My 28 month old will not stop biting!!!?

Question

My son is always biting, just this morning he bit my older sons friend in the arm. They all were playing, chasing eachother, having fun, but it ends up this way, him biting, or spiting, I don't know what to do. My 7 year old had that problem when he was 2, but I bit him back, and it only took like two times for him, and he stoped!! I can not get him to stop, I don't want to put hot pepper in his mouth, or soap, to me thats mean!! I pop him but nothing I seem to do is working. I understand he is in his terable TWOS, but I'm at the end of my rope!! Any advice???? Thanks

Answer 1

He's probably teething. Maybe put a washcloth in the freezer, let it freeze, then give it to him so he can bite on it.

Answer 2

I'm having the same problem with my 20 month old son and actually posted this question here, too. My question was "How to get a 20 month old baby to stop biting without using corporal punishment?" I got a lot of different responses, everything from biting him back to hugging him. In my opinion, there's no real answer to this problem. I don't think biting back is the best option, although tempting. My mom bit me 33 years ago and I still remember that moment ...traumatizing. These litte guys are biting out of frustration, so perhaps one way to tackle this problem is to help get rid of the frustrating factor, if possible. I've thought about getting lemon juice to squirt in his mouth when he does it, but I'm guessing that I'd be searching for that plastic lemon for 10 minutes and then it would be too late to use it. I'll tell you what I've been doing that's been working (so far) When my little guy sinks his fangs into me, I say "OUCH!" and then hug him very tightly and tell him that he hurt mommy and that it's not OK to bite people. I also tell him that I know he's mad and that I love him. Then I redirect his attention to something that I know he likes and know he's good at. I hope your little one responds to whatever it is you decide to try ...and let me know if it works for you! :)

Answer 3

I have a 29 month old who was going through the same thing and he was severe he bit me so hard one day last week he broke my skin. I showed him the blood and I pretended to be hurt and he was scared and kissed it better and has not bit anyone since. I too do not agree with physical punishment of a child by biting back, popping, or spanking. You need to spend time with the child to show them right and wrong and that they do have the ability to hurt people.

Answer 4

My son also bites, but I find that he bites when he is feeling trapped, cornered, or no longer likes the situation that he is in. For example..being pinned down while playing (rough housing), being tickled, being chased. Maybe he is biting to let the person he is playing with know that he is no longer having fun. I know it is no excuse but it is a possibility.

Answer 5

Find someone with a child who has the same problem. My son was doing it, and then his younger cousin(by 3 months) started doing it too. One day, he bit my son back, and that was the end of it. He's not bit anyone since.

Answer 6

I was going to tell you to bite him back but you already tried that. The only other thing that i can suggest is try putting him in a time out chair and making him stay in it. Before letting him up explain to him what he did wrong.

Answer 7

Without the Biting Back..Dont' bite your child back.!!!

Just tell her/him in a vey stern voice "NO". You Do Not Bite Mommy or Daddy or Anyone Else For that Matter" Without biting or hurting him/her.. just be very Stern and make him/her cry for like 10 seconds! Once you Raise your voice that Scares a lil One! No Need for Harm or Physcial Harm on the child.

It's like saying...don't shoot me cause it is wrong but I will shoot you cause I prove to you that shooting is wrong! Makes Sense?

If iT DOesn't...then listen.....if you are telling your child not to bite then you turn around and bite them...you are telling them not to do the same thing you are doing....just to show them biting is wrong! Retarted

Just talk very loudly...and say NO. Believe me he/she will listen!!!!!
No hitting or Biting MOmmy here!!

Answer 8

I don't understand. You say that biting your older son back worked, have you tried that with your younger son? He doesn't realize that what hurts him hurts others and you need to show him that by biting him back.

Answer 9

you need to put hot peppers on him every time he starts to bite. I know you might think that that's mean but it is not that is how my sister stopped her son this way.

Answer 10

find a definitive way to make him realize that biting hurts others and keep doing it until he gets the message. I'm sure that will exausting, but you must maintain discipline or he'll get worse. and in the meantime, take the kid to a doctor... it may be a biological thing....