Biting
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Toddler Biting
Asked by J.K. from Lexington
on April 26, 2007
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I have a wonderful 2 1/2 year old daughter. She can be so sweet & is the joy of my life. However, recently she has started biting me & her dad for no reason. She will ...
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- My son started biting recently and I just tapped his cheek and told him NO BITING! It's really worked. I know a lot of people who don't believe in spanking, but a ta...
- My daughter went through this stage also, and although some people may think the worst of me, I had to bite her little hand back once, not hard enought to even leave a...
- I know it may sound cruel when you say it out loud, but bite her back! Not too hard, but with enough pressure to let her know what it feels like: Painful! If and when ...
Biting Issues !
Asked by W.B. from Cleveland
on May 3, 2007
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My grand daughter goes over to my ex's house, and his girlfriend has a grand-daughter who is 4yrs. old and seems to keep on biting Brooklynn, where they are during the...
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- I would talk to your ex about this. Tell them that the girlfriend's granddaughter is biting your granddaughter. They need to know what is going on. My brother, who ...
- Definitely speak to your ex, as uncomfortable as that may be. I would be furious if my daughter was bruised and had teeth marks from another child..that is a serious h...
- ok its gonna be hard to do without being present but i will try. ok you can tell her to tell her grandpa that careona is biting her and it hurts. i could only hope tha...
Advice on Biting
Asked by K.K. from Seattle
on January 31, 2008
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I'm sure this question has been asked over and over, but does anyone have advice to get a 2 year old to stop biting? My son is a very good and usually very tender boy,...
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- At our preschool co-op we try to redirect biters and keep an eye on them when playing closely with another child. If you see them going for the chomp step in with some...
- Hi K., My daughter nibbles from time to time when she is hungry. So, we now have snacks everywhere. Is it possible to give him something else to bite instead of bit...
- My one year old is a biter. We try to redirect him from biting. He is a little young to really explain to him much. But definitely knows no biting. We have taught ...
Biting Discipline
Asked by B.H. from Spartanburg
on July 27, 2007
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My 2 year old has a biting problem. I've tried everything I know to break him from this and now I'm lost. He bites mostly when he gets upset at daycare, but he occas...
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- I know this proberly sounds really bad but we had a little boy that would bit our son and DRAW blood from it... well one day my husband and my son and the little boy w...
- Try talking to him on the way to daycare EVERYDAY before dropping him off. My son used to hit his best friends at school. So every morning on the way to school I...
- I do not agree at all with thumping in the mouth or even biting him back. Although it "works" with some kids, it sends a horrible message that its okay for bigger peop...
Biting at Daycare
Asked by M.F. from Minneapolis
on October 10, 2007
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My son is attending daycare on a part time basis. Last week I picked him up and he had been biten three times on the same arm in the same day. This is the providers ...
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- Biting is very normal but never asseptable. I am a preschool teacher and a mom of 4. I would sugggest having your provider make a time to talk to all her little friend...
- How old is her son? When I worked at a daycare we had a child that bit a lot - not maliciously - just out of frustration or because it felt good. When they are getti...
- Your daycare provider needs to stop that from happening. A lot of kids go through a biting stage (my 1st son did but it only lasted a few days because we dealt with it...
Biting His Own Hand
Asked by J.S. from Dallas
on June 5, 2010
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My son is 9 years old and has had the habit of biting the back of his own hand when hes excited or concentrating on something for years it seems. Even little things, ...
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- Also try giving him more crunchy and chewy foods throughout the day to give him an alternate way to receive that oral stimulation. Carrots, celery, hard pretzels, et...
- My child sucked her thumb until she was 7, think she started before she was born...I see this as a similar problem. Start by talking to him and encouraging him to hav...
- I thought I was the only person in the world who did this! I have had this exact habit since I can remember. However, the difference I have is that I never bit it to t...
Biting at Daycare
Asked by D.C. from Burlington
on October 7, 2009
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I'm looking for some feedback....My daughter has been attending the same daycare center since she was 9 weeks old. A few months ago a new child joined the group of tod...
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- D., I feel you should be concerned! I like to know since when has biting become socially acceptable? I've heard all the reasons why a biter is a biter. I thin...
- I would take her out. The staff should be much more concerned about this problem.
- I've got a 2 year old and a 3 year old and both are in daycare so I've recently lived through this period. Three times in three months is really not bad at all. I kn...
Biting at Daycare
Asked by L.C. from Boston
on June 29, 2010
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I have a 2 1/2 year old who goes to daycare 3 days a week. It is a family daycare in a home, children range in age from 3 mos to 4 yrs. I love the provider and am ve...
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- All kids go through a phase where they explore biting things, some bite toys others bite people. Punishment is not appropriate for this natural behavior. Watching t...
- We went through the same situation at our daycare. My question was - if they knew the child had an issue with biting why wasn't she supervised more closely? My DD came...
- As the mother of a former "bite-ee" I totally hear your frustration. My daughter was bitten at least 8 times, all by the same little girl. She even got bitten on the...
Biting at Daycares
Asked by J.C. from Kansas City
on April 3, 2012
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Hi mamas! I have a question.. I just got a call from my daughters daycare that she got bit AGAIN! She just got bit probably 3 weeks ago and once before but I can't r...
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- No parent wants their child to get hurt but especially at your childs age biting is COMMON. My daughter is 27 months - has gotten bit a number of times and, unfortuna...
- UGH. So sorry! I don't have good advice. Do you have some other childcare option for your daughter? I hate biting!!
- I can't tell you exactly what to do, other than to go with your gut. When I had a toddler group, we occasionally had bites, and when we could see that a child was gett...
Biting
Asked by E.G. from Dallas
on November 1, 2007
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My lil girl will sometimes try to pinch or bite me. She does not do this all the time but usually when she is throwing a fit or really tired. Is this just a phase or w...
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- Both of my girls were biters. The first one was worse about it than the second one. We tried everything with my first one. Time out without Mommy in sight seemed to...
- If she pinches you, you need to pop her hand and tell her no. If she keeps doing it, then you need to pinch her back. let her see what it feels like. same with the bit...
- You didn't say how hold she is, but I can assume she's somewhere between 1 and 2 1/2. It's normal behavior. You just need a consistent reponse for it. If she's throw...
