed about it - at least if she's nail biting she's not picking her nose...

I only want to stop it as my dsis bit her nails for years and they looked horrible!

my dd did it when 3 years old for a while i just ignored it and gave her toys to play with. doesnt do it now

Did you tell her to stop when you saw her or just completely ignore it, as she will carry on for ages until I tell her to stop it, and then she does.

I did use the nasty tasting stuff the moment I spotted her doing it. I only had to paint them twice (over 3 days) and she stopped. Could your DD manage without her thumb for a short time? Or you could just leave it off her thumb? It did work really well.

She isn't actually biting her thumb nail so I suppose it might work if it is that fast. Is it ok for this age?

I found one in Boots that was ok from 2, sorry I can't remember the name, but we only have a v small Boots, so should be available elsewhere.
Good luck!