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Help! My daughter is socially unacceptable
It was a perfect moment.
I gazed adoringly at my daughter walking down the aisle during her aunt’s wedding on Saturday. She looked absolutely beautiful in that satin, poofy dress. Her long, dark hair was piled on top of her head in little ringlet curls and framed by an ivory wreath of flowers. She was carrying a bouquet of bright flowers. She was an absolute princess.
That beautiful moment was quickly ruined when she started digging for gold the very second she took her seat.
“Stop picking your nose! Here’s a tissue,” I whispered (quite loudly).
My request was promptly ignored.
Auggghhh!
Sometimes my 4-year-old is really Daddy’s girl (well, these are clearly not behaviors she learned from me). She seems to always be picking something, whether it’s her nose or her seat (and I’m not talking about the kind of seat you sit in).
It can be so embarrassing at times … particularly during a wedding in front of hundreds of people!
How can you stop your children’s bad habits like this one?
Here are four recommendations on curbing nose-picking straight from the experts at Babycenter.com.
1. Bite your tongue. No matter how embarrassed you are by this habit (and of course you are embarrassed), don’t say anything. Nagging or punishing her won’t help, because she probably doesn’t realize she’s doing it, and you could turn into a power struggle.
2. Keep her fingers occupied. If you can identify picking patterns — such as while watching television, for example — try giving her something to do with her fingers such as a crayon and a piece of paper or a toy to hold. Teaching her to blow her nose may also help.
3. Check things out. If your child is exploring her nose so intensely that she’s hurting herself — she’s drawing blood — or if the habit seems to be one of many nervous behaviors (sucking her thumb, biting her nails, for example), you’ll probably want to consult your pediatrician.
4. Wait and hope. As your tot gets older and busier, chances are her fingers will stay away from her nose of their own accord. If not, and she keeps up the nose picking until she goes off to school, at some point some other child will say, “Ewww, she’s picking her nose,” and she’ll suddenly be very motivated to stop.
Now it’s your turn. Do your children have bad habits? What are they and how do you work with your children to break them?
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