Biting

[DWhittles]

I need help. PJ has started to bite. He's been biting me and tonight he bit my husband twice.
I'm really unsure how to disipline him over this one.
HELP!

 

[Blondy876]

I was very lucky my oldest didn't bite and my youngest is only 10 mths. However, whenever I have a parent of one of my students ask me what they should do I tell them to very firmly say no and remove the child from the situation. Don't try to talk it out they are small and the explanation will get lost, all the chld will remember is that they bit and you gave them attention. A simple "No" and removing/disengaging will usually work. I know there are often tough cases but this doesn't sound like it. Biting is a normal (albeit upsetting)stage that some kids go through. If your child realizes that he's not getting the attention/reaction that he wants then he will probably stop. Good luck!

 

[paigevz]

Exactly. I would add that it helps to move your child to the side, and immediately turn away from him to give lots of sympathy to the bitten one. Then come back to your child and simply say "That hurt your friend!"

Be prepared for lots of opinions on this one..........the last child-biting thread I saw had lots of upset victims' parents on it. I agree it's no fun for them, but it's sure no fun for the parent of the biter either.........I was one!

 

[monkeyboy]

In some cultures BITING is expected


now on with the show

 

[Sparx]

In some cultures BITING is expected


now on with the show

I thought you were going to say "bite him back!" lol.

Sorry no opinion, but g'luck with it.

 

[bananiem]

Some kids bite when they teethe. Is he getting his 2 year molars perhaps? Offering a chew toy will help if that's the case. I also believe in telling them "No biting". Simple and straightforward.

 

[monkeyboy]

I thought you were going to say "bite him back!" lol.

Sorry no opinion, but g'luck with it.

what happens in Vegas.............

 

[HTH]

Bite him back!

 

[diznygirl]

My DD did this to my DS - I made a HUGE deal out of how she hurt him and how she did something bad. She cried and hugged him and hugged me. That was over a month ago and we haven't had a repeat.

Some people actually HAVE had luck biting back!

 

[Kermit]

I wish I knew. Jacob bites Nick occassionally. He hadn't been doing it much lately, but he bit him today. Sometimes he does it when he's snuggling and cuddling. I don't know why he does it the rest of the time. I think it might be boredom. It usually happens when they're in their stroller together.

I've tried to impress upon him that biting isn't acceptable, but he lets him impulses get the better of him. I don't know what we're going to do.

 

[PatsGirl]

I'm putting my flame suit on here

Bite him back! Not very hard, but hard enough to let him know how it feels and with any luck at all, he'll get the message. If he doesn't, I'd try something else cus how many times can you keep repeating bad behavior

 

[TheOtherVillainess]

I know when DS bites I or DH, we go "OWIE! That hurt Mommy/Daddy! Please don't do that." and make really sad faces. I can turn on tears like a faucet, so sometimes I cry when he bites me. This makes him sad and he stops doing it. It's gotten less and less since we started this tactic and now he mostly bites himself because he's teething.

TOV

 

[DWhittles]

Thanks guys. He bit my husband on the knee tonight and my husband was so startled he yelled at the top of his lungs "***! That HURT" There was a delay of about 10 seconds and you could see the hurt on PJ's face. His eyes got huge and his lip started to quiver he lost it. He was hysterical crying like his heart was going to break. My husband really frightened him.
I gave him a snuggle and told him that daddy and mommy don't like to be bit and it isn't nice.
I'm really hoping this is a teething thing beacuse he's biting his binkies too and we can avoid him biting a peer beacuse I don't want to be the mom of a biter!

 

[Laurajean1014]

Maybe try biting him back?

 

[jipsy]

I'm putting my flame suit on here

Bite him back! Not very hard, but hard enough to let him know how it feels and with any luck at all, he'll get the message. If he doesn't, I'd try something else cus how many times can you keep repeating bad behavior

Worked for us when my son was a toddler. He looked at me with a big look of surprise and then he cried a little but it was the last time he bit anyone.

 

[LindsayDunn228]

I'd say bite him back. And tell your husband to watch the language around the kids.