How do you stop biting your nails?
343802
Look under a microscope... it cured me very quickly!!!!
551874
Make her aware of it when she bites too hard.  Maybe she just doesn't realize that she is biting so hard.  It will just take several sessions of telling her to not bite so hard for it to become a habit.
404716
stop touching yourself
658493
When you get bitten, take your nail, and make a cross over it. It will stop the itching, and then take some rubbing alchol and rub it on. It will go away sooner.
734784
biting nails all the way down\nran down shoes\nfur (chest or back hair)
1084866
Eat lots of protien(jello,egg whites,fish) that will strengthen and feed your nails.
1011810
Paint them or get fake nails, until your real ones grow out and you will lose the habit. It took me three years of fake nails, but I now have my own long nails that I have noo urge to bite!!
129935
I think you need to focus on his reasons behind the fingernail biting. These habits usually have underlying causes. Maybe he just needs lots of extra hugs and love from you. Some boost for his self confidence. It can do wonders. Have him help you more around the house. Keep him occupied with "jobS" he can feel good about accomplishing. Laundrey, dishes, cleanuing the shower or other household things with a rag., have him wash the walls etc... He will be SO PROUD and tell him you are too. I bet the fingernail biting will dissapear with a little extra love and attention!\n\nI really discourage you from putting substances on his hands. At 2 they do not have the ability to understand what yoiu are doing to them and are building trust. I think this hurts this.\nGood Luck!!\n\nI wrote the following for another post about an 8 year old sucking fingers.http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=Ar_1QOdonvEolBG8Z0b1YNfsy6IX?qid=1006021005280\n\nIt may be agonizing to watch but you know what they probably wont go to college doing it. The more attention you give it the more she will do it. When she gets good and tired of it or truely embarrassed when friend start commenting on it she will stop. I bet she doesnt do it at school. I bet it is an attention seeking thing for you. I guarantee she will stop on her own when she is ready.\n\nAnd if she didnt? Arent there worse things in life. Focus on her good qualities and building her self esteem. Making her think something is wrong with her for doing it will only make matters worse. Build her self esteem and it will probably disapear on its own. Nagging will only exacerbate the issue.\n\nPick your battles. Let it go. Focus on what is really important. The foundation of the problem not the surface.\n\n\nhttp://www.childdevelopmentinfo.com/pare...\nhttp://www.positivediscipline.com/parent...\nhttp://www.naturalchild.com/guest/pam_le...\n\nSome Maxims About Childhood Behavior\n\nChildren aren’t adults, so don’t expect them to behave as though they were. \nChildren learn by doing, so don’t expect to approve of everything they do. \nIt is a rare child whose behavior equals his parents’ expectations. \nChildren are more likely to do as you do than to do as you say. \nIt is often less important for parents to control their children’s behavior than it is for them to control their own. \nChildren react to anger; they respond to love and affection. \nA secure and loving home environment and emotional stability within the family appear to be the major elements in overcoming some of the specific behaviors that concern or displease parents. These include thumb-sucking, nail-biting, nose picking, rocking and head banging, bedwetting and erratic sleep habits. You can deal successfully with these problems if you refrain from making an issue of them, pay close attention to the emotional needs of your child, make sure that he knows you love him, whatever he does, and exert yourself to make him feel secure. If you develop that kind of warm relationship with him, you’ll do more than eliminate annoying habits. You’ll be rewarded with a happy, confident, and emotionally stable child!\n\n\nTo me putting a substance on your childs hands will not creat security and love. Thats probably why it rarely works.
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Start with washing your hair. Fingernails help you scratch your scalp and get the shampoo all the way to the head-ends of your hairs. Now, get some bread out of a bag to make toast. Without the sharp edge of your nails, it's not so easy. You'll notice right away that you can't scratch an itch. Try opening a ketchup packet at the fast food restaurant with your thumbnail taped over. We use our nails all day to get a grip and start a rip.\nFingernails have a few properties that are worthy of a head scratch (ha!). First of all, they're on your fingertips, right where you can direct them to handle all sorts of tasks. Then, they're hard. They cut into softer materials like corn husks, pea pods, and bark. This helps us feed ourselves and shape our shelters. They're made of keratin, a protein you make from your food. Since we're always wearing them down, they're always growing. They are created from the soft tissue underneath, the root or "quick" of your nail.\nBecause fingernails scrape and cut into so many things in nature, germs can live underneath them. So, keep your nails clean, and don't bite them. It can make you sick and make your hands look worn. We all notice nails. That's probably why so many women and a few men paint and polish them. They're the way your hands make a first impression.\n\nOur nails are the big-brained version of claws. You need 'em. So eat right. Keep them clean. And scratch on.
422709
I tried a million things for 30 years.  What finally worked was having them 'done' --acrylic nails.  They are really hard and you kind of can't bite them.  It's a hassle cuz i have to go have my nails done and pay for it every 3 weeks or so.  But very worth it because i no longer have ugly, bloody fingers.\nThere is an official term for this type of behavior - maladaptive overgrooming.  I read books and tried everything.  This is the only thing that worked.
634952
one way is to wear nail polish...or make her nails look really pretty with a manicure or something...that way it'll look too good for her to bite!\nanother way is to buy one of those things that you paint on your nails and it tastes nasty when you bite on it
640269
try taking some folic acid vitamens if you want your nails to grow faster.
494766
I started biting my nails as a small child, being stressed at school, carried on all my life until I had false nails put on - the tips variety, it cost me alot of money in maintenance, but I had the confidence back in my hands and wasn't ashamed to wave them about, after several months I had the tips removed, and couldn't believe my eyes when I saw my real nails underneath, two years on, I still haven't bitten them. And so enjoy a manicure and wearing rings.
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You can do these other suggestions until they grow out long enough to have artificial nails put on. but the real answer is stress reduction techniques, if you don;t figure out what bothering you and how to let it go, you will just switch to another habit such as hair twisting&#92;pulling or skin picking.
465154
I chew on my nails alot.I'm oral retentive.
557915
Use Sally Hansen Hard as Nails. The clear polish. It works wonders on my Nails.
988967
paint your nails or get a gel or acrylic overlay. if you paint your nails it will taste nasty when you bite them and with the overlay you cant bite it because its so hard! and your nails will look pretty so you wont want to hehe :)