First of all, look at yourself in the mirror, maybe you also tend to bite your nails from time to time , especially in moments of emotional unrest, when you are not in control of yourself, and the child just copied your behavior like a monkey. Or maybe he pulls his hand to his mouth when he was in an unfamiliar environment, among strangers. Or it happens when he is nervous, angry, or insecure before a children's holiday.
Patiently watch the child for a long time to make a correct conclusion.
If you notice that before each performance on the stage a child bites his nails, then he is not able to cope with his own fear of a large crowd of people. Fear of a scene or crowd may be because the child is scolded for unlearned words for the matinee. Be sure to repeatedly rehearse his performance at home, then the baby in the team will feel more confident. Much less problems if the child grows up in a calm, friendly atmosphere. Before meeting with something new and unusual, it is important to prepare it - to tell him that tomorrow is his birthday, and friends will come to him with gifts, tell him more than once so that he remembers. Play with him: “And if Kolya comes, will you give him a typewriter to play with?” Petya is a good boy! Well, show me how you will give Kolya a car ... ”, and praise him, kiss when the child understands. Did not work out? Hug and praise anyway. Not today, but tomorrow it will work anyway. The main thing is that you do not begin to scold him, call him names. It is important to protect your relationship with your baby for his own mental health.
When you find out the reason, then you can try to help the child cope with his emotions and defeat this bad habit or try to soften it.
If you find out that a child bites his nails when he doubts or is unsure of himself, then you need to help cultivate self-confidence, become more independent. In the same way, you can deal with other reasons, however, if the measures taken did not help, and your baby continues to bite or bite his nails, then the following recommendations can be used.
How to get rid of a smart parent's habit of biting nails in children?
It is possible to rid a child once and for all from this habit by smearing his nails with something very unpleasant or tasteless. What exactly, as a rule, parents decide for themselves, just remember that this tool should be classified as safe and not drive the child into new stress.
If the remedy does not help, and the child bites his nails no less, then buy him a “non-bite” varnish, which is specially designed to wean from this habit. After all, the “non-bite” varnish tastes bitter, and it is not very easy to wash off, but it is not harmful to the health of the child, and in addition it contains vitamins that strengthen children's nails.
How to wean biting nails? Easily. It is only necessary to teach the child how to relieve stress. For example, you can perform exercises with your baby, teach you how to breathe deeply or quietly, hug your favorite toy at that moment, teach your child how to squeeze and unclench fingers in a fist.
A common mistake of most parents is that some beat their children for it. This will not only not be useful, but will also teach your child, firstly, to bite your nails automatically, and secondly, to hide from you and bite them somewhere in a secluded corner. And some, realizing that it makes you angry, begin to specifically do this, as they say, to mother "to spite." If a child bites his nails from boredom - try in this case to occupy his hands with something useful. Let him paint, flip through a magazine, book or periodically ask him to help with the housework, then the habit of biting his nails will disappear by itself. Your hands are busy!