Welcome to EmpowHER. Most children bite their nails out of curiosity or boredom, to relieve stress, or from force of habit. Nail biting is the most common of the so-called "nervous habits," which include thumb sucking, nose picking, hair twisting or tugging, and tooth grinding, and is the most likely to continue into adulthood. About a third of grade-schoolers and half of adolescents bite their nails, and between a quarter and a third of college students admit to still gnawing on theirs. Its important to let her pediatric know of this and she might be able to help find a solution or treatment to this.
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Hi Brianna2222,
Welcome to EmpowHER. Most children bite their nails out of curiosity or boredom, to relieve stress, or from force of habit. Nail biting is the most common of the so-called "nervous habits," which include thumb sucking, nose picking, hair twisting or tugging, and tooth grinding, and is the most likely to continue into adulthood. About a third of grade-schoolers and half of adolescents bite their nails, and between a quarter and a third of college students admit to still gnawing on theirs. Its important to let her pediatric know of this and she might be able to help find a solution or treatment to this.
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Daisy
January 4, 2013 - 7:26amThis Comment
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