Why do you like biting your nails?

Parents should have discovered that their babies particularly like to bite their fingers, but everyone should know that fingernails are a very dirty part, which contains a lot of bacteria. If you let your baby bite his fingernails frequently, the bacteria will enter their bodies, and the baby's resistance is relatively poor, so it is more likely to cause some diseases, so you must improve your baby's bad habits.

Nail biting is generally an unconscious behavior, a continuation of the oral stage, and a bad habitual practice to relieve tension and distract attention.

However, biting nails is a habit that is not easy to correct because this behavior is usually controlled by the subconscious mind under pressure, and the hands are at the sides of the body, so biting nails is really "too convenient".

Possible reasons: lack of calcium or other trace elements

Many people have the habit of biting their nails and find it difficult to overcome, despite being well aware of the negative effects of this habit.

It is said that the human body will recognize the act of biting nails as a convenient way to supplement the intake of trace elements.

When you bite your nails, your brain reinforces the behavior into a cycle until it becomes a habit.

At the same time, the alkaline metals (calcium, potassium, sodium) contained in the nails can also help relieve or remove excess acidic substances produced in the human body due to anxiety or tension, so many people will bite their nails unconsciously when they are nervous.

Solution: Supplementing with appropriate amounts of trace elements will help to get rid of this bad habit.

Nail biting should not be related to lack of nutrition. The baby should be trying to satisfy a psychological need. Observe the circumstances under which the baby likes to bite his nails, whether it is when he is nervous or emotional, find out the cause and treat it accordingly, patiently explain the reason to the baby, don't be anxious, or when you find that he bites his nails, do something he is interested in, divert his attention, and he will get better slowly.

There are three possible reasons why babies bite their nails: 1. Mental factors, 2. Vitamin deficiency, 3. Parasites. This should be considered in combination with the baby's personality, development, mental state, diet and living conditions. Find out the cause and treat it symptomatically.

In fact, there are psychological reasons why babies bite their fingernails. So you must patiently explain the reasons to your baby and must not be too impatient. If you are too impatient, it is likely that your baby will develop a more rebellious mentality. In addition, some changes should be made to their living environment to divert their attention.