2007-12-13 08:49:58 · 31 answers · asked by ree22 2 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Toddler & Preschooler
give a little nip back..... or cry a little and watch him/her start crying to........
2007-12-13 08:53:07 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 2⤋
Children bite because they do not have the words to express what they are feeling. Do not bite him back that only causes confusion for the child. You need to watch him carefully in whatever situations he is biting in and stop it before it happens. For example if he bite (in a childcare setting) because another child took the toy he was playing with it is a good idea to have multiples of toys children really like. Also when children are overly stimulated they have a hard time expressing them self and tend to bite. The key is to identify what is causing the problem and to correct the problem not necessary just to bite a child!
2007-12-13 17:00:45 · answer #2 · answered by dawnfield 2 · 2⤊ 2⤋
when he bites scream ouch and pretend to cry. He will see it hurt you and hopefully stop. If that doesn't work, then I suggest time out...even if you have to hold him/her for a few minutes. Tell him/her no,that hurts. If you hold them more for a minute or two at that age it doesn't work.
I know people say bite him/her back, but dogs learn to stop biting as puppies by doing what I suggested first. I have raised 3 children and did not bite them back but they went through their phase like all children that age and it can be done without biting them.
Good Luck
2007-12-13 16:56:43 · answer #3 · answered by sillykittylover 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Don't bite back... That will just make them think "If mommy bites... that means it's ok!" That's definately not the message you want to send! With my daughter I use timeouts. (she doesn't bite thankfully though). I suggest as soon as he/she bites say "OW! That hurts! You do NOT bite people! That is NOT nice!! Time Out!" Of course your not screaming your just using a stern voice & stressing the caps. As soon as you say that sit them in a chair & make them sit there for 3 minutes. (1 min. for every yr of age plus 1) If they get up tell them they have to start all over. Once the timeout is done tell them "Now your time out is over I hope you'll be a good girl/boy and not bite. If you do bite you'll have to go back in time out." & be sure to say you love them.... Now I don't know about you but timeouts have worked wonders for me... but if they don't for you just use whatever form of disipline you would normally but when the punishment it over be sure to tell them that if they bite again that the punishment will happen again. And always say u love them of course! hope I helped!
ps. don't put any hot sauce or cayenne pepper (like others have said) that is just cruel.
also I doubt the lemon will work either on the fact that my daughter loves lemons! LOL!
2007-12-13 17:02:09 · answer #4 · answered by *Mrs. Barberich since 11/02/08* 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Redirection, redirection, redirection! You need to get between them and that bite. Redirect them before they clamp. Redirect them to a toy, a song, a game.
This is going to sound really goofy, but it's much better than biting your child! Tell your child that if they really need to bite here's a chewy (hand them a hard teether.) Tell them that if they need to bite a person they may only bite themselves!
(They'll only do it once or twice.)
Good Luck! Remember, this too will pass. Most toddlers will pass through this phase at some time between 1.5 and 2.8. Altthough some leave it behind more quickly than others.
2007-12-13 17:40:55 · answer #5 · answered by joyous4 3 · 1⤊ 2⤋
The real reason why they bite is because they are amazed at how many teeth they have and they are excited. Dont punish just tell them that its not nice when they do it. Eventually they will stop when they get bored. It is a phase that all kids go thru at that age.
2007-12-13 16:59:37 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
ma_rie45 - check out "Biting In the Childhood Years" which was issued by the State of Oklahoma at http://www.health.state.ok.us/program/mchecd/biting.html
2007-12-13 17:44:46 · answer #7 · answered by dragonsong 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My oldest started biting at that age. When he would bite, I'd put lemon juice in his mouth and tell him "NO BITING!" He stopped after a few days!
2007-12-13 16:53:48 · answer #8 · answered by roguemcqueen 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Bite him back. That's what I did and it worked! It shows them that biting hurts!
2007-12-13 16:55:39 · answer #9 · answered by remedy9874 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
as soon as she bit, i told my 2yr old, no ma'am, we do NOT bite and then made her bite on a rag that i soaked in vinegar. of course she told me it was yucky so i told her biting is yucky and if she acts yucky, she gets yucky stuff. so far, it has worked.
2007-12-13 17:00:12 · answer #10 · answered by jenno 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I recall a neighbors kid biting me when I was small.Her mother bit her back for her to see what it felt like.She soon stopped.
2007-12-13 16:53:56 · answer #11 · answered by CMH 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋