My three-year-old daughter has started to bite her siblings when she is angry. She does it hard enough that it bruises and breaks the skin, and bleeds a tiny bit. She is the youngest of four.
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My oldest bit me when she was around 2, so I bit her backâŚshe never did it again.
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Have them bite her back to let her know how it feels
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Im sure ill get some flack for this butâŚbite her back. Not hard enough to draw blood tho. It seems like little ones maybe dont know what theyâre doing hurts someone but if they see âhey this hurtsâ theyll most likely stop. Mine did lol 
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I agree with the above broke all 3 of mine from biting that way!
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bite back or discipline
Mine bit me and I bit her back. She never did it again.
My oldest son pushed the baby off the couch when he bit him. 
It worked. He stopped biting. 10/10 would not recommend. Dad was angry and oldest, I was laughing cause karma (he was old enough to know better and we had tried everything). Baby cried. I sat there likeâŚ
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Let him bite her back
Let this be posted again next week⌠guaranteed the next set of answers will be âdont bite back. Tell them gently no that hurtsââŚ
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Have them Bite her back she wonât do it again when she sees it hurts not hard enough to leave a mark obviously just to let her know it hurts
What l did is l made the kid bite themself in the arm and it broke them of doing it again
I bit mini back. She was about 1âŚmaybe 1.5âŚshe never bit me again
Asserting her dominance lol.
i bit my kids back when they bit and never did it again my mom did to to my kids and never did it again to all 3 of mine a 25 yr old and 8 and 9 yr old even my niece
I do not disagree with biting them backâŚworked great for my oldest son who bit a few times, I finally bit him back obviously not hard enough to leave any type of mark, just hard enough to say hey this hurts it worked. My second son who is currently being evaluated for autismâŚI just cant figure out how to make him not bite. He gets upset and he bites.
My grandson used to bite me until i bit him back. He hasnât bit me since.
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and im sure my mom bit me and my brother
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Depends on whatâs started the biting and whatâs setting her off? Being the smallest isnât easy she might just be trying to assert herself when sheâs angry and has taken to biting because she will get an instant result, its not just a âyouâ thing to sort out your other kids need to work with you to change her behavior especially if they want to stop getting bitten, you need to work out what sets her off, stop it before it starts and redirect her to something else or just try talking to her.
Im glad so many said bite back. One mom group im in was like âbe nice. Redirect. Be gentle. Biting is abuseâ like whatâŚstfu and mind your own
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My son was a lil swine with biting he bruised me, my friends lil lad use to come home from nursery covered in bruised bite marks from him my friend went mad at the teachers sayen how could they allow it to happen so many times, he did it to another child n I was pulled in the school it was just ridiculous in the end I just nipped his finger everyone he did it to me n eventually he stopped doing it took awhile though
Unfortunately, the bite back method may be your only option. Once she realizes that it hurts, she will stop. Most of the time it only takes one time for kids to realize it. Sometimes you get that stubborn child that needs to realize several times.
I was a biter as a small child. Apparently I used to be annoyed that my older brother got to go to school and I didnt so i used to bite him every day when he came home! Mum bit me back in the end and i stopped straight away!
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We had to bite our daughter for her to stop. No we did not hurt her that itâs any of your concern anymore.
I bite my daughter back if she bites me. Not hard enough to do damage, just hard enough that she knows itâs not a good feeling.
My brother has a mild form of autism and when he was younger he wouldnât stop being aggressive over anything. I mean he would shove me over and over again for hours on end. He bit me one time, bit me really hard to the point it drew blood and my arm was bruised. I bit him back, right on the shoulder on the back where itâs most sensitive. He never attacked anyone again. (He was 7 and was highly aggressive with his siblings, weâd fight it out. He stopped being a jerk once he realized we kept it even, eye for an eye around here)
My youngest daughter continuously bit her sister at four years old I couldnât do time out anymore I bit her she never bit again
I bit my daughter back when she drew blood on her older brother and he needed stitchesđ (sheâs 2 heâs 10) I didnt bite her hard just enough to get her attention and she didnât like it! She hasnât bit anyone is about 6 monthsđ.
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My twins bit when they were 1. Twin A was the main biter, and bit Twin B. One day Twin B was sick of getting bit and bit Twin A really hard. Twin A stopped biting for a couple of days. I couldnât bring myself to bite my child. And in their case wasnât working because they bit each other, so they knew what it felt like. So I didnât think it would work if I bit them anyways. But every time they bit, I would immediately put them in time out, then have a talk with them, made them apologize and hug. I would pay close attention to them and when I could see they were getting upset I would separate them and calm them down. Eventually they both stopped, took maybe a month.
Sounds mean but if you bite her and she feels how bad it hurt she will stop. My mom did this to me and I stopped
Iâve had this issue, years back in a daycare. Couple different kids. After several incidences, I finally just bit the first child this problem came up with. Didnât break the skin but left a faint red mark. That kid never bit again. And his mom thanked me. Second time it came up, after a couple offenses I did it again. Again, that child never bit again. Her mom was at first mildly upset but then admitted that at home it was becoming a major issue with older sibling getting bit. And she too, after seeing that the biting ended, thanked me.
If you donât want to bite back, which I have done it to my kiddos and it does work⌠But you can spray some apple cider vinegar into her mouth after she does it. I had to start doing that with my step kids instead because of potential abuse claims I didnât want to deal with from their mom.
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Shouts to this group of biters 
not all mom are like usâŚ
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Bite back!!,obviously not very hard, just to show that its not nice they soon realise
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Safe child rearing is not a parenting choice. Have her be the one to tend to the wound and patch it up and then do a time out for 3 minutes. If you did something that hurt your partner but didnt know it hurt and they did it back to you would you feel cared for and like you learned. I donât care for the bite back method as Iâm trynna be a kinder softer parent. I donât want one of my childrens memories to be that I hit them.
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Have them bite her back that way she will know how it feels
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Bite her backâ:woman_shrugging:
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U whoop her ass and make her understand itâs wrong. U can also get off fb and take charge of your parenting
Alot of people will prolly get mad but yeah fr bite her back my step daughter used to do that when she would throw a tantrum she but her dad one day she broke skin he bit her back not hard just enough to scare her a little she never bit anyone again and we tried everything
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Get a water squirt bottle. Every time they do it squirt them in the face, it will shock them and it should stop
I used to grab my sonâs chin, look at him and say âdonât biteâ when he was 2. It stopped him.
Itâs ok the other three will get tired of that and knock her teeth out god bless them
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Big people donât bite little people. This child needs intervention from the medical profession. Nor do big people hit little people or any people⌠if this happened law enforcement and childrenâs aid are the first place you call. Donât about it, do it now to save a child
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I agree - only way U get her to stop is bite her backâŚsounds cruel but it works. They donât understand it hurts.
Just after U bite her explain WHY U did it
My sister did this and it did truly work - her daughter never bit anyone again!
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Yâall biting back didnât work with my now 4 year old but salsa did⌠now my 2 yo is biting and we tried salsa and this kid looked us in the eyes and said âyumâ 
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To the people saying âbite her backâ, youâre fucking gross! stop abusing your babies! Theyâre babies and donât fully know better or even understand. Sincerely, a perfect mom. (Yes I am a perfect mom. My kid isnât abused in any way. Never has been and never will be. Heâs 2.5, and acts more behaved than 5 year olds that are abused- spanked)
Tell her siblings to bite her back aswell, but not hard, just a little hard but gentleâŚ
My daughter did that,I bit her one time just enough for her to see it hurt she stoppedâŚsheâs 38 now
Start biting her back and tell her siblings to do it back but not to break the skin.
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Bite her back. Same place she bites the victim. Hard enough to make her understand that it hurts.
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It may be an unpopular opinion, but bite them back! Not breaking the skin or anything obviously, but enough to startle them and realize itâs unpleasant. I have 6 kids and only 1 biter. He was on the brink of being permanently expelled from his daycare for biting. Another mom suggested it to me and I thought she was insane. Later that night, he bit me hard on the shoulder. I nipped him back in the same spot on his shoulder and he looked so confused. But he never bit anyone again after that! And heâs now almost 23 and a fine young man.
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I bit when I was a kid and I grew out of that. Now my son bites heâs 2
My daughter bit me once and I bit her back never did it again. Same with my youngest daughter she would bite her brother i bit her back and she never did it again. Mine are 9, 6 and 4.
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When my kids bit we bit back. They both stopped pretty quickly. The youngest is now 30
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I know it sounds cruel but when my son bite me I very calmly said I am going to bite you so you know how it feels. He never bit anyone again
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I agree with the majority, bite back. They donât realize it really does hurt. I havenât been in that situation though 
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Iâve never seen everyone say the same thing before. Seems to be the proven method. I did the same with my now 11 year old when she was 2.
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In the daycare I worked for many many moons ago, with parents permission we would put vinegar in their mouths. They would not swallow it because it was so gross.
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Tell her that people have germs and when she bites she needs her mouth cleaned. Have her bite ivory soap.
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So my daughter goes through biting phases shes not quite 3. But Iâve noticed that the harsher the punishment only results in her acting out more. Each child is different so they will respond differently. I looked up how to deal with strong willed children and it has helped. She has to deal with consequences as opposed to being punishedâŚwhich as adults sounds like the same thing but my daughter has learned better with consequences rather than punishment. I catch myself having a shorter fuse some days with her and those are our tough daysâŚshe has her days as well which is only human natureâŚpatience and consistancy is when Iâve noticed a difference and itâs only when I have my bad days when we go 10 steps back and she starts acting out again.
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I bite my son back before who had a huge problem with this around 3-4 and we found out that he is ADHD and he gets extremely over stimulated and thatâs why he does it. They have chewy necklaces, or even baby tethers or gum, anything that will give some oral stimulation may help. Usually kids just do it when they are overwhelmed
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My son bite his dad on the shoulder when he was little⌠my husband bite him back hard⌠he never did it againâŚ
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First time my son bit I said no thank you that hurts! very loudly the second time he bit I bit him back and said no thank you! And he never did it again some kids get it with getting down to their level and explaining it others donât (mines was others 
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I used to bite as a small child, my mom would spank me, time out, etc. When she finally had my cousin bite me back, I stopped biting!!
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Tell her no and shower whoever got bit with attention and affection
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So very sad all of these parents saying they bite their young children. You donât teach non-violence through more violence. You can understand your child still loves you even though they bite. A young child is not going to understand that they are still loved when someone they love causes them pain.
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Bite back when they see it hurts they stop.
The comments on this thread are absolutely disgusting. Some of yous should be ashamed. Biting babies back! Poor kids, it should be classed as child abuse!
My little boy went through the biting stage never in a million years would I ever bite him back. we arenât animals!
Thereâs so many better ways of discipline than biting back. Thatâs just teaching them itâs ok for the adult to do it.
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You bite back not too hard but just enough for her to realize it hurts I did it one time with my daughter never again did she bite me or anyone
Not a problem!!! BITE HER BACK!!
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Bite back obviously not hard to leave a mark, but enough to get her attention. Once she sees how it feels she wonât do it to someone else.
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Make her bite a jalapeno pepper Everytime she bites she will stop
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Old fashion way, but yes bite her back enough to hurt. She will stop
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Remove her from the other children such as time out place or chair
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Are her older siblings picking on her?
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Heather Nicolai Oliver lol
I used the old fashioned way, also. Bit my boys back every time they bit and it broke them from doing it.
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For all the people saying bite back. Please donât . My son was never a biter until he started school we discovered sensory behaviour as he struggled with the amount of children around him and he seems to have ADHD. Iâm not saying this is the same for your child. Say no firmly, use a naughty step or take away toys. A book called âteeth are not for bitingâ really helped my son. You could try reward charts too. Big hugs itâs more common than you think. Despite my sons issues we used appropriate discipline and made sure he knew it wasnât OK xx
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Time out and no treats or TV when she bites
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My son bit me when he was a baby and I bit him back, not enough to break the skin or mark him but just a quick pressure bite so yes it did upset him and he never did it again, my daughter is yet to which surprises me because sheâs the one that is feisty and kicks off if she doesnât get her own way or what she wants but yes she will probably get the same treatment and if that fails then the time out step always works wonders.x
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Wow, I see youâve got all the terrible advice you need.
These people suggesting biting back, a pepper or other such discipline are out of their minds.
Find the root cause of the biting. Is she struggling to express herself emotionally? Is she in pain? Is there an underlying condition causing this acting out.
Seek professional help, donât bite your child.
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My kid did the same - we got a book called Teeth Are Not For Biting and made him sit down after every bite episode and read it to him. Eventually he learned a little empathy (we read the book in a very animated style, emphazing the OUCH parts)
It took a while but it finally clicked for him
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Spank her butt and bite her back.
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Please do not bite back thatâs awful advice.
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Bite back. Bet she wonât bite again.
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So this probably sounds horrible but it worked for me with both of my boys. When they bite you need to bite them back. Hard enough to leave a mark but not hard enough to draw blood. They need to understand it hurts. Once they understand that they will stop.
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Bite back, worked for my kids. Not very hard but enough to get a reaction.
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I always bit back with my kids n even had dcf in my life n told them n they NEVA bit again! ues it sounds barbaric but they only bit me that once i also did it with pinching! n it worked!! I mean donât draw blood but honestly it works
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Yea donât listen to a majority of these âadvices.â Donât spank your child or bite back when you want them to stop acting out physically, it sends mixed messages. Sit on the couch with her and let her calm down, then ask her why sheâs biting (assuming sheâs verbal). Maybe sheâs frustrated, angry, overwhelmed or overstimulated by her siblings. Teach her to when she feels negatively to walk away until she calms down. Itâll take patience and consistency.
Sheâs 3. Sheâs still a toddler and working out her emotions and how to communicate.
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My mom used a pop my mouth when I was little. Yeah, of course young me would cry but she said it made me stop biting.
Also, just because if someone disagrees with how another parents, doesnât mean itâs wrong really. Just means it doesnât follow your views or feelings. Every household is different. Try what you think will work for your family.
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Bite her back and say"how do you like being bit"
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My nephew when he was about 2 started biting my sister spanked him, put him in time put and nothing helped to stop him. He decided he was going to bite me and I told him if he did I would bite him back he tried me and has not bit anyone else
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Bite back! Worked for all four of mine!
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Bite back it worked for my son. And he is autistic, ADD, and ADHD
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My 3 year old the same sheâs very mean lol aggressive Iâm sure ignore you when you tell her to do something.
Bite back, enough to hurt but not enough to truly hurt, they have your learn what they are doing hurts cuz they donât have that comprehension when they do it
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My son bit his brother once. ONCE. Thatâs because I bit him back. Not hard enough to hurt or even leave a mark just hard enough to for him realize if I did it any harder it would hurt! Seriously he literally did it once. Heâs 14 now and now we have a whole new set of problems lol
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FYI Although I am most emphatically not the person who will call CPS, a friend of mine did have CPS called on her when she bit her daughter back. Food for thought
She went through months of crap
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The interesting thing here is the people saying âbite backâ took care of it in one instance, the people that want to read books and sit down and talk and etc etc keep saying âafter every time they biteâ sounds like the proof is in the pudding
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When a child is acting out in anger or frustration, these are some tips
Iâve worked in childcare for over 20 years, I have 36 college credit hours in early childhood development ( my education funding ran out two classes before I completed my degree), and I am a private nanny. it takes patience, but it is the most effective method I have found. I have had dozens of children with all kinds of challenging behavior
https://www.facebook.com/224846541594832/posts/890384861707660/
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