Toddler My Daughter

Hi J.!

I worked with 2 year olds for a long time. Biting is a phase that some of them go through. However, excessive biting can become a bit of a problem. It sounds like you are doing everything right with the extra special attention and all. I would take it a step further and have her do the first aid for her brother (wash, and apply ice).

One thing that I found helpful is to write down when she is biting. Is it before nap? snack time? some children bite during transition periods between activities so knowing what triggers her biting can be really helpful.

Something that helped some of the other biters was re-introducing a pacifier or bottle (i know it sucks but biting is dangerous especially if they are breaking the skin)

Also I had one incident where a child was biting ALL the time. turns out that he had a sensory deprivation issue and when someone was in his personal space he bit.

Just keep re-inforcing the nice touches and use of words and it will all work out.

Don't forget to let us know what happened!

H.

I have four children and have had biting problems with 2 of them. What worked for us, may not for others. We put Red Hot Sauce on their lip. I talked to my doctor, just to make sure it couldn't hurt them and she said that if it worked, it was worth a try. I just put very little on a paper towel and dabbed it on his lower lip, inside to get the taste. I had a cup of juice in the other hand and had one of his siblings give the juice right away.

You have to do it quickly, they get the bad taste, the juice gets rid of it quickly, but they learn to associate the bad taste with biting and it stops quickly. With the 1st it was a few times and with the 2nd it worked the 1st time.

I am sure this may sound harsh to some, but I also have a back round in teaching and before I had children this is not advice I would have given, but it better than biting them back, that advice was given to me and you as well, I am sure. Good Luck

Dont know if you have tried this or not but I give my 2 yr old a toothbrush to chew on. He loves thomas the tank engine so I got one and every time I see him start to get in the mood I give him the brush and let him chew for a while.it sounds dumb but seems to work. I guess anything is worth a try:)

Hello I have seen this numerous times and how other parents have responed and the only thing that I seen that worked better than anything that I have seen before may be someting that a lot of people may be against but I wil pass it on to you. I worked for a daycare fro 5 years and have taught/helped infants through preschool so I have seen just about everything! I had a good handful of toddlers that went trhough biting stages some worse than others but a few parents tomy amazement did this..when they came to the daycare to watch their child play some of the parents were there to watch their child bite another and IMMEDIATLY following the incident a parent came over knelt down w/o saying a word and gently bit the child on the finger just enough to make a point by doing that and then said things like biting hurts, no bite dont bite anyone in a firm voice. Out all the children that bit in my group those children that the parent did that to stopped either right away or VERY soon after then the children who were only put in a time out or talked too. Just wante dto relay that story to you, dont knw if it works for everyone!

My daughter went through a biting faze around the same time. She would bite my hand so I'd take her hand and have her bite it, she soon learned that it hurts. It last about a month. Don't worry, this too shall pass.