how do i stop my baby from biting others .she is 2 1/2 yr old .?

Question

She bites anyone in front of her,has also become a little arrognt.Actually she fell down from 1st floor and was when she was 2 yrs,but now she is fine.

Answer 1

Bite her back It is not abuse, it is the most efficient way to communicate the message that biting hurts, and she shouldn't do it. She doesn't know exactly why she shouldn't, biting her hard enough to cause pain gives her the information she needs to make the proper decision.

If anyone tells you that it doesn't work, they are lying. If they tell you that you shouldn't bite her back, that it teaches that violence is a good way to solve conflict, they are a brainwashed liberal fool. It doesn't teach violence, it teaches a kid not too bite.

Don't break the skin, just cause her some pain, and say in an angry stern voice, kind of loud and sharp: "No! No biting!" Repeat the biting and the statement every single time the kid bites someone. You will nip it in the bud in no time at all.

This is normal for a kid to get arrogant and to bite in anger or just boredom. Biting them back works better and faster than anything else.

EDITED TO ADD:

The child is 2 1/2 years old. The child is far too young to reason with. People are trying to to tell you to reason with the child. If you go that route, you are going to learn some hard lessons. You might be able to reason with a kid when they get to be around 7 or 8, but a 2 1/2 year old cares nothing for it, and won't respond to it. Don't be a fool. Biting back will work 99% of the time, if you have the cajones to do it, and do it right. It is hands down the most effective way to get your point across to a kid so young.

And for the record, all kids go through this phase. It doesn't mean anything out of the ordinary, and the answerer who said to take the kid to a child psychiatrist...well, I certainly hope that they really don't have any kids. If so, they are doomed to a rubber room.

Answer 2

Please don't bite your child back... it may work for some kids (certainly not all), but talk about sending the wrong message. If she hits you, would you hit her back? If she thows food in your face, would you throw it in hers? If she says she hates you and you are stupid, would you tell her the same?? Your daughter is two and a half, and that is plenty old enough to understand that biting someone hurts them without you doing it to her. A much more effective way to punish for biting would be a time-out. And every time she bites someone, remove her from the situation immediately. That is especially effective if she is doing something she wants to be doing, like playing with other kids. Keep in mind it is probably just a phase, although most kids get through the biting phase earlier. Watch her carefully around other people, and talk to your pediatrician for some other ideas on how to deal.

Answer 3

1) Firmly say "No bite!" and remove the biting child offender from the situation.

2) Administer an appropriate consequence such as removal of the toy or a time-out for a biting child.

3) Lavish positive attention on the bitten toddler.

4) Use distraction between young kids and watch their interaction closely to avoid placing youngsters--especially one to be known to be a biting child--in a conflict situation.

5) Resist the temptation to bite a biting child back as a way to "show them" their wrongs. Use a positive approach instead. You don't want your toddler telling his teacher that he bites because that's what his parents do!

Answer 4

My Mom bit me back and it worked. A 2 1/2 year old should not be biting anyone. A 1 year old is just curious, a 2 1/2 year old can be taught that it is wrong. There needs to be some sort of consequence for her actions. It's not fair to the other kids she comes in contact with to just "let the phase pass".

Answer 5

DO NOT bite her back! That is cruel and it just teaches her that if you are bigger, you can hurt other people. Biting back sends the WRONG message to the child! You want to give her the tools to respond to the situation in the appropriate way!

Watch her and see if you can tell what situations tend to prompt her to bite. Be prepared to step in BEFORE she bites and redirect her.

Toddlers usually bite to communicate. Work on using her words and expanding her vocabulary. Talk about her feelings, "that must have made you angry!" or "you look mad" or "I can see you're getting frustrated." This will help HER learn to name her own emotions and express them in a more appropriate way.

If this doesn't work, then instead of biting her, help show her that HER teeth are sharp. Take her hand or arm and press it against HER OWN teeth. Tell her "ow! sharp! no biting!" Then she can make the connection that HER teeth are sharp and it hurts others when she uses them.

Answer 6

hey if you find out let me know. My 2 year old son is the same way and NOTHING helps, i've tried biting him back, puting hot sauce on his tongue, and a whole bunch of other things because he bites his sister and leaves bruises and sometimes punctures the skin. I don't know if there is a way to get them to quit or not. Oh and dude with the long hair who talked about human bites being worse than dog bites. I just read your question I don't think you need to even be answering questions in this section. Since you apparently know nothinga bout babies.

Answer 7

chew her decrease back. i'm not affirming to take a bite out of the flesh or some thing, yet chew troublesome adequate to the position it hurts, and leaves an indention for a couple of minutes. this is going to damage, and he will scream his head off, yet he will stay. more advantageous importantly, he will learn WHY you opt for him to stop. because it hurts. toddlers chew as a protection mechanism. even as some thing is causing them rigidity, they lash out. help him discover new techniques to vent his anger. Spanking him wont artwork right here, becuase the punishment doesnt in nice condition the crime. you opt for him to stop biting, so hitting him for it wont do a lot good. I spank my toddlers for some stuff, even though it relies upon on the issue. DONT seperate him from his siblings. this can only cause them to look at him as "undesirable" and reduce his personal self-worth. Biting him is the perfect answer. next time he bites her, you walk over to him, grab his arm, and chew him!! tell him "see, that hurts", enable him comprehend how a lot it hurts his sister because she is so little. tell him he's to love his sister, not damage her. good luck.

Answer 8

Personally, I dont know, because I have a 1 yr. old that bites and bites very hard. I have tried that bite-back thing and it DOES NOT help-sometimes he takes it as a joke. He cried once but he is still biting and biting worse than ever. I am trying to break him out of it by punishing him everytime he does it (time out in his crib). I think your daughter is old enough for this - that her actions will have consquences- good for good and bad for bad. And I dont agree that you should let this continue. She might bite another child and hurt him/her- you'll be in a lot of trouble.

Hope this helps!

Answer 9

Bite her back! Until she is bitten herself, she'll not know what she is really doing. All she sees is biting gets a reaction. Little kids love getting a reaction out of people. So bite her, tell her no, and be firm. You shouldn't have to do it more than twice. Just watch the body parts and do not let her bite you back or hit you. The point is realizing the pain, not getting into a bite-fest.

Answer 10

Get a doctor to check her gums if her biting is a bit over the top her gums might be irritating her, outside of that a cup with holes on the rubber gum end could be helpfull for her expression.

That might not be the problem so some reinforcement of behaviour as negative must be instilled. Tell her its negative and she must stop, make sure what ever she was biting for she does not get and if she persists remove her from other children.

Behaviour can chage but it can reinforced and continue in other manisfestation in life, discipline is a life-long process no matter what your age is.