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What can cause nails to stop growing on a child?
I noticed that my 8-year-old's nails haven't needed to be trimmed for a while, and I know she doesn't bite them. Is it possible for her nails to have stopped growing? What could have caused this?
2 Answers
Trauma such as constantly rubbing can keep them short. Is she getting the calories she needs? Is she otherwise growing? If so, I would add a multivitamin just want for now. Sometimes they grow rapidly then slack the pace for a while.
Could be many reasons, hormones and dietary, or trauma.