she has only just turned one (not yet walking or crawling) and she has four bottom and top teeth. I do think she is teething but its gotten to the point that I cant even carry her now without getting bitten on my shoulder. Is she too young to reprimand? How can I teach her it is wrong?
2007-05-03 07:51:29 · 8 answers · asked by julia goodwin 1 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Newborn & Baby
Say 'No! That hurts Mommy!' firmly and clearly, and immediately stop whatever activity she is doing. Put her down on floor and walk away. Leave her alone for a few minutes, even if she cries. Then go back and resume what you were doing.
DON'T scream, hit, or bite her back.
Make sure every one responds the same way. It is a phase most kids go thru, but can become a habit if you don't stop it right away.
2007-05-03 08:06:30 · answer #1 · answered by Nurse Susan 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
There are many reasons for biting...my oldest started biting around 2 years old. His day care teacher thought it was because he was much more verbal than the other children in the class. He would get frustated because he couldn't communicate with them and would bite them. After awhile he would just grab a child innocently walking by and give the arm a good bite. The day care director and we decided that it was time he leave the day care. We put him in a home day care with fewer children and he did fine. He never bit at home. My 2nd and 3rd never bit, then my 4th (and FINAL) came along. She is now 16 1/2 months old. She started biting just short of 12 months. Like another poster said, she was really trying to kiss but ended up biting instead. Sometimes she would get excited and would bite, kind of to show he pleasure in something maybe. That phase ended when she learned to kiss and hug. She has bit a couple times...both times when she was in church and was overwhelmed by the number of children in the room (one was at my parents HUGE church...there were 10 other toddlers there that she did not know.) The other time she actually didn't bite, but was caught getting ready to bite and was intercepted by an alert teacher! This was in our own church. This was on Easter Sunday...when there were more children in her class than normal. Oh, and she did try to bite more recently at our church when another child was trying to take a toy from her. Biting is one of the only self defense mechanisms a toddler knows and they WILL use it!
2007-05-03 15:12:08 · answer #2 · answered by Dana C 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
From the children I know that seems a little early to start the biting phase but no matter the solution is the same. The most effective thing is to immediately put her down or stop hugging her. It removes you from harms way and teaches her that biting gets a negative response and that people don't like it. I finally learned this with my son after going through months of vicious biting. We tried to tell him no, we tried biting him back, and eventually we just tried to anticipate the bites and avoid them. This is where he got smart and started cuddling up to us and rubbing our backs with his little hand until we relaxed and let him in close and then he would go for the big bite. Finally not one of our freinds and family would let him close for fear of his bites (he would bite with all his strength and had been known to leave bruises for days.) Finally it got through to him that people don't seem to like to cuddle with you when you bite them and the biting stopped. If it seems harsh to deny affection(especailly when she is crying because you put her down) you are just teaching her socailly acceptable behavior. In reality people will shy away from you in life if you hurt them. Good luck!
2007-05-03 15:12:40 · answer #3 · answered by leavemealone 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Reprimand should only be a firm 'NO, don't bite'
She might be biting because of the reaction she gets,
i.e. seeing you 'jump', so if you simply respond with a calm firm NO, biting will lose it's entertainment value.
2007-05-03 15:27:05 · answer #4 · answered by gromit1203 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I agree with Nurse Susan, I couldn't have said it better myself. It has to be stopped before it becomes a habit.
2007-05-03 15:15:01 · answer #5 · answered by pamomof4 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
my one year old bites too, but for her, i think it's a sign of affection. like she wants to kiss me but bites instead.
is yours trying to show affection? or is she angry? if it's to show affection, then show her how to show affection in other ways... pet with hands, pucker up and kiss, or nuzzle the nose.
p.s. mine isn't walking yet either.
2007-05-03 15:00:54 · answer #6 · answered by Murphette 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
just slightly move her each time she does and tell her thats a NO NO
2007-05-03 14:57:28 · answer #7 · answered by sillyduckline 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
pop h3r hands and b3 lik3 u cant go around bitting ppl
2007-05-03 15:01:08 · answer #8 · answered by ~L3_L3~ 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋