Why do our babies like to nibble on their nails? It's one of the most frequent inquiries that has appeared in our background recently. In fact, it is still normal for a child to nibble on his nails when he is about 1 to 3 years old, because the child has to satisfy his appetite.
But as the child enters the age of four, parents should pay attention to it, if the child is not able to correct the habit of biting nails at this time, it is likely that the child has some psychological needs, not just a bad habit.
After all, the child is older, and still nibbling on nails is a habit that is very harmful to the child. If the child does not correct it in time, it is likely to affect the formation of the child's future personality. So, why should a child nibble on his nails? If the child is over four years old and still has the behavior of gnawing nails, it means that there may be the following reasons behind it.
The first: insecurity
If a child is insecure in their hearts, they will be very confused and overwhelmed, and when they can't find something that they can rely on and rely on, they will complete this psychological need by gnawing their nails.
The second type: introverted personality
We will find that there are very few fingernails in extroverted children. In contrast, those children who are more introverted and introverted are less willing to express their ideas, less willing to communicate with others, and prefer to be in a quiet environment. Then the rate of this kind of child nibbling on nails will be relatively large.
The third type: inferiority complex
Due to the influence of the child's personality, the child may be alone for a long time, then the lack of confidence in themselves that they show is more serious. If parents do not find problems and help correct them in time, it is likely to cause children's inferiority complex, so that it will affect the child's personality and behavior in adulthood.
In fact, in addition to the above few psychological causes. We should also pay attention to some of the harms of children often nibbling on nails. For example, the nails are particularly dirty, and the child often nibbles on the nails, which will cause the bacteria in the child's body to increase, and the chance of getting sick will naturally be many.
In addition, children who always nibble on nails, nails are naturally difficult. Whether it is a boy or a girl growing up, the appearance is very attention, then in the image, we naturally lose points.
Then we see that whether it is the reason behind the child's nail nibbling, or the harm, in fact, it is bad for the child. Since it is not good, then we must help the child to make effective corrections. In the process of correction, parents should pay special attention to the gentle attitude, must not teach or anger, and intimidate children at every turn. It will only make the child's psychological state more and more unstable.
In fact, the best way to help the child's bad habit is to divert the child's attention, and it is still very effective to change the child's nail nibbling by attracting the child to do more meaningful things.
Everyone says that there are no children who can't teach well, only parents who can't teach. Indeed, as parents, we should read more books in this area when we have time, and recommend this set of good books so that you can learn how to listen to your children's voices and achieve perfect communication with your children.
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