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Originally Posted by TotalMILF
So, instead of building my son's cognitive and verbal skills and nurturing his rapidly developing mind you'd rather I just hit him, utter a monosyllabic "No" and leave it at that?? Brilliant.
You don't seem to be reading the part where I say "I can never catch him doing it." He won't be able to understand me saying "No" if there's nothing to say "No" to. Trust me, if I can catch him I plan on pulling his hand out of his mouth and telling him "no" very firmly, followed by an explanation as to why we do not bite our nails. Slapping his hand is pointless and only encourages him to hit.
Also, how many children have you parented, and where are you getting the idea that I want to be his friend instead of his mother?
Sorry, I was a bit cranky to begin with but bad parenting advice from non-parents just irks me.
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Kids mimic their parents, as you've already addressed in this thread, TotalMILF. You are absolutely doing the right thing in explaining to your child why biting nails is wrong.
Just because a 2-year-old cannot repeat what you say verbatim doesn't mean it isn't getting absorbed and learned. I personally think that that is the critical age to REALLY talk and read to them, to cement those verbal and cognitive skills. And as long as you're doing that--anything else is really supplementary.
Putting medical tape on all of his fingertips the way Mama Bear did to Sister Bear in "Bad Habit" might also work.