Bitting suggestions?

Question

MY 2 YEAR OLD BITES ALL THE TIME WHEN SHE IS FRUSTRATED, IT TRIED SO MANY THINGS, SHOWING HER WHERE SHE BIT SOMEONE AND EXPLAIN THAT IT HURTS. I HAVE TRIED A TIMEOUT. I AM VERY FRUSTRATED.

Answer 1

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Answer 2

Try giving her something she CAN bite. Some children really need that biting relief. It calms them in a way that people without this sensory need can't understand. Get red licorace, beef jerky, or anything else that is chewy (not gum) to let her work her jaw muscles. You can also purchase (very inexpensively) a length of plastic tubing (used for fish tanks, sold at hardware stores) for her to chew on. You can either make it into a necklace or bracelet for her to wear, or just have a section (about 6 inches long) for her to chew on. Let her know that this is specifically for this purpose, and she can use it whenever she needs to bite. You can also get those vibrating teethers (sold at Walmart or the grocery store). These are great for kids with oral motor sensory problems... kids love the feel of the vibrations, and it only works when they bite on them, so they have to work those muscles in order for it to work. Giving a child an appropriate outlet for the biting can usually make it decrease quickly, as well as keeping an eye out for potential conflicts. If you know your child's triggers, such as another child taking something from them- then you can head off most incidents. Take notes on an average day, and write down what you see as precursers (before) to a biting incident. The more info you have about what triggers it can help you figure out how to avoid it later. Good luck!

Answer 3

This may seem cruel to several people out there, but the only way I was able to break my child from biting was to give her a taste of her own medicine. Before anyone jumps on the high horse, hear me out. We tried everything, and I mean everything before resulting in the decision to bite her back. I did not bite this child as hard as she would bite someone else. I mean, she would literally bite someone hard enough it would cause the injured party to bleed. I would bite her just hard enough for her to realize it was unpleasant. After about three days of this, she would open her mouth to bite someone and stop and look at me. I would tell her no biting, if you do, I am biting you back and she would walk away from her prey.

Answer 4

time out should work if u are being consistant with it. make sure u follow through, dont make it a game, make sure she knows that ur upset with her. also take away a treat or dont let her watch her fav tv programme that day, that will remind her later on of what she done.

as i work in daycare i see alot of biting, one little girl wouldnt stop biting she was just one year old but did understand what she was doing. she was biting other children 3 or 4 times a day, her mum bit her back ONCE and it actually stopped. except for the odd day after. but not half as much as she was doing.

Answer 5

Bite her back! Not hard enough to be child abuse of course. Just hard enough that she realize that it does not feel good. Do it everytime she does it. She will stop very fast. Both my kids learned that way and all my friends did the same with there kids. I think all kids go through that stage. Sometimes what our mothers and grandmothers tell us to do works better then what the (so-called) new age experts say!

Answer 6

My oldest used to bite and my mother in law kept telling me to bite him back, but I just couldn't do it. Well one day she was babysitting him and she bite him, and you know what he never bit again.
*Note she is no longer my mother in law.
Another suggestion and a nicer one I think is that when your child bites you cry out in pain very loudly and and cry making the child realize that it really hurts. Children that age understand tears. Your child will probably be upset that they hurt you and won't want to do it again.

Answer 7

she more than likely picked this up from being a victim from another child our son did every time he bit one of us we would
pretend to cry and tell him that hurts or soft bite him back he stop after about 3 -4 times soft bitting does not hurt as bad but you got to do it when she is bitting you

Answer 8

have you made her get ice and put in the baggie to put on the wound??? do not bite her back!!!! i know someone who did that to her child and left a huge black and blue mark and it only made him think that it was ok because mommy did it...don't spank either because it teaches children that its ok to hit when your upset with the way someone behaved....remove her from the situation and calmly explain to her why they cannot return and play for awhile...she is frusterated and can't express what she is feeling so she takes it out by biteing....show her other ways to express her feeling give her words she can use for the types of feelings she is having...she doesn't understand her emotions right now and needs your guidence in teaching her how to deal....

Answer 9

She is old enough to understand the connection between misbehavior and consequences. I would spank her every time she did it. Only with your hand and never anywhere other than on her bottom. She will catch on quickly.

Oh, and do NOT bite her back...it isn't a contest. Be the adult.

Answer 10

Be very firm with her, tell her "No!" in a loud voice when she does bite.

If that doesn't work, give a swat on the hand when she does bite.

Animals bite each other, humans do not bite each other.

Answer 11

it sounds mean but my son used to bite all the time and I would bite him back that sounds so bad when i just read that but it worked