1 year old biting..

[iamLilysmummy]

help..!!!!!!!!

my 1 year old DD keeps biting...

wen u take something off her she will grab any body part she can get and bite...

this morning she bit me on the cheek,, she had so much skin in her mouth i couldnt get her off.. its red still and very sore ouchy bite marks lol..

how do i teach her not to bite??

[iamLilysmummy]

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[melly75]

Hmm Thats a hard question.
I just used to say no to my son..but that didnt work very well..he learntnot to do it and it hurts at childcare when another kid bit him and then he knew the pain.He stopped almost immediately after that happened.
Some people also say bite the child back so they know teh pain,but i wouldnt recommend this as they will think if mummy is doing this then it must be fine for me IYKWIM

[mummybunny]

the first and only time my ds bit me i bit him back, not hard but enough for him to go hey thats not nice and he has never done it again...

[neostudded]

Hope it gets sorted out soon.:hugs:

[mim1]

My ds was biting til about 14 months of age. It was hard. Then we told his paed (he has reflux, no developmental issues) and his paed said that was an unacceptable offence. And for unacceptable offenses we were told to say no loudly, then pick him up and put him in his cot for 1 minute of time out. Then go in and remind him that biting is not acceptable, give him a cuddle and take him back out to play.

I was skeptical, but he only bit me about 3 times since then and all of those within the first day. The rascal got the message quite quickly.

The important thing is to keep this sort of time out for major offenses. Biting is the only one I can think of at the moment, but perhaps if your bub tries to pull something hot off the kitchen bench that you've already said no that's another one ... but they shouldn't be in there at the time. Sorry, rambling :o

[little bean]

Time out sounds like a good idea but it might be better to use an area other than the cot (as it may cause problems at bedtime if there's an association between the cot and punishment). Perhaps use a "thinking chair" or a playpen used solely for this purpose.

DD bit us a few times and DH ended up giving her a nip back and then we put her on the floor and ignored her for a while. She seems to have got the message :)

[NewBeginnings]

My DS used to bite... and still does on very rare occasions now. He was shocking... he'd bite a ful grown bloke right down to a little baby.

I tried the time out, I tried the ignoring, I tried the telling off in stern voice, I tried the biting back, I tried the teaching gentle. I tried everything. And nothing worked. Absolutely nothing.

He is now 21 months and in the past 2 months has only bitten twice that I know of. Both times out of frustration. It seems the only thing that worked for my DS was letting him grow out of it.

I hope it's not the same case for you. Because I know how horrible it is to have a biter... and to have people say stuff about it! It doesn't make you feel great either. But sometimes there is simply nothing that can be done! :hugs: