Unhealthy habits
The habit of biting the nails is one of the most common habits among children, where 60% of children do. After the age of childhood, this habit is associated with nearly 40% of adolescents. It is classified as a neurological habit that refers to the tension of the individual, such as finger sucking, And other habits that the mother often seeks to rid her child of them before taking root in the list of habitual standing.
Causes of biting nails
Psychologists say anxiety is the main cause of children’s bites. Adults may show that anxiety in children is not the important thing to stop, but this is not compatible with the fact that the child is a sensitive creature and anything that can be stressful. The causes of anxiety for children vary, among them the stress of the relationship between the child and his mother or father or both. The child’s transition from infancy, where he is closely related to his mother to a wider, more complex and changing food, And a snap in YAH child Kantqalh to custody or illness or the arrival of a new baby taking attention from him.
Late stage of the child
Is the stage at the beginning of the second year is the age of the emergence of teeth, some of the mother during breastfeeding, and this may cause the cessation of breastfeeding or Fttamh, bite will cause her great pain will not bear repeating, and this will be observed by the child and generated a sense of the extent of the damage suffered by his mother because, The guilt that will appear in the form of biting the nails, as if to avenge himself some of himself.
Treatment of the problem of biting nails
If the child nibbles at his fingernails injures himself, or if he pinches himself or tightens his eyelashes or hair and may change his sleep pattern significantly.
Or if the mother or father or one of the members of their family has OCD, he resort to treatment, and these advice to the mother in this regard:
- Get your child’s support, you have to convince him how bad the habit and what it affects it, such as the cause of abdominal pain, the child will want to get rid of pain if found is something tangible to him, and can be more aware that you remind him of the view of nails and what his friends say about his nails not beautiful , And what the teacher tells him about his nails.
- Look for the cause of the problem This is the first way to solve it, for parents and you as a mother especially to look for the cause of concern that surrounds your child.
- Always trim your child’s nails, leaving him no chance to bite his nails.
- It must be noted when the child bites his nails, and then work on the dispersion to be given a game or play with one of the parents or one of his brothers, not to draw attention to anyone that this distraction to get rid of the habit of biting the nails.
- Love is always constant. You have to reject or hate it as a mother. It is usually nibble, not the child, and you have to make it clear to the child.
- Encourage your child to express his feelings and ideas and do not worry about this matter, so please give him some activities such as trips, fun games and drawing. This is an important and wonderful way to express the child freely about what is inside him or choose any of his favorite hobbies and loves. Tension, and this is an excellent alternative to unloading by resorting to bite his nails, and talk to talk to the child and not to him, try to show him the importance and the extent of your appreciation of his entity and involved in activities with the rest of the family.