Biting: Child
Results 31-40 from 425 articles
My Daughter Has Started Biting...
Asked by M.L. from Reno
on September 16, 2009
-
Help! my 2 1/2 year old got in trouble in daycare yesterday for biting. I feel awful. Not only for my daughter, but also for the little girl that she bit. My child ...
Answers
- Hello, You are doing what you can and that is good. Your daughter may be frustrated when she does this. Hopefully, she will not do it again at school since she got c...
- Hello there. My son is also 2 and has started biting. I noticed he does it out of frustration or when he's really excited. Its never been out of anger towards someo...
- You are the parent, you set the guidelines. Parenting your child is far more effective then disciplining the term discipline really means - a system of rules of conduc...
2 y.o. And Biting
Asked by T.L. from St. Louis
on August 2, 2012
-
When I went to pick up my LO from the sitter he had a full set of teeth marks on his arm. I understand some kids bite while others do not, but I am confused by the st...
Answers
- My daughter bit herself when she couldn't bite someone else. She still bites herself, she's 4.4. She also licks herself. It is normal for some kids. I wish I had s...
- Yes, it's normal for a child to bite themselves in anger when no one else is available. You handle it the same as if he bit someone else, "We do not bite!" and isolat...
- I own a daycare. I have witnessed children who bite themselves. But, if you see consistent injuries ALWAYS use your gut.
Strange "Excitement" Biting
Asked by K. from New York
on June 16, 2008
-
We are very worried. Our daughter has already been written up once for biting a child at daycare. No blood or broken skin, but still disconcerting. She does not seem t...
Answers
- K., I understand how horrified you must feel about the behavior that your daughter is exhibiting. My son is now 4, and when he was 2 he also bit another child. It ha...
- As awful as it sounds, if she does it near you or another relative, have them bite her back (not hard, but enough to hurt). That was the only way I could get my son t...
- K., As an occupational therapist, to me it sounds like it could be a oral motor craving issue. She could be craving input to her mouth and it is a sensory integr...
I Need Help with a Biting Problem
Asked by K.W. from St. Louis
on November 28, 2006
-
Does anyone have any suggestions on how to stop a biter? I have tried soap in the mouth she likes that, I am at witts end I do not know what to do. The doctor said it ...
Answers
- SInce you have tried vinegar and biting back, strange advice, but try complimenting her on a good trait. Let her hear you tell someone else how good she is at ________...
- Hello, I am a mom, but I work at a daycare with children 6 yrs old and younger, and of course, some bite. In the course of my work, we have found that children bite f...
- Well I have a long story to tell you about this. My daughter has been a biter for at least 7 months if not longer. We have tried everything from time out, vinegar, v...
Discipline for a Toddler Who Is Biting?
Asked by J.S. from Chicago
on September 23, 2009
-
My son is 16 months old and he recently developed a bad habit of biting. He goes to day care 4 days a week and this is mostly where it happens. He seems to only do i...
Answers
- Sometimes biting can be related to being overstimulated by all the activity and since they cannot use their words they bite. Also sometimes it is a sensitivity to a l...
- i bit my kids back just enough so it hurt ,of course never to break skin or bleed.....out of 4 kids i had 100% success......i am sure not everyone will agree with my r...
- I gave my kids a shot of Vinegar, either white vinegar or apple cidar vinegar. I rinsed one of those hand spray pumps out and filled it up with the vinegar. It's suc...
My Child May Get Kick Out of School for Biting!
Asked by K.H. from Baton Rouge
on November 9, 2006
-
My 3 1/2 year old son is biting his friends at school. He bites in anger, I have tried to bite him back, but he doesn't seem to care very much. The one time I did bit...
Answers
- Wow, i was just going to suggest the bite back tactic b/c that worked for my kids and other people too. Maybe you should talk to his pedi and see what they say, at thi...
- Someone else mentioned this too, but we used hot sauce or lemon juice. Also what we would do is if he would bite we would put a little hot sauce on our finger and put...
- hey, when my son was a toddler he was always getting bit. So he started biting. After the first two times he did it, i bit him back just enough for him to really feel ...
2 Year Old Biting Consistently
Asked by A.P. from Bangor
on September 30, 2009
-
What can I do to my daughter to get her to stop biting people? She will bite her brothers and everyone else that she comes in contact with. I just don't know what to d...
Answers
- Firmly tell her "No biting, biting hurts!", remove her from the situation, make sure the person whom she has bitten is OK, and be sure she sees that you are giving the...
- Hear's an article I found helpful when my son was a biter. Biting In The Toddler Years by Linda Passmark, Ph.D. Biting is very common among groups of young chi...
- I am glad to hear that my 2 year old isn't the only one who does this! The only thing that made an impact with her was me giving her a LONG (5 min) time out. She is ...
5 Year Old Daughter Removed from Daycare
Asked by M.E. from McAllen
on January 16, 2013
-
My daughter is 5 she has accutally been a lil bit on the agressiveness side she like all children has her moments were one moment shes all loveable and another shes al...
Answers
- It would seem that she was not removed from daycare for this one incident, but because it was another in a series of problems. Throwing things, biting, and fighting a...
- A 5 year old who hits, kicks and bites can be expelled from her daycare for those repeated aggressions alone. Your daughter is not a toddler, these are not normal or ...
- I would call the center and tell them the little boy instigated it so they can keep a closer eye on him. I think they totally overreacted about this. IF this were the ...
3 Year Old Biting Instead of Talking
Asked by K.K. from Reading
on December 18, 2008
-
My 3 year old daughter is occasionally biting her 5 year old brother when she is frustrated with him instead of using her words. She had been getting speech therapy w...
Answers
- I agree with Denise P...I think teaching some signs is an excellent idea...it focuses on prevention, rather than the "strict firm consequence" (translation= spanking, ...
- I think you really need to be a bit more firm. I understand that it may be a frustration thing and you feel badly, but her actions are unacceptable and as you said her...
- Hi, I teach children 3+ martial arts. We do a drill with them that teaches them what to say and how to attract the attention of an adult, if needed, without hurting t...
My 3 Yr Old Is Biting at Daycare What Do I Do?
Asked by V.H. from Phoenix
on April 11, 2009
-
My 3 yr old son recently started biting at his daycare. I am told some of the occurances are prevoked and some are not. I feel terrible for the children he is biting a...
Answers
- Hi V.! I know this is very frusterating for you but have you considered putting him into an in home daycare where the ratio is anywhere from 3-4 children? The reason ...
- My experience has been that my son started biting when he was having difficulty communicating (he ended up needed speech therapy to address his needs). I know that th...
- Biting and violence (ie hitting/scratching/etc) by preschoolers is usually related to the need for attention. I would be concerned that the teachers at your son's sch...
