Finger biting in children is usually related to cognitive world, emotional stress, lack of nutrition and other conditions.
1. Cognition of the world: for small children whose brains are not yet fully developed, finger biting is a cognitive process of the world, with the child’s continuous development and growth, finger biting behavior will gradually disappear.
2. Emotional tension: children always bite their fingers may also be caused by emotional tension, some children will bite their fingers to relieve their nervousness, fear, anxiety.
3. Lack of nutrients: If the child is usually picky about food and other conditions that lead to a lack of zinc, iron, copper and other nutrients, he or she may suffer from xerophagia, and may appear to be biting his or her fingertips.
Children always bite their fingers, there may be other reasons, it is recommended to go to the hospital in time to improve the examination, in the doctor’s help to clarify the cause of the disease.