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2 year old biting nails and skin on fingers

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SmellBowShellBow · 20/05/2019 19:39

My nearly 2 year old keeps biting their fingers and skin on the finger tips. Thumb and forefinger were quite red so it must be in the car, bedtime, etc. Although I had noticed it occasionally in last couple of weeks it's sometimes it's during days out arriving at a new place or new people and fingers go straight in DC's mouth. DC has been teething about a month and I initially thought it was that due to recent start of this but the skin biting seems different altogether.

I'm looking for advice on what I can do and what could be causing it. Any suggestions?

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HebeMumsnet · 21/05/2019 16:40

Hi OP! Just thought we'd bump this for you to see if anyone has any ideas, but could it be nervousness? You say it's often happening around new places or new people. Perhaps it's a bit of a soothing mechanism like sucking a thumb? Hope you manage to find something to help, anyway.

Anyone else got any good ideas?

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