children who bite

Time out works wonders with my 3 year old. He hates it so much just me saying TO will make his stop what he's doing and correct his behavior. Whatever you do it has to be an immediate response, where ever you are. You can't wait with one that young they forget what they did really quickly. If we are out I take mine in the bathroom and make his sit on the changing table or stand in the corner. He's like yucky Mommy. But I stand my ground with him.

I have learned that soap in the mouth stops many bad behaviors.

At 20 months biting is typical, it's how they relate that they are not happy about something. All you can do is remove her to another area and not allow her to play...I do have to say..when my daughter was bit older..over 2, she bit me, I bit her back and she didn't bite again. ind you I didn't bite her hard...just enough to show her it hrt. She got the message..never bit again.

if you have a willing victim then you could put something on the arm like mustard or something that tastes horrible,but make sure is safe then when the child bites again she or he will get a horrible tasting suprise which would shock,and hopefully put them off biting anyone again. just my opinion so don't blame me if you try it and it all goes horribly wrong,lol

What worked for my son was when ever he bit anyone I would tell him that it was wrong and that it hurts then I would put him in timeout. If that did not work I took something of value to him at that time away. Within a few days he stopped and got his things back. Hope this helps.

I've been reading some of the previous posts. What's up w/ the "hostile environments" & "biting is unnatural" theories?!? My son is 13 months old & has been biting since about 3 months old. What happended at that time? He started to get teeth. In my stiuation teething rings did not (& still don't work). But I do use Baby Orajel to help him with the pain & I use ... banana's. Yeah, banan's. I peel them, cut them up into smaller pieces, and put them in the freezer. Then I give them to him & it numbs his gums & keeps his mouth on the food & off my arms/legs. It's not a permenant solution, but it's teaching him he doesn't have to bite others to make his mouth feel better.

only tell the other child to bite back but its a natural thing he or she will get over it

You've got a plethora of great and varied responses there but if all else fails use gaffer tape, it got great stick!

wow, i'm sorry. my son just stopped biting but he just stopped on his own. Why not give her some light chili when she bites the other kids? I know this sounds cruel.. but it's actually funny..because she may endu up liking it. chances are, she may hate it and will know the conseqences of biting others. We tried this with my son.. he was one of the kids that ended up liking it! good luck.. kids are difficult.

We are talking about a baby here but still she had to learn that some things are not acceptable. Biting her back is not the answer because she will not realise the significance of what you are doing unless she is marked and hurting a child is just not on. I would suggest that in this instance you use the time-out method of discipline and see how you go. You also have to be consistent in how you handle this matter, i.e. no matter where you are if she bites then she goes to a quiet area. Good luck

My daughter used to do that and would leave big bruises. The first time I said," NO, no biting. Biting hurts people" really loud and deep. The second time I said the same thing then put her on the naughty stool and explained again while she was there. It took 2 more time of doing this before she stopping, but she got the message.

I always found the bite them back thing to work very well but if that isn't working put something bad tasteing in her mouth everytime she bites someone and put her in a corner facing the wall for a while, even if you got to hold her to teach her biters don't get to play.

Good luck with that. My daughter is 3 and still bites sometimes. I do NOT approve of people biting thier children back.

how about a mask, like Hannibal Lecter, or a dog uses. Not saying use these just maybe some type of mouth guard could help.

oh yes there are some kids who have a habit of biting .. i have been bitten quite a lot in my childhood .. used to feel like breaking their jaw then and there itself .. but was just tolerant

I broke my kids by biting them back, because they see how it hurts. I am not saying bite them like you are eating chicken tho.. LOL

Definately tell them off though I wouldn't smack them, it is something they'll grow out of eventually.

i guess, a behavior therapy may do.

my friend bit her kid now she dosnt even bite her mom.

My children never bit anyone. I work as a substitute at a preK program in my city. There is a little girl that bites all the time. She is 4 years old. They give her a biting ring so she won't try to bite another child. I just thinks that wrong. The parents need to try to fix that problem. Not the child careprovider. She bit a little girl and blood came. They didn't even call both parents. That really upst me.