Reasons To Stop Your Toddler From Nail Biting | Understanding Nail Biting In Toddlers

Trying to stop fingernail biting can be difficult but fingernail biting is a compulsive habit and can be overcome. The technical name for fingernail biting is onychophagia. By frequently biting your fingernails the edge of the nail can actually disappear into the nail bed and can cause swollen lateral borders, warts and inflammation.