my son wont stop biting!! Any advice?

I hope you've not followed any of the advice here yet!!! I see a lot of people advising you to bite back which is both shocking and worrying. I know a lot of people would say the whole "Well it didn't do me any harm" etc etc but as a child it possibly affected kids more than anyone realises. At 18 months, children are pushing boundaries and are (unfortunately) they're also teething. You have to reinforce boundaries at all times so they know what they can and can't do. Don't let them out of your sight and when she does it, shout a big firm loud NO. Remove her from the situation, put her in your hall or a different room and leave her there for 2 minutes. She'll cry and scream but ignore it. Go back to her after the 2 minutes and be firm with her when you say NO BITING. She will soon associate biting with the naughty spot and won't do it. I am a mummy to two boys 11 months apart so I know how difficult it is to deal with two! I have smacked before today but it was when they were running down the drive towards the road and things that were dangerous. They respond well to what I've advised especially if you don't shout or raise your voice too regularly. One last thing: - never use a place that should be their sanctuary as a place where they go if they're naughty. The bedroom, the playpen etc should be places they want to go rather than resent. Hope I've been of some help xxx

next time she does it .. . .wash her mouth out with soap! See if she likes that taste in her mouth! Chances are you wont really have to go as far as getting the soap into her mouth . just the threat of it sometimes is enough to curb them . . . but if you have to actually do it . .she wont like it and there really isnt any harm in it..... a bad taste for soap in the mouth has stopped many things from ever happening again (my mom used to threaten us when we said inappropriate things hope your daughter stops this one fast!

A lot of kids go through this. My sister in law had it with her little girl. The little girl bit everybody everywhere and left awful marks on other kids. Her mother also tried everything. But nothing worked. The only thing that did work for her was her last resort. She bit her back, on the hand. Now everytime the little girl thinks of biting someone she stops and looks at her mother and doesnt bite anymore. I know it is a very drastic thing to do and a lot of mothers wouldnt think of doing it but sometimes its something that has to be done, especially before they start on other kids.

My mom said i was a biter... I dont really remember it though lol She said i would bite my brother and left bruises on him and laughed about it lol.. ( i must have been a roudy baby lol) She said she bit me back one day, not hard enough to really hurt me or anything but just where i could tell it hurt and that i shoudlnt do it.. Well I never did it agian after she bit me...

My son use to bite real bad. Wasn't too long ago either. Well I didn't want to do nothing about it I just assumed he would get tired of it. Well after he bit another child at his daycare and got in trouble I realized my son had to be stopped. I didn't want him to be known as the bitter. My mom said just to be as firm as you can. At first it was hard. HE would bite me till it made me cry. I started taking my hand and giving him a pop on the butt and saying no as firm as possible but that wouldn't work. So then I tried taking my hand not real hard but popping his mouth as to cover it with a spank. I wouldn't do it hard where he would cry but hard enough where he would stop and i would say no. That did the trick. He hasn't bit since then. But it didn't happen over night. It took a few days or a week but he stopped.

I dont have any real advice here but I will add...please do not bite back! That only teaches him it is ok to bite. My nephew was a biter....he bit everyone....my BIL would bite him back (not hard) so when the biting phase started to end..he only bit my BIL because he thought it was ok because his daddy bit him...lol.... Good luck!

My son was also a biter and the bites did turn into bruises. He bit his sister and it ended up causes us trouble. I'm telling you this as a warning. I got a visit from child protection over it. Someone at my daughter's school saw the bruises. My daughter is autistic but she isn't a liar. She told them her brother bites her and they chose to call her a liar by making the call. Luckily I got a worker who was reasonable and after interviewing me and my daughter she was able to get to the truth. Her conclusion was that it should have never been reported in the first place. Like you, I also tried everything to get him to stop. Stopping short at biting him myself as I was afraid that would make it worse. He finally grew out of it.

It is lucky to be three babies mom.

had this with both my sons and found that the best way to stop it was to bite them every time they bit someone it has even worked with my grand daughter and i dont mean bite to be nasty but firm enough for them to know it hurts and this as i say has worked for me at least 3 times so worth a try if your open to non political correct stuff

I have to ask, She's not biting anyone but her brother? She doesn't bite except in defense to her brother? Are you sure you want her to stop defending herself? You may want to try to stop the brother from harming his sister. No more need for defense, no more defense used as biting. If she isn't biting to bite, you might want to reassess the situation.

Where of the body did her bit the most? What about putting some bitter or something hot on the body so that when she bit, she will feel bitter and hot? Not sure if that works or not. If not, i will suggest you to ask some doctor for better advice.

To stop my youngest swearing i put english mustard on his tongue,i would have used soap but when he was younger he drank a bottle of shower gel,so he obviously likes the taste of soap

Mmm.. maybe you should try to make her bite another thing or another one. Maybe you for an example.. LOL.. This how the way it works.. Everytime she tries to bite her brother you should be between them right away and then you bite her hand gently with your mouth. Do that every time she wants to bite him. Little kids often take an example from what they used to see and feel. So, if it really works the way i think it is, than maybe she will try to bite her brother in a funny way.. It kindda silly i guess, but it's my suggestion. The best one i guess. LOL

My best advice might sound somewhat ridiculous, but it worked on all of my cousins/nieces/nephews... My mom often babysat kids that were biters...the best way she found was to bite them back. Not hard or anything, just enough to show them that it hurts, or more so scare them. It always seemed to work. The scare tactic thing works wonders...i promise!

My older son who is almost 9 never bit anyone. But my lil one who is 2 and a half does bit when he is frustrated or someone irritates him. He is sent to the naughty corner when he does that. He is a little stubborn especially when he is punished...but once he learns, it stays. It's been taking us some time but the biting has reduced. He hasn't completely stopped and he bit a boy at school who was troubling another girl. So, the teacher and I are working together to get this to stop. We are trying to be consistent and use the same technique to teach him it is wrong till he gets the picture.

we didn't have this kind of problem from the toddlers in our family, but i've read something about this and i hope that it helps:) try to intervene or distract him/her when she's about to bite and say "no" firmly. Remind him/her from time to time not to bite and include a short reminder that "biting hurts". Provide some positive attention and praise when he/she isn't biting and is playing nicely. It can also be helpful to know why and when he/she is biting. maybe he/she is teething or the child is overtired/stressed. is anything going on at home that has his/her out of his/her routine? Don't do anything like bite your child back, physically punish the child or put anything in the mouth of the child when she bites. be careful not to overact when the child bites, this can reinforce the biting because the child gets excited about the reaction it brings. i hope some of these help:)

My daughter used to bite her older brothers. She didn't always do it as a defensive act, sometimes, she just bit to bite. I would tell her no, I would pop her little bottom, it didn't work. I ended up allowing one of them to bite her back (but not too hard) and after that one time of being bit in return, she never did it again. I know it may sound cruel, but it worked and I think it did because once she was bitten back, she realized that it really hurt and she wanted no part of it again.

Wow twins must be very lovely..Haha As your said you kids biting someone.I sorry i have on idea about this.Cause i never have this kind of problem.Maybe you can buy something like soft nipple.Then they can bit this stuff.i don't know whether is works..Good luck

They also may be small it is not sensible,so I was a kid thing also. You should teach them to live! Love each other!

I was wondering if you have tried the soap? I am going through the biting times 2. I have a 3 year old and a 16 month old, who both like to bite each other. So far nothing has worked including biting back, sad to admit but I had to try it. Someone gave me the idea to have them bite soap, so I was wondering if it had worked.