We can stop our kids by nail biting in various ways like:
- Provide activities where hands are occupied.
- Avoid scolding, punishing or shaming.
- Allow favorite activities only when the hands are out of mouth.
- Telling them stories to make them learn that nail biting is a bad habit
- Appreciate the kid, when he /she displays self-control and does not nail-bite.
- Try to remove the tensions, that are responsible for this habit.
- Cover the hands with gloves.
- Nail biting solution can also be applied on nails that has a bitter taste and can stop your kid by nail-biting.
- Tell the kids that nail biting can affect one’s social life. Deformed, red, and swollen fingertips are unappealing and may cause friends or family to shrink back and withdraw from bodily contact.
