Nail biting in 11-year-old children is considered to be related to bad habits, psychological expression, and micronutrient deficiencies, and can be treated with behavioral modification, psychological adjustment, and medication supplementation.
1. Behavioral correction: If the child has bad nail biting habits, behavioral correction can be given to intervene, need to patiently persuade the child, should be diverted from the child’s attention, do something else meaningful.
2. Psychological adjustment: if the child because of tension, depression, low self-esteem, and other emotions, nail biting habits, can be rewarded and punished measures to correct the child’s nail biting habits, you need to encourage the child, to give the child psychological attention, to eliminate the child’s nervousness.
3. Drug supplementation: If 11-year-old children biting nails and the body of trace element deficiency, such as due to zinc deficiency, iron deficiency and other causes of xenophagia, can be in the daily diet to increase the content of zinc and iron, such as beef, animal liver, fish, etc., and if necessary, you need to comply with the doctor’s orders through the use of oral zinc gluconate, ferrous sulfate and other drugs to supplement the treatment.
If the above symptoms occur, it is recommended to go to the hospital in time, early formal treatment.