My 16 month old is always hurting his big brother.

A part of this behavior is that he is not able to verbally say what he wants, so he uses his tools, that is his size, his teeth. It is time for him to be encouraged to talk, to ask, and so forth. I would, keep an eye on him, and when he seems ready to act out, hold him and use the words that you would like him to say:"Johnny let's ask Billy if you can have the toy. (to the aggressor) and to the other child "Billy, Johnny wants to say, 'May I have that toy?'" Of course Billy might want to say "No", and he needs to have the words modeled for him as well. "Not right now, but when I am done." It is not an instant cure, but it will help. I also had a child in my daycare that would bite, and she got "report cards" when she was picked up. Every time she did not bite for an hour, I gave her a little sticker, we put them on a plastic card I had. She liked to remove them at the end of the day and decorate a plastic icecream bucket she had at home. When she began to be able to speak, she had to tell her daddy why she did not get a sticker. It is the old principle of "reward the behavior you desire" or "catch them being good and reinforce it." Either way requires a lot of concentrated effort initially.

This is a hard one. My 12 month old likes to bite people. I have a feeling she is teething a lot. She does not like that it makes her sisters cry though. That is usually enough to make her stop & do something else. I think a time out on the spot when it happens may be the way to go. He will start to understand that he can't do that.

Hmmm, actually it was the case with my niece. she was over active. she even used to hit childrn much older to her. But the 16 month old must be given a little punishment to not bite. But i hardly beleive such a little child can understand all these.

Hi wmaharper, I am an elementary school teacher and I have four children of my own I completely agree with Gardengerty !!! It even works with my first graders!! Good luck..... hang in there, be consistent..

Whether he is your second son or third?. Normally the fetus in the subsequent pregenancy is more active comparing to to the first;It may be due to previous experience about delivery of a child. The mother has less fear or anxious. In many cases I have noticed like this. The younger one wants to show his impotance/presence to others may be the reason. I wish to advise you to spent more time to the young ones, with in your available time. When he grows up he will change this.