How to stop nail biting?

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Updated on Sep 27, 2016
hi my boy is 5year old.. he suddenly developed nail biting this 5 months... because of this habit he is developing infection in stomach and not at all eating.. how to stop nail biting. ?

| Sep 29, 2016
Hi Archana, try and talk to him there must be something that is bothering him, if his nail biting habit as you say is relatively new. As for how to stop nail biting, you may apply edible oils that are bitter in taste or have strong smell like mustard oil on his nails. So that whenever he tries to bite his nails the smell on his nails stops him to do so. You may also apply chillies to his nails.