Nail biting

jackyalex · 18-06-2008, 12:58

My son has been biting his nails for a while, but recently he has started on his toe nails, well his finger nails weren't bitten too much down to the knuckle so i didnt do much about it, well apart for tell him to get them out of his mouth but now hes moved to his toes i think its time i did something about it so i went out and bought some STOP'nGROW yesterday.
Well im asking if anyone has tried this before and to see if it works ?
My son is 8 and has to be doing something all the time, any advise on what else i can do to help him stop biting his nails would be appreciated

flashytart · 18-06-2008, 13:02

this may sound silly but try him with some worry beads, if he needs to be doing something let him play with those, they dont have to be worry beads, just some beads or even blue tack, something that will be in his hands all the time that he can fiddle with

panther · 18-06-2008, 13:08

nail biting is a habit, and habits are hard to give up!, iv been biting my nails since god knows when, i have tried alsorts from that bitter taste nail polish to doing summat with ya hands, but it never works in the end

sorry but as they say ...ya can lead a horse to water but ya cant make em drink it

cashman · 18-06-2008, 13:29

get him some galvanised ones jacky, much tastier.

Royboy39 · 18-06-2008, 13:42

I stopped biting my nails when they took my teeth out.

Lilly · 18-06-2008, 15:22

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Originally Posted by jackyalex

My son has been biting his nails for a while, but recently he has started on his toe nails, well his finger nails weren't bitten too much down to the knuckle so i didnt do much about it, well apart for tell him to get them out of his mouth but now hes moved to his toes i think its time i did something about it so i went out and bought some STOP'nGROW yesterday.
Well im asking if anyone has tried this before and to see if it works ?
My son is 8 and has to be doing something all the time, any advise on what else i can do to help him stop biting his nails would be appreciated

Dog poo is a much cheaper alternative as a deterrent for nail biters.

It is also readily available, just ask Margaret R.

Smear it all over his fingernails......I don't think there's anybody who would continue biting their nails LOL.

jackyalex · 18-06-2008, 21:38

I liked the idea of the beads but i would be a bit bothered he might chew them but i will take a look into that, thankyou flashy

oh lily what you like, i doubt he would let me put dog poop on his fingers , i might end up with social services knocking at my door, but its a funny one

flashytart · 18-06-2008, 21:40

buy some metal ones then, he'd not bite those, he might lose his teeth

shillelagh · 18-06-2008, 22:01

I found that stop and grow didnt work .... you soon got used to the taste!!! The same with all the supposedly nasty tasting stuff.

I bought Sally Hansens Nail Hardener ... Its hard to bite through that.

keetah992000 · 18-06-2008, 22:38

try some stardrops ( the washing up liquid stuff) it is loaded with bitrex and tastes awful

Neil · 18-06-2008, 22:42

Try smacking him in the gob.

One a similar note I had a dog that used to eat the table so I sprayed some stuff on it to stop him eating it. He just lick the yukky tasting stuff off as I sprayed it on then carried on eating the table.

Mancie · 18-06-2008, 23:06

Wish I was fit enough to bite my own toe nails !
I'd be more concerned about him biting his finger nails, sometimes kids just stop doing it "just like that" !