my 15month old son is in a BIG biting stage. weve tried smacking his hand, biting back (the other kid), and isolating him from the other kids..
its not working at all!!!
did your kid do this? if so what did you do to make your kid stop biting???
It is a phase, when he bites, say "We dont bite" and put him down and move on.
Biting back ???
Momof4, whhhhatttt? Hes 15 months old!
Our pediatrician told us to bite our son back years ago when he did this to his brother. He was jealous. I thought that was putting myself on his level and doing what I did not want him to do. It took awhile to break him but it did stop without him biting other children and I did swat his bottom, I know not an acceptable thing by most these days. I worked in a nursery for several years and sometimes we got a biter there and it was very hard to deal with them. We sat them in time out even though young because they did understand it was not acceptable behavior.
This is totally normal and just a phase.
Really, really try not to bite a child back.. There is no reason.. and what are you teaching them??? To bite, when frustrated? To bite as a reaction?
Instead you have to be aware when they are starting to bite to tell them "no bite" (with an angry face) and keep them at arms reach.
Or hold them facing away from you, telling them no bite. It will take a few times.
Place them in time out if they do give you a bite and tell them no bite, hurts!
If you see a pattern to why they are biting give them the words.
"You seem frustrated, no biting."
You seem mad, no biting, "
"You seem like you want my attention, no biting. "
I also agree to keep them at arms length if needed.
YOU need to bite him back, and hard
@Molly, yup & I didn't stutter ........if she's tried everything else, BITE BACK
Is there a new baby in the house by chance? My first day home alone with my second child, I was nursing him. And my 22 month old crawled around and bit me on the ankle twice...totally shocked me. It was a one time thing though. To her it looked like the newborn was biting me and getting all of my attention, so she tried to do the same.
At that age biting is because they have no other 'words' to describe their displeasure. It is very normal.
Everyone one of my 8 went through the biting stage. Only one was bit back and that was my oldest. I only did it after months of him biting his sister to the point of drawing blood. He did have a language disorder, so communication was almost non existent with him until he was almost 6 years old.
Biting back should only be done when nothing else has worked. It won't be solved overnight. It takes time and patience.
You need to be aware of his triggers and watch closely, at the first sign he needs to be removed.
When he makes contact, push up on his chin and firmly say "No biting, Biting hurts!" make sure your tone conveys how wrong it is.
Repeat every single time, he'll get it.
On a side note, my almost 3 year old who's never bitten out of frustration or anything else walked up to me and bit my crotch when she mad at me. I laughed, but luckily she hasn't tried it again. We put on Yo Gabba Gabbas "Don't bite your friends" and she was good to go.
Just thought of it, but it might work for your little guy.
Immediately pick up him and put him in his room. Or walk away and ignore him. I found this worked great with my son. I also just said "we don't bite." This is the best appropriate with this age. Isolation should work. Just be consistence and remain calm.
With that said, my daughter is a true biter. NOohing worked with her. It was an instinct for her. Now that she is 4, she has gained enough impulse control that she has stopped doing it.
Well I used to babysit a biter. She is now a beautiful 13 yo. She was terrible. Tried everything. Then one day I caught her just about to bite the
other little boy (she was about 17 months and he was 10 months). I
screamed "don't you dare bite." I grabbed her off of him and placed her on the couch not forcefully, but she knew I was not kidding. I startled her so.
She never bit again. The other times it was always too late. Catching her
and shocking her with my voice, scared her or caught her off guard.
I used to gently bite bite my son using teeth. It turned into a game. He bit me hard one time and I started to pretend cry and then showed him how I gently bite him. He caught on and has ever since been a gentle biter. I would suggest trying that and then teach him that biting is only for play between you two.
This may not be the most well liked method to attempt, but anything is worth a shot, before he bites someone too hard.
Best of luck to you.
