ProudGrandma Posted July 3, 2013 Share Posted July 3, 2013 I have a child who is always picking at their scabs. I have tried trimming nails really short, putting bandades on the sores (but there are so many...you know...summertime)....tried reminding them to keep their hands busy....but kids are kids...and I am not sure what else I can do...please give me a suggestion....or 10 to try....thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matryoshka Posted July 3, 2013 Share Posted July 3, 2013 I have one who does this too, and yeah, the band-aids, the trimming the nails, the reminders... I haven't found anything that actually stops it... :bigear: if anyone's found the magic trick... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carriede Posted July 3, 2013 Share Posted July 3, 2013 I was a scab-picker. When I was about 8, I was at my best friend's house. Her mother kept telling me to quit just as my own had. One time my friend's dad was home. He showed me a scar he had on his ankle and said that if I kept scratching, I would have scars like that wherever I had scratched. I don't know that I stopped completely, but he obviously left an impression on me. Thinking on it now, I don't believe his scar was from childhood insect bites. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bolt. Posted July 3, 2013 Share Posted July 3, 2013 In extremes, I've put sock on kids hands and convinced them they were puppies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lollie010 Posted July 3, 2013 Share Posted July 3, 2013 I think my ds had a breakthrough when I explained why the body develops a scab as part of the healing process with a graffic depiction of what can happen to open wounds in places such as lakes and pools. We discussed the variety and types of bacteria that can enter. I am so surprised that it worked because I thought it was a habit that he couldn't break, but he immediately stopped, with only one brief follow up lesson. :) good luck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sixpence1978 Posted July 3, 2013 Share Posted July 3, 2013 Don't know that this will help, but my DS is a scab picker. I told him that I was going to check it every evening before bed. If he had picked at it, I told him he would have to wear his sister's Barbie bandages. I had to do it just once, but he knew I was serious. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G5052 Posted July 3, 2013 Share Posted July 3, 2013 It can be the beginnings of or a variant of obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD). I'm not saying that it always is, but it bears monitoring. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fairfarmhand Posted July 3, 2013 Share Posted July 3, 2013 I kept the scabs greased really well with Neosporin. It didn't cure it but it helped soften the scabs so they weren't so "pickable". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prairiewindmomma Posted July 3, 2013 Share Posted July 3, 2013 Corban wrap Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blondeviolin Posted July 3, 2013 Share Posted July 3, 2013 For my 2yo, we lather him aquafor and hydrocortisone (as his bites get huge) at night and it maes a significant difference Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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ProudGrandma Posted July 3, 2013 Author Share Posted July 3, 2013 the main problem is that they have LOTS of scabs...little ones...most of the bug bites from a recent camping trip....if I cover them all with bandades, he would be one big bandade....I guess I could wrap him all up llike a mummy for a week....now that I am thinking about that would solve some other problems too :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tree Frog Posted July 3, 2013 Share Posted July 3, 2013 I kept the scabs greased really well with Neosporin. It didn't cure it but it helped soften the scabs so they weren't so "pickable". We use Aquaphor for the same reason. If it doesn't have a hard scab, my ds is less likely to pick at it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tex-mex Posted July 3, 2013 Share Posted July 3, 2013 Boredom also causes them to pick. Good luck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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