Kate stopped biting her fingernails (and toenails) about 2 weeks ago, thanks to help from the nasty nail paint and the purple nail polish bribe. However, all of the sudden, last night she started biting again. We were sitting at the kitchen table, and I looked over at her and she had one in her mouth and another was bleeding. Good grief. So we jumped up, washed our hands, and trimmed the rough edges, followed by nasty nail stuff. Poor thing. She said, "I won't bite my fingernails any more, Mama. Please don't use the nasty stuff!" But I told her that until the whites grow back, we'd have to wear it again.
I had just clipped and painted them pink on Sunday, so I know they weren't jagged or too long. We saw some friends last night who has a son that's a thumb-sucker, so that probably didn't help. Still, I was surprised. We were just reading books when she started into them.
I'm so disappointed! I really hoped she was done with that. Now I'm wondering if it will ever stop completely, or if it's something she'll always fight against. She seems to be aware of it afterwards, and knows not to do it, but I guess the draw is still there.
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