How to Stop Nail Biting

People bite their nails for the same reason that they pull on their ear lobes or suck their thumbs: anxiety.

The traditional, old-fashioned remedy is to paint the nails with something that tastes foul. This makes each nibble so horrid that the nails are eventually left alone. There are lots of such products on the market and they do sometimes work.

A slightly more modern remedy that works particularly well with girls (and I suppose, some boys) is to paint the nails with pretty coloured polish. The theory is that the polish will make the recipient proud of her nails, more conscious of them and more determined not to bite them. It may work.

The trouble with both these techniques is that they only deal with the symptoms, not the cause. Anyone who bites his or her nails is over-stressed. The problem will only be stopped for ever when the cause of the stress is dealt with.

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