best ways to discourage 19 month old from biting?

Answer 1

only kid?

bite back

(he) needs someone to react and show him how it feels.

its how they learn empathy.
empathy usually helps them learn not to "attack" other people.

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Answer 2

okay, different strokes for different folks... but hummm, biting him to teach him NOT to bite???? Seem back words to me...

Kids explore the world in many different ways and that is what he is doing by biting. He wants to know what will happen if he bites you. And wow, you made a real big deal out of it... will the same thing happen if he bites daddy, and the neighbor boy? it is just another way they are learning how the world works and trying to figure things out. When my son started biting I would tell him sternly, but not loudly or meanly "biting hurts mommy. We don't bite" It took a few months but he got the idea. There was also a few times after he learned that we don't bite that when he got mad or frustrated he would try to bite. When he started doing that i put him in a safe place ( we do quiet time instead of time out) like a play yard until he settled down and then told him that i understood he was frustrated, but we don't bite. They understand more then we give them credit for, and we need to teach them not only how NOT to deal with our emotions, but ways that ARE appropriate to deal with them. OKAY, that's all i got :-)
Good luck i hope i helped

Answer 3

The best thing you can do is intervene.

Don't give him a chance to bite you
Stop him in the process.
Grab his hands and look him right in the eyes and tell him in a stern voice, "No biting, be nice to your Daddy."

Show him that you are the boss... I know he is only 19 months, but it sounds like there is a little bit of a power struggle going on... especially since he only does it to you.

Sometimes we just need to understand from their point of view as they cannot fully express themselves.

Useful information to understand and how to deal with biting situations and tantrums

Answer 4

it really is the duty of the childcare workers to self-discipline the youngster, especially if he's not biting at domicile. the employees want to pay better interest to the interaction between the toddlers. If the toddlers are kept lively and engaged in an pastime, there'll be no time for the biting to happen. well-known biters want to be shadowed and kept in palms attain of instructor or assistant for the period of loose play. 19 months is likewise a touch youthful to be placed into day out. instead, they should be taken faraway from the issue and redirected to a distinct toy or pastime. If there is not any biting occuring at domicile, this is almost no longer available for oldsters to best the habit.

Answer 5

I know this sounds bad but when my son would bite me (typically on my shoulder at a little bit of a younger age than 19 months) I would bite him back much lighter...just enough to let him know it wasn't comfortable. Nothing mean or hurtful just a wake up call to the feelings of others (did the same with hair pulling). Since yours is a little older and doing it (I don't know if it's to you which is oddly a term of endearment or another child which is more about control or upset)...either way, the best way for them to understand that they are hurting someone is to either make a big deal about the pain and cry or to reciprocate it just enough to enlighten them on how it feels. Don't actually bite them in anger or anything but just a simple nip works wonders in enlightening.

Answer 6

I know it doesnt sound like a great idea but if my son bites me i will bite him back, not hard enough to really hurt but so he knows the sensation and realises what he is doing,

He has only ever bitten me twice with this method and there was a good 6 month gap inbetween and im guessing he had just forgotten
It is important to teach them that biting is not a nice thing to do and it hurts otherwise if you send the child to nursery and he/she bites you will be called in

Answer 7

My health visitor said to me as soon as my son bit me to put him on the floor or walk away from him ( asuming he is in a safe place)say no and ignore him for 5mins then play with him and if he does it again repeat it, if he comes to you in the 5mins just ignore him. Seems harsh but only way sometimes, most ppl told me to bite back but i thought that would show him that it is allowed. Good Luck !

Answer 8

I would say oowww, give them a look to let them know that you're not happy, then turn your back on them, walk away for a short period of time, so you can compose yourself and allow them to ponder a little. If they follow the behaviour with a demand, don't give in to the demand. As soon as they want attention or make a demand in a nice way, without biting praise the socks off them.

Answer 9

ignore the biting and try to redirect into a positive activity that you can praise them for like a simple play activity biting is totally normal at that age

Answer 10

this is going to sound really weird but it worked, and i know i will get thumbsed down for this hard core but trust me. when they bite you bite them back (not hard) they will be startled and you say "how do you like it when someone bites you! no more biting" and you bite them every time they bite you. it worked

Answer 11

When my girls started biting, i bit them back, not hard enough to make a mark, and said how do you like it? same with hair pulling, worked for me. Good Luck