My son (who is 2 yo) has recently started to bite his sister for fun (like when they are wrestling and such). I know he thinks it is just a game, no one but him is having fun). Any ideas how to stop this behavior?
hot sauce?? no seriously, my twins do it to each other and they get time out for it..they kinda go through that stage..then in no time it goes away. I wouldnt worry too much. I think all kids go through it.
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Yep, an immediate stop to all fun is the only way to get this message across. "No biting!", straight to time-out spot, sympathy for victim. This is easiest when you nip it in the bud!
I'm not sure how much this will help, but here's my experience. My 2 yo daughter also started biting during play recently. It has happened three times. When she bit me, I let out a good yell (to get her attention) and explained that it hurt. Then she started biting on her own hand and left a good mark. So we talked about hurting ourselves and others. It was overkill. I think I gave the biting too much attention. When she bit her older sister twice (during play), I quickly put her on timeout away from where the rest of us continuted playing and she had to say she was sorry. She kissed the bite mark on her sister after the second timeout. It's been a week now and no more biting.
I think it's key not to give the biting or biter too much attention. I gave the bitten sister a lot of love and cuddles instead. The bitten sister had a unique idea. She said, "If she bites again, maybe we should put a band-aid on it since she knows band-aids are for bad owies." Maybe we'll try that...
Good luck!
Hi M.:
My son is almost two and is going through the same stage. He bites when he is really mad or when we are playing with him.
The first thing we do is yell Ouch You Hurt Me. Then we put him in time-out. After his time-out we show him the bite mark and explain that biting is a no-no and that it hurts. He then has to say he is sorry. We give him a big hug and tell him we forgive him.
I also found a book at our local library that was about biting. It was a board book and my son loved it. The key phrase in the book was Ouch Biting Hurts. It explained that when he is mad, sad, or cranky that he should not bite, but ask for a hug. He now tells us No bite, hug please.
my almost 2 yo daughter is doing this also... the first time was when we were in church and it was hard. I immediatly set her down and told her it was not nice to bite.
She has done it a few more times while at home, and only to me or my hubby. Each time she goes into her timeout corner. It has been a few weeks and she has not done it again.
