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15 month old biting, hitting, and throwing himself back?.What route to take or how have you resolved
Hello there my name is Valerie and I am a first time mother. My son is now 15 months. He is walking and saying some words. He comprehends what you are saying. He is able to help put away his toys and picks up things when asked. He is pretty active just like any other 15 month old boy. My concern is biting and hitting. Is anyone facing these issues or have you ever gone through this while your child was around 15 months??? I have 8 years of experience of working with kids. I am majoring in early childhood development; the funny thing is with my own son?. I feel so lost. I just want to guide him and displine him the correct way. He is biting me, my husband, and others. I don?t ever laugh about it and I do not find this cute at all. He is also hitting. It appears that he is aware that it is not ok because afterwards he gives you the biggest smile and hug ever. I just don?t want it to get worse. I don?t think at this age time out works???Or does it??? I don?t want to scare him and yell at him all day. I do talk to him firm and on his level. What is the next step???What route should I take? He is also throwing himself when he doesn?t get his way. He seems to be acting like those kids I usually frowned upon at the grocery store when acting out. We love him so much. He has both his mommy and daddy. His grandparents adore him. Please help??? He comes from a happy home. We?re very affectionate with him. My husband never wrestles with him to show him aggression. I am open to any advice. It is greatly appreciated. I would perfer parents who have been through this situation share their thoughts. Thanks everyone!
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Re: 15 month old biting, hitting, and throwing himself back?.What route to take or how have you resolved
Well, my son is pretty laid back, but he still throws tantrums. Doesn't every toddler? No parent is spared from the kid throwing a fit in the grocery store. When he does throw a tantrum, I usually just tell him it's ok and not to get upset and try to give him something else to redirect his attention. I find that he is most likely to throw a fit if he's hungry and/or tired.
He's been bitten a few times at school, and just a few days ago he started to bite my arm. The first time, I didn't do anything as he didn't actually bite down. The second time, he started to bite down and I lightly hit his head and told him no (this may get me some flames, but it was my gut reaction to having my arm being bit, and it certainly didn't hurt him - no tears at all). He looked up at me, and I told him that his mouth is for eating, not biting, and that he doesn't bite people. That's not nice, and it hurts. He hasn't tried to do it again (knock on wood). When he hits, I grab his arms and tell him no hitting, and we move on.
BFP with no treatment!
DS went through the same phase at that age. Just ignore it as best you can (so he does not get a reaction from you), or you can say "no" - but just be consistant every time. Redirecting is good at that age, as well, since they aren't really understanding that it's "bad" - they just know they can get you to react, and that is what they are looking for. He won't stop doing it - so I wouldn't expect that - he'll go in and out of the phase all through toddlerhood!
C has been very laid back until recently. He's thrown his share of fits, mostly over wanting to go outside, and he throws him self on the floor in a big dramatic fashion. I just figure he has not other way to express himself.
Recently he started hitting us - sometimes he does it when we're playing, but a few times he has done it when he's mad. We grab his hand, tell him very firmly "no, we don't hit mama/dad/people" and make him say I'm sorry and give a hug. We do timeout sometimes, but he's just now getting it. After he sits against a wall for a few minutes I make a point to ask him to say I'm sorry and give a hug and then I calmly tell him that we don't do whatever he did.