Baby Biting

[WebLady]

I was reading on another forum about a lady that has a big problem with her teething child biting. She mentioned that her and her hubby have bite marks all over them :bbeek:

I vaguely remember one of my brothers biting a few times when they were little, but I don't recall it being a big deal really.

My niece is 4 now and I don't think she was a biter either.

Anyone else have/had a land shark for a baby? How do you deal with that? I think I'd have to bite them back :p

[NowAShelton]

yeah i would probably bite back too. i do that to rooder(my fur baby) when he bites too hard too! haha

[Nekochanpurr]

LOL 'land shark'... XD
Yeah, when i watched kids that tried to bite me (around toddler stage..) I'd take their arm like i was gunna bite them.. They'd pull away of course, and i'd take that time to ask 'now, you don't wanna get bit, right? Well, me either'. lol

[bichonlvr]

I was a biter...oh man was I! One time when I was in preschool I bit some boy who would not go down the slide!!! :)

[Nekochanpurr]

I was a biter...oh man was I! One time when I was in preschool I bit some boy who would not go down the slide!!! :)


Haha, are you still a biter?

[rainbowtreat]

I worekd in day care for about 8 years. My main focus was with 2 yr. olds. We had biters. Some worse then others. As it is day care we have to use time outs.

I dealt with a friend's ( now ex friend ) biting my son. I finaly told my son to bite him back. Not that I would normaly allow this but I ahd had enough. I think the little boy got the point.

My son is 1 and has bitten a couple of times. At this age he does not know what he is doing is wrong. He is teething and wants to bite so bad on something. I have topped him on the mouth. Not hard at all. Barely even touching him. But he didn't like it. Right now all I can do is make sure he always has something to chew on. We have teethers int he freezer. We have 2 so one is alays frozen.

I do know that once they are older and know what they are doing there are ways to get them to stop. Yes one is to bite them back. Not hard enough to do anything just enough so they feel it and see what it feels like when they bite you. I have known alot of parents do this and it has helped alot. Another is when the child bites you don't pull away. The trick is if they bite your arm push your arm agaisnt their mouth. The pressure makes them let go. Again not hard enought o hurt them just enough for them to get the feeling and they wont like it.

Again as for a baby it is hard as they do not know what they are doing. Just try to do your best to make sure they have teethers. Even a pacifier. I know there is so much give and take about these things but both my older kids had them and they are fine. My son tends to bite on his. I don't use the brown nippled ones. I get the clear nipples and they last a long time. We can see his chewing on them. Not so much that he is going to chew off the nipple but just enough biting down that it satifies what he needs to do. There are no bite marks and it is not break apart. I wouldn't allow that.

Other then these that I have menioned I am not sure what else to say.