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Help with Toddler Who Bites and Hits

J.W. asks from Atlanta

My neice's daughter (age 17 months) is having a HUGE problem with biting and hitting especially other children any suggestions?

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My 23 Month Old Bites Himself When Mad

S.S. asks from Enid

I have a 23 month old who has started this biting phase.. well when he gets in trouble for biting or pinching or even told no he gets mad and starts biting his own ha...

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My 3 Yr Old Step Daughter Bites Her Fingers and Palms,what to Do??

S.D. asks from Kansas City

I need some help on what to do with my 3 yr old step daughter. She is constantly biting at her fingers and picking at the palms of her hands til they bleed. I have tr...

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5 Yr Old Choosing Bad Habits......

C.S. asks from Victoria

My daughter just turned 5 & for about a year or so, she has been switching one bad habit for another. First was nail biting, finally after having several; bouts of st...

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Thumb Sucking

M.W. asks from Springfield

My son is 13 mo old and is a thumb sucker. We have tried everything from putting hot sauce on it to giving him a binky instead (b/c i would rather him suck a binky b...

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Son Has Bad Habit of Tearing His Nails

E.A. asks from Louisville

My husband and I are at a loss as to how to prevent our 6 year old son from tearing at his fingernails and toenails. I think he picked up the habit from a friend at s...

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My Thumb-sucking Son Has a Hole in His Nailbed near the Cuticle-anyone Seen This

V.F. asks from Little Rock

Yesterday I noticed my son's cuticle on the thumb that he sucks was a little pink. After closely looking at it I noticed a small area of the nail pulling away from t...

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How to Stop 4 Yr Old Son from Picking His Fingers Till They Bleed....?

C.N. asks from Seattle

I'm not sure why he does it but when he gets a hang nail, he Picks at it till it bleeds. And it doesn't just stop at the hangnail, he picks the skin all around his na...

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Thumb Sucking

K.H. asks from Allentown

I have a 4 year old girl who sucks her thumb. There is no sign she is going to stop. Any suggestions to help her stop. The no bite nail bitter doesn't work, she su...

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2 Yr Old Who Bites When Angry

J.M. asks from Fort Collins

I look after a 2 yr old boy and a 1 1/2 yr old girl. I also have my own 2 children who are 3 (girl) and 1 (boy). I have never come across the problem of biting to t...

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