Re: Re: How do I stop my baby from biting?

November 24, 2008

I remember when my daughter would bite; ages 2-4 --- thankfully it wasn't

a regular thing, but an issue nonetheless. For her it was related to speech

language delay - not being able to say what she wanted to say -- and getting

frustrated as the situation was still not changing regardless of her verbal

efforts.

The only other time she really took a bite of her adorable cousin's cheek.

Later when she could articulate why she bit Frances it was because " when you

love somebody so much you just want to take a bite out of them.... " She has

since learned to show her love in a great hug and most importantly, with her

words.

To sum it all up --- think about communication

Subject: Re: How do I stop my baby from biting?

To: MosaicDS

Date: Monday, November 24, 2008, 3:32 AM

Hi

My son Hunter is 13 months old and he has probably been biting from about 10

months as well. When he bites me I say " No Biting " in a firm voice and put him

on the floor, agaist a blank wall, away from his toys for about a minute. Walk

away. For the first couple of months he obviously didn't really know that he was

in trouble and used to love hitting and playing against the wall, however I have

noticed the last 2 times I've done this he is crying before I even get him to

the wall and knows he's in trouble.

When he first starting biting he was doing it at least once a day, and now he

only does it once, maybe twice a week. And he HATES being in the naughty corner.

At the start he didn't know what he was doing, he just had these new teeth and

wanted to use them, but he understands now alot more. Sometimes now, he might

bite my jumper and he looks up straight away with a cheeky smile because he

knows he's bitten.

If we are out at someone else's place and he does it, I do the same thing,

except maybe instead of putting him against the wall, I place him on the floor

somewhere and walk away.

I would really recommend introducing something similar. Keep it simple (no

biting), don't get into long conversations with him as to why he shouldn't bite,

and remove yourself from the situation.

Let me know how you go. Good luck.

Cheers

Fiona

Mum to Hunter mds (1)

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Hi everyone,

> If you don't already know my son, Vinny is 10 months old. He has

two

> very sharp bottom teeth and 1 top tooth and has discovered that he

can

> use them to bite. When we say " no, no " or " no bite " he laughs and

just

> does it a minute or two later. When I act like I'm crying he laughs

> too. I believe he doesn't know or possibly feel emotions or

sadness.

> Well I can't say emotions because he does laugh, but he never crys,

> since he was born he must have cried about 3 times and they were

very

> short and over food. I don't know if this is a trait of MDS or just

> because he's 10 months. When our voices get really stern he

scrunches

> his face and lips and puts his arm over his face but then takes

them

> away and laughs. Does anyone have any ideas for me or is anyone

child

> like this?

>

November 24, 2008

kristina is 7 and still has biting issues

From: Fiona & Lee Price <flpricedodo (DOT) com.au>