Biting Child

Hi C.- does your husband usually play more rough and hands-on with her than you do? I know with my girls- they always play differently with me than with my husband! They roughhouse and fool around in a much more physical way than I do. This sometimes leads to them hitting him or kicking him- they think it's playing. It's like the kids don't quite understand and take it a bit too far sometimes.
Maybe she thinks she's playing and gets carried away.
If it's stemming from frustration and not from playtime- look at how he responds to her. Does he not hear her right away- or not respond as quickly as you do? Maybe she's biting him out of frustration or to get his attention.
You should both make sure you are on the same page as far as correcting the biting. Make sure he corrects her immediately. A stern and firm "teeth are not for biting" is a good way to address it. Immediately get down on her level- look her in the eye and say it very firmly and assertively. If they were playing he should stop and put her off to the side. Tell her that biting hurts Daddy and that he doesn't like it. If you react quickly and in the same way ever time it happens- it should stop quickly.
And remember- she really doesn't realize that it hurts as much as it does. She just knows she wants something.
Good luck,
S.

My son went thru a biting phase, it was when someone else wanted my attention. Maybe she feels your husband is taking your attention away from her?? There is a great book Called Teeth are not for Biting, it actually helped us quite a bit. Good luck, E..

my son doesn't bite, but i notice that he will push my buttons with certain things and not my husband's and vice versa. When our son learned a naughty word it was suggested to put a piece of onion in his mouth. He loves onions to this day but hated it each time we did it. The onion won't harm the child but the child will connect the behavior with the onion. Maybe that would help.

Hi C.

First thing to do when a child is biting is tell them quickly that this behaviour is unwanted and teeth are for eating and smilling not bitting daddy.
Make sure your child is not gaining loads of attention for this bitting behavouir as children even enjoy negative attention.

Keep a record of when she bites and you will probably see a pattern immerging.
She also is still at an age she is experimenting with her teeth and maybe she likes her daddies reaction to it.
hope this helped.

We had a child of three who bit at my nursery he didn't know he was doing wrong even at three he would do it cause he didn't have the language skills to ask for a toy from another child.

hope this helps

My daughter seems to bite out of frustration and is tired. I told her immediately that she should not bite mommy because it hurts and is not nice. I also try to validate her feelings and let her know that there are other ways to express anger and frustration. We'll see how it goes!