Baby gnawing nails - what to do?

Children are often gnawing nails, and it becomes a problem, since the engaged nails look inactively, the cause of painful sensations, and, in the end, look at the children who rouse nails, at least unpleasant. What is the reason for this phenomenon? Take it into the discharge of bad habits or is it still syndrome talking about problems in the work of the nervous system and an elevated level of anxiety? Are there any ways to deal with this problem and how effective are they?

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Causes

The fact that people are nibble nails, even invented a special name, the term sounds like "Onyhofagi", and, according to experts, is psychological. Before dealing with the fact that the child constantly burst into the bare nails, you must first find out what has become the reason for this, and try to eliminate it.

The root cause of the habit of nails, usually become some changes in life, which are global in nature: a change of kindergarten or school team, moving to another city, the area, shift of the apartment. A biting nails, the baby reports to the whole world, and especially close people that something worries him, but he cannot convey his problem. Changes can be positive, but, nevertheless, the cause of stress.

The physiological reasons are the fact that children begin to load nails:

• The tendency to neurosis, mainly it is hereditary.
• Insufficient nutrition, poor useful substances.
• Difficulties with heart and vessels.
• Helmintosis.
• Ban on certain foods, due to the need to comply with a diet.
• The period of teaching breastfeeding, bottles, pacifiers.
• Unexpected nail cutting and non-compliance with elementary hygiene rules.

Social reasons for the fact that the child gnaws the nails:

• The death of a native person who was close to whom.
• Fright.
• A difficult period in the relationship between parents.
• Change of the situation, a cardinal change of life circumstances.
• Fatigue, overlooking the child with school and out-of-school classes, lack of free time on vacation and hobbies.
• Too much free time when there is nothing to do and boring
• Child friends, among which there are those who gnaw nails.
• Abundance in the menu of exciting products, sodes, fast food, snacks. Excess energy after them forms a desire to do at least something, and since there is nothing to do, children gnaw nails.
• Unauthorized and unstable regime of the day.
• Problems with self-esteem, usually nibble are those children who underestimate themselves and their significance to others.

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Consequences of bad habit gnawing nails

The fact that the child gnaws the nails is only seemingly inappropriate. The consequences of this are very difficult, and some of them do not have a reverse stroke, for example:

• The nails of a child who bites them constantly, eventually deform, dropped and look very unclear. Return a normal nail view if you do not stop the habit in time, it is unlikely to be possible.
• Nails over time slow down growth and remain extremely nonesthetics.
• Cuticle is also deformed, cracks, causes pain.
• A child who tastes the nails can not only damage the gums, but also to make an infection.
• Microbes from under dirty nails can be causes of gastrointestinal diseases.
• The habit of gnawing the nails washes to cause the child to be closed in himself, stop communicating.

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What will a psychologist tell about getting rid of habit?

Psychologists recommend working on a habit of gnawing nails progressively, phased and in the system:

• Never scold a child for gnawing nails. It can only aggravate the problem.
• Quietly explain to the child, what will lead to his habit of nailing in the future, you can also bring illustrative examples.
• Try to establish the normal number of the child's day: it should be in time and easily eat, get enough sleep, alternate activities.
• Try to take the hands of the child, for this perfectly fit the exercises for the development of shallow motility: drawing, folding mosaic and puzzles, playing musical instruments, work with the designer.
• Work on the fact that the child is in normal and comfortable conditions in the family.
• Watch the child regularly soap hands.
• Do not prohibit the child to releasing your emotions, especially negative. Otherwise, the output of these emotions will ensure the habit of gnawing the nails.
• Create a confidence relationship between you so that the child knows that you can tell you about everything, including those who are disturbing his things. Let them seem insignificant to you, but for your baby can be of great importance and provoke stress and anxiety.

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Folk methods for teaching a child gnawing nails

If psychology turned out to be powerless, then several methods can be applied, which were widespread among the moms:

• Slip nails with a bitter composition. The easiest option is wormwood, you can also buy a special varnish and cover them the baby's nails regularly. Bitter taste will help the child stop nibble, at least, to do it infrequently.
• Explain to the child how to deal with the desire to nibble nails: the breathing exercises, compressing and squeezing of fists can help.
• If the nails gnaw the girl, then a beautiful manicure can prevent this, which can be made in the cabin along with mom.
• Reflexive way of teaching: To put a rubber bracelet on the hand on the hand, and slightly click on the wrist, if the fingers reached themselves in the mouth.

It is important to remember that the fight against the habit of gnawing the nails requires a long work and a huge patience, strong nerves and work to parents over themselves. The child nibbles nails not because he likes it, but because there is a problem that requires solutions.