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Our tech team has launched updates to The Nest today. As a result of these updates, members of the Nest Community will need to change their password in order to continue participating in the community. In addition, The Nest community member's avatars will be replaced with generic default avatars. If you wish to revert to your original avatar, you will need to re-upload it via The Nest.
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Thank you.
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13-month-old biting
Any suggestions for how to stop a 13-month-old from biting? DS is a sweet, happy baby, but he supposedly has bitten his classmates a couple of times at daycare, and he occasionally tries to bite DH or me while playing. We always tell him "No" or "No biting." I think he' s teething again because he has also been chewing on his crib rail and other things like that.
Re: 13-month-old biting
I would try giving him something more appropriate he could do (or bite, if it's because he's teething). Kids at his age don't understand negatives yet, so "no biting" doesn't mean the same thing to him as it does to us. It's easier to use positives, like "You can bite your toy" or "Uh oh! Bite toy." (shorter sentences are easier to understand). If he tries to bite you, immediately grab the toy and give it to him to redirect, so he makes the connection that people are not for biting, but toys are ok.
They make special sticks for chewing for kids who need oral input, but I think you could probably use them for teething stuff too, or you can just make sure he has whatever teething items are comforting to him.
This is basically what his teachers did. They gave him a teething ring and then kind of ignored him while they comforted the baby he bit - so a combination of your advice and Kmac's. Thanks to both of you!