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<blockquote data-quote="keista" data-source="post: 451316" data-attributes="member: 11965"><p>Shutters may be an option for the windows. They are secured more sturdily than blinds or curtains. I was thinking paneling for the walls. Less to pick at and if you couple that with stuff he is allowed to pick at then they may remain intact. The caulking around the windows needs to get hidden some how - 1x2 strips of wood to make a frame around the window frame?</p><p></p><p>I myself am a "picker", but not to the severity of your daughter. Sometimes the urge is just unbearable, AND it is hard to redirect to 'acceptable things'. You can provide her with the acceptable things to pick at (as mentioned in other posts) and set up a reward system where for every week/month that the 'forbidden' things remain untouched and she successfully redirects herself to the 'acceptable' things, she gets some kind of reward.</p><p></p><p>As a kid (and I still do it sometimes) I would take regular school glue and spread a thin layer on the palm of my hand. Took 2-3 minutes to dry and then I would peel it off. I'd do that with rubber cement on my desk top as well. Rubber cement was more expensive, but then I'd have a tiny little ball to play with.</p><p></p><p>Welcome to the board, and yes, give us some more details. We're here to help!<img src="/community/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/emoticons/notalone.gif" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":notalone:" title="notalone :notalone:" data-shortname=":notalone:" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="keista, post: 451316, member: 11965"] Shutters may be an option for the windows. They are secured more sturdily than blinds or curtains. I was thinking paneling for the walls. Less to pick at and if you couple that with stuff he is allowed to pick at then they may remain intact. The caulking around the windows needs to get hidden some how - 1x2 strips of wood to make a frame around the window frame? I myself am a "picker", but not to the severity of your daughter. Sometimes the urge is just unbearable, AND it is hard to redirect to 'acceptable things'. You can provide her with the acceptable things to pick at (as mentioned in other posts) and set up a reward system where for every week/month that the 'forbidden' things remain untouched and she successfully redirects herself to the 'acceptable' things, she gets some kind of reward. As a kid (and I still do it sometimes) I would take regular school glue and spread a thin layer on the palm of my hand. Took 2-3 minutes to dry and then I would peel it off. I'd do that with rubber cement on my desk top as well. Rubber cement was more expensive, but then I'd have a tiny little ball to play with. Welcome to the board, and yes, give us some more details. We're here to help!:notalone: [/QUOTE]
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