2006-10-18 10:13:07 · 19 answers · asked by lady_missunderstood2006 1 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Toddler & Preschooler
Some say that you should reward good behavior. For every day she goes without biting a reward will be given. Hopefully the habit will break quickly.
I'm not sure if it will help. Generally speaking, negative behaviors have to be stopped at the time of the occurance and not hours later. So if you try to correct the problem after you pick her up...it probably will have little benefit.
2006-10-18 10:19:05 · answer #1 · answered by lopie6 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Don't bite her back! I can't believe so many suggest injuring a child to teach a lesson! Biting her back will only reinforce the message that biting is okay. "If mom can bite me, I can bite someone." Biting back is a punishment (you controlling her). She needs to be disciplined in order to learn self control.
Be on call with her daycare. Stay close by. As soon as your daughter child bites, go and get her right away. Tell her "You cannot be at school if you are going to bite." Have a very boring day with her at home. If you can, keep her home an extra day to reinforce the message. Tell her "You can't go today. I'm afraid you might bite someone." If she likes going to child care, she will soon learn to be more gentle.
I would also empathize with her after a biting incident. "You must have felt very (angry, mad, hurt, frustrated) when you bit "Emma." What can you do next time instead?" She will learn to express her feelings rather than bite. Hope this helps!
2006-10-18 13:28:36 · answer #2 · answered by marnonyahoo 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Don't laugh, but bite her back! Not hard enough to truly hurt, just enough to let her know that you have teeth too. Then ask her if she liked being bit. I can almost guarantee that her answer will be "no" to which you can say ... the other kids at daycare don't like it either, maybe you should be nicer to them and stop biting. It worked with my son when he wanted to bite his big sister and little brother and the dog whenever he was angry.
2006-10-18 10:17:45 · answer #3 · answered by kc_warpaint 5 · 3⤊ 1⤋
As the mother of count Dracula I have had great success with chewing gum. My 2 1/2 year old bite the dog and other members of the family until the dentist suggested we try it and it has been working. We had to explain to him that bitting was wrong and that it helps to chew on gum instead of skin. Hope you try it.
2006-10-18 10:27:35 · answer #4 · answered by ava_weis 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I found that if you make a really big deal out of it they will stop. Every child goes through it but I had mine stopped in a week because he not only bit at day care but at home too. When he would try to bite us we raised our voices just a little louder and told him NO! He really responded to that but we had to be very consistant and day care also supported us in every way. She was the one who gave us the suggestion. It worked for mine
2006-10-18 12:12:35 · answer #5 · answered by burnsz2000 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you need to tell her what she CAN bite ..for ex. food...and then redirect her to activities (such as something to squeeze or hit like a pillow) or something she can bite ... a washcloth, teether, etc. Is she using biting b/c she can't use words? if so, give her the words to use. Also, make sure you and her teachers are explaining to her to use nice touches and reinforcing feelings..how she feels and how the child feels when s/he is bitten. Biting her back is NOT the answer.
2006-10-18 11:47:16 · answer #6 · answered by zinb 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
bite her decrease back. i'm no longer announcing to take a bite out of the flesh or something, yet bite tricky sufficient to the place it hurts, and leaves an indention for a couple of minutes. it is going to harm, and he will scream his head off, yet he will stay. greater importantly, he will study WHY you prefer him to provide up. because of the fact it hurts. babies bite as a protection mechanism. whilst some thing is inflicting them tension, they lash out. help him discover new tips about a thank you to vent his anger. Spanking him wont artwork here, becuase the punishment doesnt in great condition the crime. you prefer him to provide up biting, so hitting him for it wont do plenty sturdy. I spank my little ones for some stuff, even with the undeniable fact that it relies upon on the situation. DONT seperate him from his siblings. this could purely lead them to inspect him as "undesirable" and decrease his very own self-worth. Biting him is the terrific answer. next time he bites her, you walk over to him, grab his arm, and bite him!! tell him "see, that hurts", enable him understand how plenty it hurts his sister because of the fact she is so little. tell him he's to love his sister, no longer harm her. sturdy luck.
2016-10-02 10:41:45 · answer #7 · answered by elidia 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
For biting I spray my kids' mouths with pure lemon juice from a sprayer I keep in the fridge. It would be harder to do this at daycare, but if they are willing to support you in this, you could leave them a bottle of lemon juice to use on your daughter when she bites. It's kind of a twist on the ol' washing their mouth out with soap thing.
2006-10-18 12:31:40 · answer #8 · answered by toomanycommercials 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
OK this may sound absolutely retarted but bite her back. It only takes a couple of times and she will get the message and not do it anymore. I only had to bite my son once and he realized that it wasnt fun to bite if the other person would bite back
2006-10-18 13:15:23 · answer #9 · answered by chippie 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
When my ten year old was little she was a biter too, at first we just told her to stop, then as it progressed we began to bite back gently on her hands, eventually that did the trick. Dont stress out, like most things in kids this age, it is just a phase. She will soon outgrow it. Good luck!
2006-10-18 12:50:50 · answer #10 · answered by SittinPretty! 4 · 1⤊ 2⤋