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3 Year old biting nails - help!

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ForTheLoveOfGrace · 14/01/2018 10:10

My DD (3) has always been a fidget & a picker she used to be and still sometimes now play & eat her hair now it's biting her finger nails & on the odd occasion picking her toe nails. We've had 3 times now where she's made them bleed Sad.

Anyone had any thing similar or have any ideas for a toddler version of a fidget spinner or something?

I've tried making sure her nails are short, putting the no biting nail varnish on, giving her something else to fidget & talking to her but even when she makes herself bleed & hurts herself she still does it.

She understands completely the it hurts when she does it, says she'll never do it again but clearly can't help herself & goes for it again.

It's really upsetting me & DH. Plus she sometimes puts the bitten off finger nail in her mouth Envy.

I'm sure this will pass like the other fidget stuff she's done but this is actually hurting her & isn't great for her stomach either I'd imagine if she swallows one Confused.

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ForTheLoveOfGrace · 14/01/2018 21:47

Anyone?

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