The baby gnaws at the nails - what to do?

Almost every family, sooner or later, has a situation where parents suddenly notice that their son or daughter is addicted to nibbling his own nails. For many children, this becomes a real problem, since fingers start to be in the mouth at every opportunity, regardless of the purity of hands and nails, stay at home, on the street or in public transport. If your child gnaws at the fingernails, what to do about it, you need to solve it as soon as possible, since this bad habit can cause parasites, problems with the teeth. Often, the occurrence of this problem indicates a mental or emotional discomfort. It is for this reason that the habit of gnawing nails in children often occurs after they begin to attend a kindergarten. If a child gnaws his nails than smeared his hands - not the main question. It is more important to understand what prevents him from stopping, what prompted him to do so.

Why do small children gnaw nails?

So, among the main reasons for this unsafe and unpleasant habit, we can distinguish the following:

• stressful situation, with which the crumb tries to cope (fear of going to the garden, school, answering at the board, etc.);
• internal aggression directed at themselves (if a boy or a girl is unhappy with themselves, or they have low self-esteem );
• boredom, that is, an attempt to occupy yourself when there is nothing to do;
• physiology (if the baby's nails are weak and constantly broken, the baby gnaws them so that they do not interfere);
• heredity (often moms and dads of such children themselves did so in childhood).

Children gnaw nails - the consequences

Among the main consequences of gnawing nail plates, you can name:

• increased probability of infection with parasites and various infections transmitted through dirty hands;
• infection of the whole organism through the resulting wound;
• local suppuration and / or inflammation.

In addition, the handles of these boys and girls always look untidy.

How to get rid of the problem?

To help your son or daughter, you can (and even need) to try all possible ways. Something will definitely help.

• first, you need to understand the reason and try to eliminate it. If the reason is in a neurosis, then one can not do without the help of a specialist;
• secondly, you do not need to scold crumbs. You do not need to focus on what he does, and perhaps even allow him to do so, because only the forbidden fruit is sweet;
• thirdly, you can use a special lacquer for children, gnawing nails. He has a very unpleasant and bitter taste. Some babies are helped by regular regular manicure (especially girls - with the application of varnish), which forces them to monitor the appearance of their hands.