A Bitting Child

Children are born into the world without knowledge of right from wrong. As parents we are responsible that the right things are done. Its starts from the day that they are born and continues indefinetly. Hurting another child or whomever should not be allowed. Continually talk, use discipline when needed and let your child know that the biting must stop. Love is great, but you don't want anyone to bite your child, and vise versa. Some parents will become seriously irate if there child is bitten, so try to avoid any possible altercations that may stem from your child biting another. Good luck.

i think with behaviors like this the problem is that the child doesnt know how to express what she wants. you could sit her down and tell her when you want a toy someone else has, instead of biting, say, "may I please play with that toy when you are done?" and tell her if the child says no, then to go tell someone in charge that that child wont share. then rehearse it with her several times using different scenarios. children this age dont know how to express their feelings because maybe they dont know the right words or just dont know how. expressing emotions is not just naturally learned, it has to be taught and practiced. anyway, its worth a shot.

My second child had a biting problem too.The only thing that finally cured her was for me to bite her back after she bit me.Not as hard as she bit me but enough to let her know it hurts.She quit biting right after that.May sound harsh but it was the only thing that worked.My mom told me that I was a biter and my babysitter bit me back after I had drawn blood on her leg.I never bit again after I seen how it hurt..So I tried it on mine and it does work.I explained why I did it and asked her how she felt about me biting her back.She said mommy I hurt.I then told her thats how everyone else feels when you bite them.It is not nice and she said no it is not.That was that..

Hi J.~
I think it's not all that uncommon for children to bite. After all, their social/emotional coping skills are completely undeveloped...but it's still not okay. I agree with Leah, you just can't bite your child! (I am assuming that you don't bite back) I don't have any suggestions, though, my children didn't bite (fingers crossed that they never will) but I did hear of a book mentioned in a previous post about biting, hitting, etc. It goes thru what you CAN bite, hit, etc. anyway, it sounded like a good idea to turn it around into a positive reinforcement instead of a negative.
Good luck and please share what you find!!
~L.

To the moms with kids that bite, I would ask have you thought about teaching your child sign language? It is one more thing to do,I know, but it is supposed to help with the frustration of toddlerhood, which can fuel the biting. As a grownup that used to bite as a kid, I remember that some of the biting was fueled by anger and not being able to express it.
If nothing else,I would NOT bite your child no matter what, do anything else but don't bite your child.
Also biting can be a a normal stage,as Lacy said.
L.

My best advice to you is to seek another childcare center. At 2 years old, they should still be allowed a morning nap and an afternoon nap, if she's there all day. (In my own observation of my niece & nephew, it isn't until 3 or 4 that they should take only 1 nap a day. My niece is 20 months and still naps twice a day, and my nephew is 5 and within the last year stopped naps all together)

Otherwise I'm not sure how to deal with a biting child (my son is only 9 months old).

Good Luck!

I went through the same thing with my son. I tried many different things to try and stop him from doing this. In the end I bit him back. I had to do the same thing with hair pulling. Nothing would make him stop until I pulled his hair. I haven't had a single problem with biting or hair pulling since. If you decide to go this route don't bite or pull the hair too hard, just enough to let her know how it feels. Good Luck.