My Son Wont Stop Bitting

My son also went through a biting phase except the only person he would bite was me. I would just hold his chin (so that he couldn't bite again and to make him look at me in the eyes) and in my best firm, mean mom voice say, "No, we do not bite." Then I would just walk away. It took a while but he eventually got the point.

M.,

When my daughter was in the habit of biting my husband and I flicked her once on the lip or the nose just hard enough to make her stop while sternly telling her "NO" in a voice that held her attention. Some times it took almost a yell, others just a whisper but the flick was the trick for us. Hope this helps.

My older sister (shes now 28) bit my mom one day so my mom hauled off and bit her, not super hard but hard enough to get the point across and she never bit again. I have a friend who did the same thing and her son doesn't bite anymore either. It might sound mean but it seems to work. Good Luck!

Put something on his tongue you know he won't like immediately after he bites telling him "no biting." This could be cod liver oil(which is good for you) or a drop of mild sauce from taco bell.
Good luck...hope this works for you.

There is a book called " No Biting" that makes it easier for children to understand.

When I taught preschool I taught 16 2 yr olds, so believe me we had biting and frustration and this book helped a lot of children.

ALSO make sure to tell them TEETH are for biting food/chewing and nothing else :)

My daughter wasa biter I tried evrything. What finally worked was a teething ring tied around her neck! When she wanted to bite she bit her biting buddy. Shes now 5 and on bad days she still bites him.

My daughter used to never bit until she kept getting bit at daycare and she decided to try it too. i was told she was biting kids so I talked to her about it, but she was your son's age and didn't really understand just talking to her. she started to try to bite me and i would pop her in the mouth (just my fingertips, not hard at all, just enough to let her know not to do it anymore.) it took maybe 3 times and she stopped. she started again just recently, bit 3 kids in one day! and she's old enough now to understand when i say not to do it and it makes mommy sad to hear that she was bad and bit kids. she told me sorry, then just this weekend she tried to bit me out of anger and i popped her in the mouth again. she has since stopped. just needs a reminder every few months.

Trust me he'll understand timeout my two year old daughter started bitting about the same age and she knows what timeouts all about. You can ask her now what happens when you bite and she'll say timeout. There pretty smart and know how to play us moms pretty well. He'll grow out of it, my daughter cut back alot now she'll only bite if someone takes her toy which is a total kid thing.

My daughter used to bite so I talked to my doctor about it and he said to flick her cheek as soon as she dose it.. I tried it and it took a few times but she got the point and she dosent bite any more... Hope everything works out I know how fustrating and painful it gets when they bite!!

Hi, M. having been a preschool teacher and mother myself. heres some hints children will bite do to being uncomfortable due to teething or an ear ache. They also bite due to frustration. If you think its due to being uncomfortable try natural teething tablets they just disolve under their tongue and taste really good. you can get them almost anywhere. talk to your pediatrician, see if he has a earache, tylenol helps with that. I do have to say I did bite my daughter back not hard but enough for the situaton to hit home that it hurts. If teething there are these net looking pacifier things that you can take a piece of fresh fruit, freeze it and put it in and they can chew on it like a fresh fruit pacifier. and then there just tylenol. a little piece of advice that my aunt gave me is anything to make life easier. good luck, M.

When I was a little biter, my mother bit me back. Sounds kinda harsh, huh?? But, it worked. I'm not talking about biting hard enough to leave bruises, but hard enough to show that it isn't fun to be bitten. Some people like the idea, others not so much.

I also bit my daughter. She decided that it wasn't much fun. And while at the sitter's house, only bit if someone bit her first - and that's what I told her to do.

Another idea is to get something nasty - like vinegar - and just put a little on his tongue when he bites so he sees a negative result from his actions.

I hope you find something that works - Good luck!

Hi M., I myself am a preschool teacher to children ages 18 months to 2 years. I can't tell you how many biters I have encountered. The best thing to do is be firm and say "NO!" when he bites. You have to use a tone that will show him you are serious. You must get some sort of reaction out of them when you do tell them no, that way you know they understand. It will take some time, but eventually the biting will pass. It's a mix of age and instinct. Since he isn't able to verbalize his frustrations, he bites. I know how frustrating it is, but just be patient, stern, and soon it will pass.

I have had a lot of parents tell me that they bite back, I don' think it's the best idea only because then you are showing them that biting is okay.

Good luck to you!

My daughter used to bite also. They all do, she thought it was a game when my mom bit her back, didnt matter how hard you bit her, she thought you were playing. sometimes it doesnt work. I gave her a teething ring and told her if she felt like biting something to bite that. She doesnt bite anymore. The fruit teethers are great too. She had one of those. and she loves watermelon, so i would put chunks in icecube trays and freeze them for her to have fresh popsicles that way if she was being good.

It's a phase. My son bit my ankles, knees and shoulders. After the last teething phase stopped, so did he. Try giving him a popsicle or something else to nibble on.