The habit to gnaw nails often is a consequence of a mental condition of the child in the presence of a stress or others situations, unpleasant for it. If parents do not notice in time and will not stop similar, the habit to gnaw nails can accompany the child throughout all life. As well as in any educational process, the technique of breaking demands to gnaw nails patience and the sequences and also control of parents of behavior of the child during the day.
Instruction
1. Most often a habit to gnaw nails and a stressful situation accompany each other. The child unconsciously puts hands in a mouth to calm down and get rid of uneasiness. The task of parents is an observation of situations which are alarming at the kid and also those moments when he begins to gnaw nails. The child can gnaw nails during feeling of anger, because of the fact that is independently not able to cope with the negative emotions. Many children do similar at approach of sensation of fear and alarm. The task of parents at identification at the child of a habit to drag hands in a mouth is not to lecture it for these actions at all. Your negative reaction can frighten the kid, and he will begin to hide from you, having become reserved.
2. Approach the child, having seated him opposite to themselves, and try to explain to him with quiet tone that it is bad and ugly to gnaw nails. That he can get sick as under nails many dangerous bacteria contain. And also explain to the kid that if something disturbs him, he can easily approach you and tell any problem, you always to him will help with everything to deal with pleasure. Never strike the child a bargain and the more so do not punish him for the fact that he gnaws nails. Role-playing game in which fantastic heroes always washed hands with soap before food and never gnawed nails will become the best way to disaccustom it to this addiction. Design an informative game in which the child will participate, thereby imparting him ordinary standards of behavior. Distract the child by means of fascinating classes, without having left to him time for a stress and bad mood.
3. Since early years accustom the kid to look after the nails, to wash hands before food and after a toilet, shortly cut nails of the child and explain to him why you do it. Always you speak to the kid as far as it is pleasant to you when he obeys you. If the little man feels your heat and participation, he will never go against can upset parents.