Biting 17 Month Old

I say bite her back. My son started doing this when he started daycare. I bit him back no like he bit me but enough to let him know it hurts. He has not bit anyone in the house since.

I don't have a biter, but my mom has said that my brother used to bite when he was little. She finally bit him back one time and never had a problem with it again. I personally am not sure how I feel about that since I haven't been in that situation, but I do know several people who have said it works.

Maybe you could start to try timeout. Your daughter is not too young. If she bites, you tell her very firmly "no biting" and then sit her in a corner and tell her timeout. One minute per year of age, so just one minute for her. Set a timer so she can hear it beep when her time is up. If she gets up, put her back. It takes several times for them to figure out how it works, but you could give it a shot.

If all else fails, then I would try a soft bite back and see if that stops it. Best of luck!

Bite her back. I know this sounds a little juvenile, but it worked with both of my kids. (male and female!) She'll get the hint and stop. May take a couple times. Do it before she starts biting other children.

Hi Mama. I have a biting 15 month old dd myself. There is just *no way* I would bite my child. To me, that is the equivalent of telling my child I will hit her if she hits me or someone else. Consistency will pay off. Just remove your child from the situation by plopping her on her butt and saying "no bite". If you practice signing, then sign 'hurts' along w/the plop and walk away for a minute. This too shall pass.

I agree with with Gail, and used the same technique on both of my children. I don't think toddler realize how much it can hurt. Of course you don't want to bite to hard, just enough to let them realize that it does hurt and that they shouldn't do it. Every time she bites you, bite back. I wish you luck, my daughter is 5 now (fixing to turn 6) and oh man she has been so much more difficult than my son.

Although I agree that biting your child back may work, and has worked for others, I don't necessarily think it's the best way to address the problem. Sometimes it helps to understand where this type of agression is coming from. I found a great article on www.babycenter.com

http://www.babycenter.com/400_my-toddler-bites-should-i-b...

There were other articles as well and comments from other moms having the same issue. The most important thing is to convey that biting is wrong and not to give her attention for biting. Be consistent and hopefully she will grow out of it.

Good luck!

I think you are doing a great job already just by being consistent and telling her "no" whenever she bites. It will take time but she will learn. I know this doesn't seem like a lot of creative advice but it's the only thing, besides time out which is started at two yrs of age, that works. You may be able to start time out earlier but I'm not sure. Good luck.