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Help!! My sweet baby girl is a biter..

biancag7biancag7 member
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Wanted to see if anyone has any tips to break this horrible habit.. There was another biter in her room at daycare & unfortunately he has passed the torch on to my DD. We are never really around kids with her but I have caught her biting her bath toys when she gets mad (at something as small enough as them blocking her feet from stretching out all the way). I scold her, tell her "no biting!" or "that hurts" & make a sad face. But today the daycare said she bit a little boy that can't walk yet on the back HARD. That poor baby.. The ladies at the daycare have told me there's nothing I can do, that it's just something she'll have to grow out of but I'm hoping some of you have tried something that's worked!
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Re: Help!! My sweet baby girl is a biter..

  • kderhamkderham member
    OK I now this sounds bad and I'm not really saying its a way to handle it but this was our experience with it. DS started biting, also something he picked up from another LO. He was biting kids at daycare for about a week and I was doing the discouraging and everything and it was not working. Then, we were playing at home and he got mad because I asked him to clean up and he bit me, and wouldn't let go. I didn't mean to but my reaction was to let out a little shout and tap his cheek so he would let go. It surprised him so much that he never bit anyone again. I know its not what the experts suggest but it did work for us. I obviously would never recommend this be the way you normally handle the situation  but I think distraction is very helpful with things like this.
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  • mb314mb314 member
    My DS is a biter at daycare (and home too).  Because these LOs are young, it is really important for you or the daycare providers to watch them carefully to stop a situation where a bite is likely to occur  - like when little one gets mad.  I can tell when DS is tired and frustrated and he leans in to bite, and I intercept it when I can.  Other than that, telling them "No biting" or something simple is the best way to go.  Hopefully the phase won't last long!

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  • dpraseutsinhdpraseutsinh member
    everytime DD bit me, i would pretend (ok, no it really did hurt lol) that it hurt really bad and i would pretend to cry. then i would calmly tell her that it was not a nice thing to do and you should be nice. i then would take her hand and have her pet my arm gently and would repeat "nice". sounds so stupid lol but hey it worked! hasn't bit anybody or anything in months.
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  • plus12012plus12012 member
    I used to work for a preschool and her DC teachers are basically correct. There is really nothing you can do accept correct her right when you see it happen and make sure that you don't engage in any play that mimics biting. I have to get on DH about that all the time when he's playing with DD. He is always pretending to bite her toes and fingers and I have to remind him that can lead to her doing that to her DC friends.

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  • biancag7biancag7 member
    Sorry it took me so long but thank you so much for your advice, ladies! A little update...DD has now been moved to the next up age group class. She is the "baby" in this class & seems to leave the bigger kids alone as far as biting goes. She has gotten a little better at home too, I've just been watching her closely when she gets mad at us for whatever reason. So this is one happy mama :)
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