Biting

Re: Biting

• mamasoup030 member

  September 2014

  Lunging like an angry tiger- definite aggression.

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• mskatiep member

  September 2014

  Layla bites also. Saying no only causes her to laugh and try again. I don't know what to do either.

  
  

  
  

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• cagoldi member

  September 2014 edited September 2014

  A just bit my leg two minutes ago because I wouldn't let him jump off the couch. He gets a stern "no" and if he is on my lap and keeps trying I set him down by my feet.
  
  I realize a lot of people are going to say to redirect, but I'm firmly in camp tell them no if they are hurting another member of the household, especially a pet.

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• mamasoup030 member

  September 2014

  I'm glad to see this is a somewhat common occurrence. I guess I don't need to consult the pediatrician. #:-S

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• Kfran84 member

  September 2014

  klongoria11 said:

  I get "love" bites, but with 8 teeth it is getting ot the point of almost drawing blood. She starts out with a kiss or hug and it turns into a bite. I pull her away and tell her "No. No biting." with a straight face. She either laughs or cries. I have no idea how to stop it, but I'm the only one she bites.
  

  Exact same. But 7 teeth. I dint know where #8 is. It's missing kinda. It's partner has been in a while.
  
  But I say "No bites, bites hurt mommy." I am making no progress.

  
  

  
  

  
  

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• 88sharonlee member

  September 2014

  My DCP was just telling me this morning she completed an online seminar on bitting over the weekend.
  
  I can't remember everything she said, Bs not doing this (yet) but basically that they do it out of frustration and not being able to express themselves or communicate another way.
  
  I think she said it was best not to punish the child or make them feel bad but to try and help them work through why they are frustrated- but that's not really helpful with a 10-11 month old!
  
  I think her focus was more on toddlers and DC settings between two kids.
  
  I'm thinking saying no is important and then trying to communicate- in some way- would be key if it's out of anger. If it's a fun game/playful maybe then redirection would work?
  

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• Mogi519 member

  September 2014

  C will bite on occasion. For him it seems to be worse when he's getting another tooth in. A lot of times he will bite my shoulder while I'm holding him, so I usually tell him no and put him down when that happens. If I'm not holding him and can tell he's going in for a bite, I tell him not to bite and redirect him and that seems to work, momentarily at least.

  

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• beccaxbooxbear member

  September 2014

  A bites me constantly and not particularly out of frustration. He has 5 teeth right now so I'm sporting some decent bruises. I say no firmly, put him down in a safe place and walk away so he sees that he doesn't get mommy loving for a few moments. A is at a phase where is loves loves loves mommy and wants only mommy so severing that for a few minutes shows cause and effect. It's getting a little better but my 2 year old has started biting as well so I've got a double whammy right now. A gets bit by big brother ( J bites when he gets overly excited so I'm trying to preemptively act by trying to prevent it before he gets to the over excited point.) Also I try to make face cleaning a game.... Maybe that will help give some positive association with face cleaning? Help change the reaction? Could be totally off... Who knows....

   

  
  

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• Mksbc member

  September 2014

  S is an occasional biter - he usually does it when he is really excited. I tell him no firmly and he always laughs. I'm relieved that the laughing is a normal response! The hard part is not smiling because his laugh is so stinking cute!
  
  He also hates getting his face cleaned. Sometimes it helps if I sing a silly song and get him laughing before I start.

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• rbtrumpet member

  September 2014

  following - more just for the camraderie.

  
  L has been biting for a while, we always give her a stern "no" and stop whatever activity she/we were doing.  It's met with anything from cries to laughter.  This morning, she was biting me as I was nursing her.  She bit me (not too hard), I took her off, she shook her head "no" (I tried not to laugh), she bit me again, took herself off, and shook her head "no." So I decided she was done.  I brought her downstairs, and grandma took her (watcher her while I work), she bit grandma's arm (not hard) then shook her head "no."

  So apparently we've established "no biting" - now we just need to learn "no"!

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