I need to get some advice on how to get my 2 year old son to stop biting my older son! My older son never did it, but my youngest son does, and I need to figure out how to stop it before it gets worse. . . he gets very angry and will bite hard, should I just wait it out will he grow out of it? Is it only a phase? Please help !
2007-06-11 11:32:48 · 13 answers · asked by Valerie G 1 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Toddler & Preschooler
thats how most of the young kids are like. they just like to bite on things that are soft to there sensitive teeth. you should buy a squishy toy or something like that in the store. that would make bite on the toy instead of your older son. i hope this helps you out.
2007-06-11 11:42:45 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
DON'T bite him! Children learn by example. Separate the kids and try to figure out what is going on between them. Maybe your older son is aggravating the little one, or maybe the younger is the aggressor. At any rate, you need to supervise him when he is with his brother and be sure you discipline him safely. Don't ever use physical violence unless you want him to believe it's okay. You may not be able to explain things well to a child so small, but take away his toys and put him on time out, and get him to understand that he only gets them back if he stops biting. Also, make a really loud scary noise whenever he bites. That works with dogs anyway. Best of luck to you!
2007-06-11 11:42:53 · answer #2 · answered by KROQ_queen 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My 3 year old had the same issue when she was 2. She would bite her younger sister in the face sometimes even and leave bruises. It was horrible. I have to admit that i hated the idea myself when a friend told me to bite her myself to show her it doesn't feel good, but I finally got to the point that nothing else would work, and I did. I bite her hard enough for her to feel a little pain but not enough to make her cry. Just enough to where she flinched and opened her mouth like "what are you hurting me for?" Then I would show her what she did to her sister and calmly explain that what she did hurts and that it is wrong. I have honestly NEVER had that biting problem EVER happen again!!! Now some kids are different of course but I believe that if you show them what they are really doing and why it is wrong to do it, they will learn and understand you alot better!
Good Luck!
2007-06-11 13:41:38 · answer #3 · answered by ஐ♥Just Call Me Mommy♥ஐ 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Usually it is just a phase. Make certain he knows this is unacceptable behavior by giving him a time out when he bites. Also, ask him if he would want his big brother to bite him. Chances are he will say, "NO." Explain to him that his brother feels the same way.
2007-06-11 11:37:04 · answer #4 · answered by Auntie 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My middle sister did the same thing to my oldest and she did not stop until my dad bit her back, it might sound mean, but no meaner than the younger biting the older one. Sometimes a young child has to experience something to grasp the hurt or outcome rather than just words.
For example when a child talks rude to you, if you (one or two times) talk the same way to them, they grasp it better than just saying don't talk to me like that, because they experience what they are doing to others.
2007-06-11 11:46:46 · answer #5 · answered by Miss Coffee 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My son bites sometimes too. Usually when he is tired or frustrated, or his teeth hurt. I try to find the source first and avoid letting him get too tired.
If it is his teeth, I put a clove oil on his gums. (10 drops of essential clove oil to one ounce of carrier oil, usually olive oil is fine).
The other option I have heard is to put his teeth on his own arm. Just press his teeth on his own forearm gently but firmly and explain to him that this uncomfortable feeling is what he is doing to others. (This will need to be repeated a few times) and give him options for his frustration, like telling you when and why he is feeling like biting someone. And show him how to be gentle with others. Using key words like, "gentle touch", "nice touch", etc.
Good Luck
2007-06-11 14:18:58 · answer #6 · answered by Karen H 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i know this may sound weird but it worked for my Little cousin that was two when he would bite i would say no bite and tell him he has to love and and tell him to say sorry and hug and if he still bit me i would say no you have to love and take his hand and pat it and say see u have to love no bit cause that's a no no and it means time out
2007-06-11 12:11:53 · answer #7 · answered by dorothy_pierce2001 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well mybe it is a stage he is going thought and it would stop some time but the best thing to do is to teach him for right and wrong tell your little one to stop bitting and if he keeps doing it give him a time out or something that always helps.
2007-06-15 07:54:50 · answer #8 · answered by pink_mel_101 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
DO NOT BITE BACK! try telling him to stop and if it gets worse, threaten to put some dish soap on his tongue if he doesn't stop... i learned that if he gets close to the soap once or twice he'll stop... good luck!
2007-06-11 12:04:10 · answer #9 · answered by Maddy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I was a biter when I was small and my mom couldn't stop me until another child bit me back.
2007-06-11 11:55:20 · answer #10 · answered by p00756 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋