Biting nails

How do I stop my 3 year old from biting his nails? He's always been a chewer and liked to chew up different kinds of plastic pieces like wheels of toy cars or the telly remote. Now he discovered that he can bite his nails I've never actually seen him doing it, but I noticed the last two weeks that his nails didn't grow anymore and had rough edges. I suspect he's doing while watching telly or in bed just before he falls asleep. Is there a way I can stop him before it really gets a habit?

No idea but pippa has started as well i looked at the stuff you can buy but its for over 5 years old only x

ds started biting nails when he was about 3. we made such a big deal out of cutting his nails every sunday night... even if there wasnt anything there we went through the motions. and made a big deal out of the ones that were longer 'yeah, that was a great one' that sort of thing.

after a couple of weeks he'd stopped. the biting had been going on for about 6 months before he tried that. mind you, as soon as fingers were removed from mouth they spent just as much time in his nose instead

as soon as fingers were removed from mouth they spent just as much time in his nose instead

I know He's also a nose picker.

I don't think you can stop them. my parents and relatives tried everything to get me to stop biting mine, but I was 32 before I finally did

No idea sadly - Bradley is nearly 6 and a terrible nail biter we have tried everything, it works for a few weeks then he falls back to the habit - the stop'n'grow stuff did work, but not long term
Poor boy ended up with an infection in his finger, he has cream and white cotton gloves for a week, was so sore and horrible - but still he went back to biting his nail

I am also at a loss of what to do!

Urgh Anna bits hers, she has revolting stumps for finger nails, I love my nails so find it particularly gross, she aslo bites her toe nails as well

Urgh Anna bits hers, she has revolting stumps for finger nails, I love my nails so find it particularly gross, she aslo bites her toe nails as well

pippa was sat biting her toe nails as well yesterday i was a nail bitter until i left school the day after i just stopped guess it was a stress thing

Looks like I'll just have to ignore it. He's only been doing it for maybe 2 weeks and I was hoping there was something I could do before it really gets a habit.