Splitting nails on my child

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What do you mean by splitting? Flaking? Cracking down the middle vertically? Usually in children, the nails flake and peel off easily. This is a mineral deficiency. It could be one of many minerals, or a combination of minerals. Calcium (and vitamin D) is the most common. It could also be Silica. At times, it is indirectly a mineral/vitamin deficiency because of what the child is eating...