my son is 9 and half months old and is the only child in the family. whenever i go for prayers, he crawls to another kids say around + or - 6 months. he bites them, snacthes there food, and hold them tightly. and no matter how hard i try to keep him to me. he just wants to crawl.
2006-10-18 04:37:16 · 13 answers · asked by mike_rassiwalla 1 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Newborn & Baby
I don't completely understand your situation, you say he's the only child, but bites other children while you're saying your prayers? Weird. Anyway, you need to put the kibosh on that behavior now. Your kid can get kicked out of almost any daycare for being a biter. If you have a habit of "play-biting" with your kid, knock it off! That's the reason most kids start with the biting. Your the parent, he's the baby. Be firm, and do not allow that behavior. If you have to stop bringing him with you to church (?) then get a babysitter so you can go pray.
2006-10-18 04:43:47 · answer #1 · answered by Shepherd 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I went through the biting stage with my son and it can be hard to break them. Especially at 9 months. Some children do this out of affection they don't understand that it hurts. First i would get there attention, a loud firm "NO" and remove them from the situation. Repetitiveness is the key. I also tried lemon juice which seemed to be pretty effective. I would take a slice of lemon and when he would bite i would squeeze some lemon juice in his mouth and tell him "no, bad, that hurts". Some would not agree, but lemon juice will not hurt him what so ever. It's better that biting back and slapping them in the mouth.
2006-10-18 13:24:51 · answer #2 · answered by teresa c 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I know how ya feel.My daughter is 10 months old and will not sit still for nothing all she wants to do is crawl and walk around. I don't have a problem with her biting other kids though.My problem is that she will hit,scratch,pinch,and bit me.Her peditrcion told me to litely tap her on the mouth when she bits andto put her in timeout.
2006-10-18 12:08:45 · answer #3 · answered by Dixie H 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It may be teething, but I would go with your son just has an aggressive personality. It can come in handy later, but he needs to learn when to use it and when to hold back. In this particular case, it is up to you to show him. When this happens spanking is your best bet. Probably a slap on the wrist at this young age. Enough to show him you mean business but not to hurt him extensively. Its a learning process for you as well as this one is your first. But you'll get it.
Now from my understanding most children who get spanked initially try to hit back. It is key here that you spank him again if he tries to hit you back, and keep doing so until he puts together that if he stops hitting you then you'll stop hitting him, it usually only takes two, maybe three times. He then begins learning consequences come with actions, which is important because this is when he is learning the most and his brain is most active. He'll learn to stop soon enough if you stick with it.
2006-10-18 11:50:50 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sounds like your son is teething - they chew everything they can at that age. Give him lots of safe things to chew on. As for the nibbling on the other kids goes...try socializing him with other kids in less formal situations and just show him its not right to take a chunk out of his little friends. He'll learn.
2006-10-18 11:59:25 · answer #5 · answered by chicchick 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
what you should do is practice at home. have one of your friend's kid come over.make he 2 kis sit next to each other pretend u r busy with somethig. whe he goes to bite him/her pick him up and make him sit away from him/her. then give him a toy to bite on. he will not take the toy, instead he will go to him/her and try to bite him/her again. keep on following the method. it will take a while, but it will be worth it. next time he sees a kid he will do the same thing, but you have to do the same thing. then u wil see that this time he went to bite te kid less than last time. it will work, but u have to have patience
2006-10-18 11:54:28 · answer #6 · answered by monkeyfirecracker 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Are you sure he's biting and not gumming with teeth? It sounds like pretty normal baby behavior, they like to interact with other babies.
Just keep him with you, or take someone to watch him during prayers.
2006-10-18 11:39:35 · answer #7 · answered by amosunknown 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
might sound mean but if you wanna break him of biting then bite him back, not hard enough to cause severe pain or bleeding ofcourse but just enough to show him it doesnt feel good. you need to get that stopped soon because if he ends up having to go to daycare and he does that then they wont let him come back not to mention teh angry parents your going ot have to deal with
2006-10-18 11:44:00 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
this is normal. a kids at this age do alot of biting because they are teething. i agree with the first answer, find someone to watch him for you if it's becoming a distraction
2006-10-18 11:41:10 · answer #9 · answered by gardener24 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you catch him in the act, bite him back. And I am serious. It's the only thing that stopped my daughter!
2006-10-18 11:46:53 · answer #10 · answered by Traditional Gal 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋