My 2 1/2 Year Old Is BITING Other Children PLEASE HELP ME

Hi D.,
I have a daughter that just turned 3 and it sounds as if you are describing her! I know exactly how you feel! It is devastating when your child is acting this way. I have a new baby too that my daughter is very sweet with! She just started pre-school and we are no longer biting but we are pushing hard. I am going to see a play therapist this week. Her teachers at school think that although she has the words she reacts first before using her words. I will keep you posted after I see the therapist and let you know of any suggestions she gives me. Let me know if anything works for you.
:) K.
Hang in there!

My Daughter was a biter also. She usually did it in defense of being pushed or hit by bigger kids. I would suggest having a few serious conversations with him and your husband on how biting is really serious and dangerous. Tel Him that he may not be able to play with other kids and go to special places if it continues. Also eliminate all play biting, my husband and I used to give our daughter love bites (what a mistake.) Explain biting is for food only or give him a chew toy to bite. When the biting happens scold him immediately, but most importantly give all the attention and the toy they were fighting over to the child who was bitten and let him see this. Also share your concern with anyone who maybe be watching him and discuss how to handle the situation.

My daughter did stop biting once she realized how serious it was and I am sure your son will too.

Hi D.,

Some children go through the stages of biting, and they do grow out of it. When my daughter bit me, I bit her back so that she could see how it feels, when she hit me and they will try it with your I would hit her back and tell her who I am and she is not suppose to do that firmly. New mothers like to talk there children through things and sometimes that helps, it just takes longer to see results. See what the behavior specialist has to say. I would watch him around the new baby, you said "he is jealous of new baby", so make sure he doesn't do anything to the baby because you may show the baby more affection. My daughter admitted to me that she did things to her brother like bit him and hit him when he was a baby because she was jealous. She was 5 when he was born. I would leave the room and then I would hear him cry out and I would ask her what happened, she would tell me I don't know maybe he is hungry, I just couldn't image my precious daughter attacking her brother, but it did happen, they are only children and need to be taught.

All the best to you.