How to change a 3-year-old baby's nail biting

As the baby grows up day by day, the mother will find more and more bad habits of the baby, such as nail biting is one of them, especially when the baby is 2 or 3 years old, nail biting is the most common bad habit. Many times, family members think that this bad habit is due to the child’s lack of security. In fact, children who often bite their nails actually have nail biting addiction, which is actually a bad habit. What parents need to do at this time is to help their children get rid of this habit. So how to change the nail biting of a 3-year-old baby?

For a 3-year-old baby, biting his nails has become a bad habit, so we must pay attention to it and help him correct it. Long-term sucking of fingers and biting of nails can cause peeling, bleeding, and even ulceration of fingers. Poor finger hygiene can also often lead to infectious diseases. The adjustment method is as follows:

1. Analyze the cause and prescribe the right medicine. Behaviors like children sucking their fingers and biting their nails may be habits formed due to inner loneliness. In this case, the best way is to play with the children more and give them a sense of security. Touch and pat your child more before going to bed to eliminate his or her loneliness.

2. Divert the child's attention. Be sure not to stop them rudely. Instead, use their favorite books and toys to attract their attention and put these things in their hands to divert their attachment to their fingers and nails.

3. When guiding children’s bad behavior, we should focus on psychological changes. When a child shows progress, appropriate encouragement should be given and attention should be paid to the child's psychological change process. Don't just beat or scold or forcibly prohibit them.

Regarding the question of how to correct a 3-year-old baby's nail biting, the most important thing is that the family should give the child enough care and help the child get rid of these bad habits. If the parents just blame the child blindly, the psychological pressure will be greater. At this time, even if the child does not bite his nails in front of his parents, he will still bite his nails when he is alone. Therefore, parents and friends must encourage their children and let them truly realize that this is not good so that they can change it.