DS picking the skin all the way down his thumb, very sore how to treat?

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my DS is doing this constantly its now a very bad habit they are so sore and tender, Ive tried plasters and bandages but he takes them off or they fall off at school

not sure what to do :(

Hi just seen this /....I do this as well ....cream,cream and cream !!! Aquasou s will do ...if the skin is soft it is hard to pick at !....and massaging the cream will take his mind off from piking /

HTH

stop n grow polish on his skin?

oh is he picking using his fingers? not much use then

I do this when my skin is dry...terrible habit

If it's dry skin put honey on the gauze part of a plaster and leave the plaster on over night. Tell him it's ok to pick the plaster or chew it if it's a stress. release. The honey cured my dermatitis which was causing my knickled to split and thicken, which i would then pick. And on it went again.....