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doubleblessed · 06-17-2003, 01:23 PM

My DS has been BITING my DD lately... she has bite marks all over her back, arms, and body! No matter how many times I scolded him saying, "NO!" Or, "We do NOT allow biting in this house", relocating him to another part of the room, etc., he STILL bites! They are 16 mos. now -- sigh, my DD doesn't do this biting thing and I'm afraid she'll learn to bite back later!

He bites her either out of anger or just for the fun of it. This morning, I was changing her diapers and he came up to her and BIT her really fast... enough to hurt her

Yesterday, she took the toy he was playing with and he chased her and bit her hard on her back...

I don't want to spank, hit mouth, etc. like most people do, but I want him to STOP THE BITING!!!

the6dunlaps · 06-17-2003, 01:27 PM

That's a hard calll mama. Really it is. I am sorry you are having to deal with this. Just a funny... when I was little I had a terrible biting problem... till my mom said finially SHE bit me back LOL and I quit Hee hee. Now I DEFINITY don't reccomend that lol.. just thought of it. I was quite a bit older... like 4 or so. :O) Is he old enough to have any concept of time out on the couch or something? Probably not.. he is young for that. Ugh hope it's just a quick passing stage.

Pixie's~Mama · 06-17-2003, 01:29 PM

Sophie was recently going through a stage like this Jenine and it was driving us batty. She was head-butting dh (LOL) and smacking him. She thought she was being affectionate to him because she sees my dad and brother wrestle/fight. Needless to say, that's stopped. BUT, we she was sick when she was behaving like this and was also cutting a tooth. Once she got better the behaviors stopped.

So, maybe ds isn't feeling well or is cutting a tooth? And then taking out his frustration on the person closest to him?

doubleblessed · 06-17-2003, 02:36 PM

LOL -- my DH was a biter when he was little... but I don't think genetics play a role in this

My twins have no concept of time yet... not that I can tell anyways...

I know my DS is growing molars now... but I don't think this attributes to his biting problem though. He would have bitten me while nursing

But you may be right, Meagan, that he is taking his frustrations onto a person closer to him. I can't count how many bite marks she has now tho

Way too many!

Thanks and keep up with the tips!!

fw221 · 06-17-2003, 02:43 PM

My Lydia (almost 19mo) is a biter too. Mostly when she's mad about something. She bit a boy at daycare last week when he took her toy away.

I have no advice for ya, but wanted to LYK that you're not alone. LOL!

the6dunlaps · 06-17-2003, 02:52 PM

LOL I agree genetics don't play a part. hee hee. I would agree with Megan and the teething.. I know my boys and my sis's boys (all 4 within a 2 yrs) they would bite one another during teething.. it was their way of dealing with the pain.

Poor sis!