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[quote=Anonymous]I'm not a parent (I'm the OP of the AMA thread) so I hope it's ok that I chime in here, but I have that issue too due to anxiety. I haven't kicked the bad habit, unfortunately, but some things that worked at least temporarily to try to redirect myself were
- the raggedy edges of notebook paper... you know, the strip left behind after you tear something out of a notebook. Good to peel and shred and make into tiny balls that felt a bit like the scabs I was trying not to pick at. Very unobtrusive once I was school age, since everyone had notebook paper. Downside - very messy.
- I don't know what these are called, but the gel stress tubes with little hard colorful things inside. Could isolate the beads in the liquid and sort of pick at them. Downside - they eventually explode.
- Bracelets, especially with beads. Perfect unless they break, or unless your child is too young to risk the choking hazard.
- hairties/schrunchies - same premise as the bracelet, except I also liked to snap them on my wrist.
- anything sticky, like that glue most people try to peel off of some things you buy with labels. Strips of that are fun to pick apart. This is by far the strangest thing on my list.
-TheraPutty in a pinch, but that stuff is evil because if it gets on your carpet it is never coming out again.[/quote]

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