Punishment

AKOL0

How am I supposed to teach my baby right from wrong when she thinks it's funny? If she bites me I tap her on the mouth or if she hits me I tap her on her hand. I make sure I am not hurting her by tapping lightly, however she finds it funny. I'll give her an "I'm mad" look, say no, and then give her a tap. Afterward she will usually look at me with a smile or even giggle. She is such a dork. Anyone else? 

abbymessina

In my personal opinion I think she is far to young to grasp right from wrong yet.

AKOL0

It may be true, but it is never to early to start trying to ingrain it in her mind. 

abbymessina

You can still try to teach her this young but I don't know if their brain really understands at this age. Usually around a year old or so they start to understand more. Everything is funny at this age. Lol. Sorry I don't really have an answer to your question but over the next few months she should start to understand what certain words mean and how your reaction is and she will start to comprehend things more. Good luck !

n3na94

My son also laughs but I read an article that says that babies are too young to comprehend this type of punishment. They are just growing and learning about themselves and life around them. As they grow they will start to understand a little more but when he does it I just smile lightly, it is so beautiful to see our children innocence and just how they are happy about everything. I know the time will come to say no to him but I have learned so much of my son in the way he sees life. We should be more like children sometimes

bkayla43

Deff. to young

meq124

I don't know if you guys remember this from the 25 week Bump update:

Your Baby Is 25 Weeks Old!

Baby's halfway to his first birthday! He's becoming quite the little charmer and loves to smile, laugh, and coo at you and other loved ones. He adores attention, which makes now a good time to start introducing the concepts of right and wrong. Change your tone of voice depending on baby's behavior, and soon enough, he'll start to catch on.

This is what I do with her. I know she doesn't get it yet, but like this says, eventually they will catch on. I figure it's much better to start early than to let her keep doing things that she shouldn't with seemingly positive reinforcement (upbeat tone of voice, etc) and trying later to correct it.

lindseystans

I just say in a stern voice "no mam or noooo Kinsley". She then smiles and laughs. But like pp post says I just keep saying it bc one day she'll catch on. 

AKOL0

I felt like she used to understand when I said no. She used to bite my boob while eating and she eventually stopped. She does occasionally bite but stops right when I say no. Now she tries to suck on my shirts when she is tired. She gets too aggressive sometimes and bits through my shirt. This is when I smack her mouth and she smiles. 

kristyn831

LO has bit me while nursing.  I say "no biting" and unlatch him.  I stopped nursing once when he did it again and put him down and then tried nursing again a few minutes later.  He got the hint and hasn't done it since.

wheresilenceismusic

She is smiling because she knows that you are mad and she is trying to cheer you up again. She probably can't understand right from wrong, but she can definitely discern your emotions.

missvalentina

I think it's way too early to try to teach a baby what's right or wrong (especially by tapping a baby??). I just say No in a serious tone and then distract with a toy. I feel like at this age it's pretty much like training a puppy - praise good behavior and sort of ignore bad

kacdanz

I agree 

kyrenora

I was recently reading some articles about biting while breastfeeding, and they talked about putting the baby down for a few minutes after a bite. One even suggested putting the baby on the floor, but that seemed a little off to me.

Thera888

missvalentina said:

I think it's way too early to try to teach a baby what's right or wrong (especially by tapping a baby??). I just say No in a serious tone and then distract with a toy. I feel like at this age it's pretty much like training a puppy - praise good behavior and sort of ignore bad

This is what I do.. awful thing to admit but I really do the puppy training.. and in our case it works great! If I say NO he stops and looks at me with big eyes. When he stops I start talking with him in funny tone or distract him and he forgets bad behaviour. 

acciocoffee

I usually just say no and try to redirect her to something else. I try to keep a tether by me when I nurse her and if she bites I pull her off, say no and give her the toy instead.