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chewing nails

my 2 1/2 years is chewing his nails.he started doing it when i took away his bottle.
how could i stop it?
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my son is a nail bitter too, and he is now 5, i wish he too, would stop, but it seems like when he is nervous, that then is when he chews.... let me know if anyone finds a solution:)
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I wish I could help. My son started chewing his fingernails when he was 2 and he's 3 now. He's not making them bleed at least, so I haven't done too much. I was hoping he'd outgrow this.

If anybody else has any suggestions, I'd be interested too.
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