How Do You Stop Biting?

I saw a friends son bite. She bit him back (not hard) and he didnt bite again. My son also used to pull hair and I tugged on his hair once and he didnt seem interested in doing it again.

We would try SOOOOO hard to anticipate the anger that caused our son to bite. Once we were able to sort of predict when he was going to blow, we stepped in and offered other means of expressing his anger like pounding the floor with his fist or stomping his feet. Some kids seem to need to express anger in a physical way and others are able to use verbal skills, I have one of each!

I used to work in a daycare and we had one toddler who bit at least once a day. One day she came in and her mother said that she bit her, and the mother bit her back. I thought that was absolutely horrible, but you know what it worked. The little girl never bit again, so not to tell you to do that, but it did seem to work for her!!!
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Bite hime back. That simple . Don't hurt him , but he needs to know how it feels. It'll shock him because he wouldn't imagine you doing it. I have 3 boys. It worked for the 2 oldest.

It may sound crazy but the next time he bites you bite him back. My mom did it to me when I was a kid and I never bit anyone again. When my own son started biting I tried several things to get him to stop, but nothing worked, until I bit him back. He has kept his chompers to himself ever since!

All the girls who are telling you to bite back are absolutely right. I have three kids, the oldest of whom is 20. They all bit me and did not stop until I bit them back. Not enough to break the skin, or cause a bite mark, but enough for them to feel that it hurts. Sometimes it's the only thing that works, because they don't understand that it does hurt. My kids bit me when they were excited or angry. But after I bit back, it was over. Good luck.

This may sound horrible too, but we did a gentle "flick" in the mouth with our finger. It got his attention real quick, and after a few "flicks" he stopped. We also did the firm voice saying, "It is NOT OKAY to bite."

Mostly biting occurs because toddlers are frustrating they can't verbalize something or just to get attention. We would also say, "Use your words if you are feeling angry...your mouth is only for speaking and eating."

He'll outgrow this phase, but I sure can empathize how frustrating biting is.

Take care and good luck!

I had three horrible biters where they would bite and latch on and shake their head.We tried everything from talking about it,hot sauce,lemon juice,soap nothing helped at all {Untill} they got bit back. It killed me to sit and watch another child bite my kids,but my gram one day said let it go and wait and see what happened. Well gram was right it took once and we didn't have a problem after that.I have noticed my 11 month old is starting to bite already.

I know this isn't politically correct, but try biting him back...then he'll know! A friend of mine tried this and it worked! One time and her biting little girl never bite anyone ever again. Good luck & happy holidays

I know this will prolly sound horrible but my son also bit when he was about that age. Well i did what my mom suggested and bit him just hard enough for him to understand it hurts. Sometime kids who bite do it cause they dont know it does really hurt! Well he never bit anyone again that i know of!!

Hope this helps
S.

My son did this a few months ago (he is younger than yours) and I used to catch him before he would do it (after awhile you can tell) but i put one finger under his chin to stop him and said "no biting" - after a short while he stopped.

You know..... my son is slapping instead of biting, but it is probably for the same reasons. If you click on what else I have written link, you could get some good advice from what some of the other mom's have responded to my request. Good luck! You are NOT alone.

OK....the anti-spankers are going to come after me for this, but BITE BACK. I did it with my oldest after he was 'suspended' from preschool for biting others. I bit him ONCE, not hard at all, but hard enough for him to feel it, and that was literally all it took. He never bit again. He's 13 now, doesn't remember the bite, and is doing just fine.

Pay attention to verbals. Many negative behaviors can be associated with a child's ability (or lack there of) to communicate/understand his feelings. Have a consequence and be consistent about it...relentlessly consistent. Give him words to express his feelings. Don't over react, in my experience this is a phase (again, related to EXPRESSIVE verbal ability); if you give a great reaction expect them to want to see it again. Good luck!