toddler biting?

MrsSweetpeaMagee · February 2011

I don't know what to do...

Jack bites Keaghan all.the.time. the other day Keaghan had 3 marks on his arm from Jack's teeth from the 5 minutes when they were playing in their bedroom and last night Jack bit him on the face (his cheek close to his ear)

I put him in "time-out" meaning he sits with me away from everything going on- so in our bedroom or his room where it is darker and quiet and after a minute or so I talk to him about not biting and all that... and have him give Keaghan a hug

But it doesn't seem to make a difference, if Keaghan has something he wants, Jack leads with the mouth open and takes a bite to get Keaghan to let go of what he has...

My mom has said to bite him and he will learn not to bite... and I don't think I can get behind that, but I need him to stop biting Keaghan!

I am not saying Keaghan is an innocent victim, he has bit Jack once or twice and his MO is to push or hit when he gets frustrated with his brother, which isn't good either but he seems to respond better to "time-out" and a talk about being nice to his brother and he is not quite as aggressive about it... Jack leaves really deep marks (not breaking the skin) whereas Keaghan's hits and pushes are a little half-hearted..

grahamsm3 · February 2011

this article used to be on the NAEYC site, but it seems that their new site blows.

http://ceep.crc.uiuc.edu/poptopics/biting.html

KatieLG04 · February 2011

Yeah, you're on the right track with the biting back thing. We have actually had to report parents for biting or pinching their kids back. What about the happiest toddler on the block or I think this one was recommended on the boards

http://www.amazon.com/Love-Logic-Magic-Early-Childhood/dp/1930429002/ref=pd_sim_b_24

Hope you find something that works.

tanyamc81 · February 2011

I never had a big problem with biting with either one of the kids BUT this is what MH and I did........every time one of them would try to bite or would bite we would take our pointer finger and thumb and squeeze their cheeks together (not too hard) as we just firmly said no (usually held their cheeks together for about 30 seconds and said noooo, no biting, no)! It didn't hurt them but they couldn't move and they got the point! Every child is different.....we only had to do that to Joshua a handful of times where Leah on the other hand we did it consistantly a few times a day for a week or so! I don't believe in the biting them back nor squeezing their cheeks so they bite the inside of their mouth! This worked very well for us and I think it would be worth you trying it! Good luck!

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