Stop Biting!

Immediately separate them and give them. Tell them biting hurts and they are not to do that. Have them apologize to each other before they can be together. And take away the toy.

I suggest intervening before they reach the biting stage. Separate them when you first notice they are having difficulty. Arrange for times during which they play separately.

How old are they? Are you teaching them how to share and how to manage anger?

Assuming they are at the age that biting is common...Teach them that instead of biting to solve the matter, one can have for 5 min and then the other can have for 5 min and redirect the other child to something else. Redirection and distraction was my ammo at that age!

Please don't bite them as a consequence. There are parents that do bite their child as a consequence. Usually children bite because their brains aren't developed enough to problem solve overwhelming feelings. My thought would be to immediately give consequences when you children bite. I would separate the children and talk with a stern, but not yelling voice, when you give consequences. Consequences are to teach not to punish.

how old are they? if they are at the biting age which is usually around 2 years of age it is a stage they go through. Not all kids do, but there is a good percentage of toddlers that go thru the biting stage. Just keep reminding them "no bite, that hurts". They will get through it. My son was a biter as his daycare. Its normal. There were several other children that bit as well. Sometimes he would come home with skin broken .... just have patience with them. But keep correcting them and telling them "no bite, not nice" good luck!

I understand this is common amongst twins. My nieces are twins and they got biting slips sent home all the time from day care. The ironic thing was this day care has a "3 bite" rule but because they were not biting any other child they made an exception. My SIL said that this went on until they were strong verbal communicators. I do not see an age for your boys so I wonder if there is a lack of verbal communication going on there. My SIL also said that twins often do not talk to each other if they do not have to so she encouraged them to use their words with each other more. These are things I remember from babysitting them when they were younger that might help you - I do know it took longer than desired to get them to stop and separation was part of the process. I will try to ask her for more and see if she remembers what all she did. Good Luck!