My daughter is 14 months old and has started to bite. i know that a lot of children go through this because they have no other way to communicate, but how can you stop it?
I've heard good things about a book called "Teeth Are Not For Biting," by Elizabeth Verdick:
http://www.amazon.com/Teeth-Are-Biting-Best-Behavior/dp/1...
Good luck!
I know how you feel. My daughter is 13 months old and she has sharp little teeth. She bites hard. She doesn't just bite me or other family members though, she bites herself too. I can only redirect her, like I give her toys to bite instead and tell her "no biting, that hurts." so maybe you can try some hard plastic teething toys for your daughter too. hope it goes well.
D.,
I remember those days!! I agree with what the other women have stated...bite back! I know this may seem harsh, but it is the only way I got my son to stop. My Dr. told me that children get frustrated and don't know how to vocalize how they feel....so they turn to behavior to vent. I hope this helps!!
S.
My sister had this problem when we were growing up and mom's tactic seemed to work. She told us (my other sister and I) to bite her back. Of course, we older sisters did this gleefully. Same thing happened when she was fascinated with kicking everyone: Although I hope you don't think I suggesting you kick your baby girl! She may not be able to communicate and be expressing her frustration this way, but she is certainly savy enough to learn you do not approve of her behavior. I read somewhere that you need to talk to toddlers in their language--short brief sentences such as, "No Bite. Ouch." I'm too much of a rookie to know if this kind of thing does any good. Only know that Becky (when about the same age as your daughter) quit biting very quickly and she did not suffer any bruises or bleeding.
I agree - bite back. Not hard but enough to stun to where she realizes that it's not nice and that it doesn't feel good. Then explain. I never bit when I was really young, but I bit my sister when I was 5 and drew blood - my mom did it right back to me. I never bit again. My son bit me (right on a big bruise from a vein that had blown in attempt to put an IV in) and when he wouldn't let go with me shaking and moving, I grabbed his little arm and just gave him a little shock. He never bit me again.
