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Anna Robards talks about daughter Elle’s hair-pulling habit: ‘Traumatising’

TV personality Anna Robards revealed her five-year-old daughter Elle pulled out her hair for over a year, causing a bald patch. Robards taped the child's fingers together for two months to break the habit, which stemmed from finger-sucking. Dermatologist Dr Leona Yip identified the condition as trichotillomania, a common compulsive disorder in children that typically resolves.

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