From this material, you will be able to find out where there is an overwhelming desire to spoil manicure teeth and dangerous than the process. We will talk about how to unlearn biting his nails once and for all, by resorting to various tricks, or using special tools.
Why there is a desire to bite his nails?
Before you find a solution to the problem, it is important to understand its essence. And because it helps to understand why bite their nails people of different ages and what it can cause.
In adults
People who bite their nails, not only detracts from the appearance of their hands, but often push others away. Few people like the source, which continually gnaws nail plate or burrs on the finger skin. Man rarely notices that doing at the moment, but it knows about the habit. With what is related is the problem?
Reasons to chew nails a few:
- Stress or conflict situation. More receptive to him young children, though adults may be too nervous.
- A kind of masochism. Psychological abnormalities, in which people like to cause yourself pain. In this case, the risk of injury increased.
- Man is not sure of himself. Most often it is the little children whose parents are too watch over them or, conversely, suppress any manifestation of independence.
- Genetic predisposition. This factor is not proven, but the assumptions of scientists on this subject exist.
- Self-flagellation. Different from masochism that the person is aware of his actions, but does not get pleasure from them.
- Brittle nails. When they constantly break down and exfoliate, you may want to shorten them at all, but without scissors.
- Simple boredom. A person suffering from idleness, just does not know what to do.
The child has
In young children, a nail-biting is more common than in adults. It is usually associated with less stable psyche and in most cases faced with the boys. Kids, like adults, tend to be nervous in a different occasion, there may be a stressful situation.
Also, the child may start to bite his nails due to the fact that previously had another habit - to suck his thumb. There is a problem and if the parents do not pay enough attention to the child. But here we are talking not only about the mental state, but also the appearance of the child's fingers. During the appearance of burrs need to follow, otherwise the baby will try myself to get rid of them and will start to bite his nails. Sometimes the cause of neuroses are due to lack of vitamins in the body.
Affect the occurrence of such habits can and other causes - samomazohizm, idleness or brittle nails. Attentive parents usually easy to determine the cause, but sometimes you have to seek the help of a child psychologist.
The danger of such a habit
If for some reason, the aesthetic aspect of the problem is not confused, it does not mean that you can not ignore it. What happens if biting his nails on the hands, and whether it is dangerous? Unpleasant factors are many:
- the risk of swallowing harmful microorganisms, which are under the fingernails, and get an intestinal infection;
- the likelihood of damage to tooth enamel during biting parts nail, or skin;
- It is the same microbes can cause stomatitis mouth, which arises after mucosal damage;
- talk about the damage a beautiful manicure does not make sense, but the paint can harm human health, and in fact its smallest particles can easily go into the body;
- if not to stop biting his nails, their condition will only get worse with time;
- the infection can be entered through the skin and fingers, causing a variety of problems with it;
- in cases where the nail-biting is related to the emotional state, there is a risk only to complicate it.
How to solve the problem in an adult?
Despite the fact that the problem is most common in young children, adults also can not hurt to know how to unlearn the habit of biting his nails. This can be done both by various means and resorting to all sorts of tricks.
psychological tricks
Given the fact that the nail-biting - is often a consequence of nervous breakdowns or disorders, it makes sense to look for options to get rid of her psychology. There are a variety of tricks, which in fact turn out to be very effective. Here is some of them:
- Spending large amounts of money on a manicure. In this method, only one drawback - it is not suitable for men. No woman in the world will not spoil the beautiful and expensive manicure teeth. Also, it will help them finally find long fingernails, because previously they constantly shortened not the right way. In addition, accrued nails have a more compact structure, whereby it is much harder to chew.
- "Manual" hobby. It can be any kind of needlework - knitting or embroidery, and for men is perfect burning or wood carving. This technique is useful by the fact that a person has to learn something new and will not be able to waste any time.
- Dispute. This will require close friends or relatives, ie people who genuinely want to help. Bid for betting does not necessarily do very valuable in financial terms, but the payoff should be important for the person suffering from nail biting.
- Penalties. Help is at it again will close the people who will daily inspect the nails. It is necessary to determine in advance the amount of money that the offender will pay his "overseer." Do not make symbolic penalties, otherwise there will be little fear to give money.
Recent work 2 doses as encoding alcohol or other dependencies. The bottom line is that the person must decide on it and want it completely. Otherwise there is a risk of losing a friend or a serious quarrel with their relatives.
Some experts advise when a desire to chew nails send in your mouth anything edible (candy or apple). But with this method should be careful, because there will be new habit - stick stress, leading to excess weight.
beauty treatment
Modern cosmetology allows you to get rid of the habit of biting his nails with the help of special tools, which are applied to the nail plate. In addition, such means allow also to restore the surface of the nail, which reinforcing elements included in their composition.
Divide these cover the following types:
- Special varnishes. All their secret in a bitter and unpleasant taste, which immediately gives the brain know that the man began to bite his nails, even if he does it unconsciously. Due to the absence of color, you can apply a lacquer to avoid nail biting men.
- Oil. In addition to an unpleasant taste, and they have a nasty smell, because they are encouraged to apply at night. By morning, the aroma a bit weathered, but the desire to chew tasteless nails will not arise.
- Cosmetic Wax. By the already mentioned odor and flavor is added to the unusual texture. The man who tries to chew nails, will long feel the teeth of sand or oil.
Cosmetic oils and waxes is best to use at night, but not only because of the smell. The problem is that after washing hands, they lose the whole effect.
Folk remedies
This is not the most effective way on how to unlearn biting his nails on his hands, although he often works with children. His whole point was to smear the surface of the nail and the skin around them with mustard or horseradish. In general it can be any product whose taste seems an unpleasant person.
How to wean a child biting his nails?
If an adult person is still aware of the danger of the situation, then deal with the kids is not always easy. What to do if a child bites his nails? In such a situation it can also be used as a psychologist, and special coatings.
psychological approach
In this case, all of the impact on the psyche of the child comes from his parents, but because they have to work out for yourself and your baby such habits:
- In any case it is impossible to express their dissatisfaction with his behavior in an aggressive form, ie, screaming and beating on his hands.
- More often talk with my daughter or son, neat learning about his problems and concerns, thus calming it and giving a sense of security.
- Parents are required to keep track of your hands parallel to the child by teaching basic skills to care for them.
- Children can also distract from nail biting during all kinds of activities, for which the hands are needed (needlework, drawing, game designer).
- An excellent embodiment is a tale of his own, which compares two opposing character. Their difference is in a state of marigolds, and the result is the presence or absence of friends.
In the most severe cases must be visiting a professional psychologist.
The use of cosmetics
Children also are good already indicated in the coating material for nails - paints, oils and waxes. But you can not be limited to them. As already mentioned, is often a problem in vitamin deficiency, so do not be amiss to take vitamins and minerals, especially in winter and spring. The baby was easier to control himself, can give him the soothing herbal teas or drugs of natural origin.
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recommendations made
As Dr Komorowski, the child bites his nails, not even thinking about what he was doing and the consequences. The process develops into a habit gradually and does not pass the years. That is why it is necessary to treat the issue seriously.
The child should know and understand why his mom and dad so worried that he bites his nails. Because it is necessary for him to explain, but only in a peaceful manner. If yelling at him, then he will no longer do so, but only if parents. According to all the same Komarovsky, it makes no sense to smear nails tasteless mustard or bully kid scary stories. Sometimes such actions lead to what he begins, for example, instead of nail biting her lips.
The best solution will be to review the child's routine. You must give him as much time as possible to communicate with him, it is more to be outdoors, to make a soothing massage and limit the use of computers and other equipment to a minimum. At the same time beneficial to the games and activities on the concentration.
