RUSSIA - A Russian researcher stated, fingernail biting habit can pose great risks to make your child has lead poisoning. Lead or lead easily accumulate under the nail when the children play in dusty, both inside and outside the home. Exposure to lead in the body can affect children's development caused damage to the nervous system.High or low levels of lead in the body of children varies, depending on whether the children were living in a house that sits on the edge of a large and dusty road or whether they have a habit of playing with the ground or objects that contain leaded paint.
Not only that, it was nail-biting also cause peeling cuticles causing the pain and open up opportunities for infection. In addition, the small nail looks not pretty because grepes.
The evidence shows, biting activity is done mostly girls. Probably because more girls are not taboo to do so than boys.
People are more able to understand when such activities carried out by girls. As a result, when feeling anxious or uncomfortable, girls tend to bite my nails, while the boys will seek other forms of activity that more could be "acceptable", such as biting pencils.
Biting nails or other objects such as pencils, pens, etc., is the habit when a person feels stressed, happy, bored, or there is no activity. Habit is what the experts called "anxious behavior" is done without conscious until his nails so short, even the flesh under the nails bitten, bleeding participate. Habits that "down" on members of this family include scratching your nose, hair play, or gnashing of teeth. Half of the perpetrators were children and 23 percent of teens.
Reason Biting Nails
There are many reasons why your baby likes to bite my nails. Starting from just a curiosity of what it's like, overcome boredom, anxiety, to attempt to mask her fear. Clearly, this habit is known as a nervous habit, aka habit caused by feeling anxious or restless. Unfortunately, if not quickly addressed, these habits often carry over until the child is growing up.
If your child doing this behavior is not excessive (and not injure himself), also unconsciously (while watching television), or if he tends to bite in response to certain situations (when it was bone of contention with a brother or sister's toy), then Moms need not worry excessively. It's just the way children cope with mild stress. Most likely this practice will stop by itself.
Find a reason
However, if the habit of nail biting or thumb sucking persists, there are several steps to help your child stop these habits. Ask him if there are things that made him nervous, scared or worried.
If you already know what makes the child anxious, either because the new move, parental divorce, new friends, the birth of a new brother, help the child to express his concern. After that, just do the steps as in the tip.
Here are some tricks to stop the bad habit of biting nails:
1. Calm down
Anxiety is often a trigger someone unknowingly biting his nails. Psychologically, the activity was carried out to calm down. However, try another way. For example, take a deep breath or doing some stretching exercises when you feel stressed.
Or try this trick: Close your eyes and imagine the fun activities, such as a vacation at a beach. Focus your mind as you are in that location. You can also try to write down what makes you anxious or call a close friend to talk about it.
2. Create a new rush
Biting nails also tend to do a lot of people when you're bored and listless. If that happens, the sign you're trying to divert attention. Try to replace the nail biting habit with another habit that makes the hands busy, such as writing, knitting, drinking a cup of tea, or sorting laundry.
3. Request support
Ask close friends and family to give gentle warning when you start biting your nails. "Often people do not realize their fingers in their mouths," says Donnenfeld. "Having someone who will gently remind you to be very helpful."
4. Manicure
Nail polish can help stop nail biting habit. You certainly do not want your beautiful nails that have been in a manicure so damaged because of his bitten. You can also use artificial nails. You will not get satisfaction when the fake nail biting. Other options: Apply nail polish with a bitter taste that is designed to break this bad habit.
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