Biting back worked on my kids. Only had to bite once an they learned.
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Pediatrician told me to bite his finger tip back so that he understands it doesnāt feel good. Solved the problem for me after a few tries. His little pouty lip will make you feel bad but itās a habit that needs to be broken. The ones that donāt end up going to daycare or school and doing it to other kids.
The only thing that made mine stop was biting him back. On the soft fleshy part of his arm. He stopped immediately.
Please do not bite your children it doesnāt teach them anything except that theirs mommyās hurt them. My son bite when he was little someone wise told me to use anebesol a tiny dab on his tongue when he bite , he didnāt like the feeling , used it a couple of times and carried it with me and I would show him the bottle but the biting stopped
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My son didnāt bite but he pulled hair so I did it back he hasnāt done it since and heās 7
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Iām literally in the same boat! I have a 21 month old and just had my second 2 weeks ago. My son has been acting out a lot! Iāve been trying to make sure he gets my attention and we do time out and I continue to tell him no. He also has a tantrum and bangs his head on the ground, doctor says itās a phase he will grow out of. Best of luck! You definitely arenāt alone.
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Bite him back. Itās not the greatest solution but it works. When my son was at that 18 mo mark he bit me so I bit him back hard, not enough to draw blood but enough that he could acknowledge that that action brings pain and is not nice. Now he doesnāt bite and only pinches when you are trying to hold him during a tantrum.
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Bite back
I did it for both mine and after the first time they didnāt do it again
Of course donāt bite too hard
But enough for them to realize it hurts
My 20 month old did this twiceā¦ I hit him back, no more biting! Same with my 5 year old.
Same with the hitting!
My son pinches and scratches (his grandmother,father and myself) I dont know how to get him to stop because he is 10 months. I tried fake crying, tried scolding him(he will just turn his head the other way n smirk) any suggestions
I have the same problem with my 2.5 yr old and he keeps wanting to take his clothes and diapers off. Idk what to do i tried talking to him but that isnāt helping.
Works on every kid. Donāt break the skin, but let them know. 1 or 2 times and itās cured
I also have a 21 month old biter, heās the youngest though, my older is 2 yrsā¦ Iām not sure really. Maybe they are claiming us? Lol
Think a lot of children go t
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Ough this, especially when a new baby arrives, I had 5 so I can tell you it does pass, I told the old child, this was his baby brother, have him grab a diaper for me, something very simple, that he could help me teach baby brother how to do things as he grows, it worked for me donāt know about others.
When my twins s went through this I would wipe my finger on the hot sauce bottle top and then wipe that finger on their tongue. After 2 and 3 time they never bit again.
Itās normal my daughter is just coming out of this faze
Next time he goes to bite or pinch make sure heās doing it to his arm
Bite him bk it does work just enough to shock him xx
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Do a demonstration with someone else or a doll. Have something/someone pretend to bite or hurt you, and go āouch!!! That really hurts! Please donāt do that!ā And let the other person back off and show how they respect your boundaries. Keep repeating until the child understands.
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Some kids just have to learn through experience.
Itās the phase for the age. My son stopped after he was 3.
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Iād bite back too 
heāll get the picture. If not then fake cry when he does it. Babies donāt like to see their mummyās upset and maybe he might stop then xx
When my both my boys did it- I bit them both back. It took that one time to see how it felt. Didnāt leave no marks or anything.
Spank his little butt. One to grow on. Not rocket science.
We give lots of attention to the person our son has bitten, and repeat āin this family we donāt biteā. Never ever bite him. How can you teach someone not to display an act of violence (which it essentially is) by being violent. Lead by example.
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I fake cried and sobbed a few times and it made my toddler feel bad. Tbh our puppy started nibbling on his fingers and he realized it hurt and stopped doing it to others. Sometimes it takes a while for them to grasp the empathy part until they experience it.
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Iāve bitten my 19 month old gently before, now he just sticks his fingers in my mouth and I gently chew on them and he giggles but he doesnāt bite me anymore 
heāll scratch me sometimes but I just grab his hands and firmly say no.
Do the doll thing make it look like the doll bit you and throw it across the room and say we donāt bite
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It does work Becky McGinn, dont talk pretty
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Wym bite them back lol
When my son was around that age we got a book called hands are not for hitting they also have one for bitting and they worked well we read it every night for a while and talked about how it made others feel.
What ever you do to discipline, (spanking or time out )your child make sure you do it at time when theyāve bit or slapped and tell them no, so they know it not ok to do this.
Biting back is NEVER a solution. Toddlers hit, scratch, bite or whatever mainly because they canāt verbalize what theyāre feeling. Whenever ur child bites, either say āouchā in a firm voice or ignore the bad behavior and praise good behavior. I too am going thru the same thing with my son. Little by little he is getting better, but still has his moments
Do the same thing back to him ā¦ all these people who are getting mad at that make me laugh ā¦ your not encouraging bad behaviors you are showing how you to treat people. u bite me ill bite you it is effective! we are to soft of our children these days.
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Slap his mouth ā¦ you guys are cruel ā¦ bite him back 
I asked my sons dr what to do about kicking and hitting and she said to remove me son away from me while telling him no
Most parents now days would not agree with this, but when my son was 2 he started biting. I figured that he had no idea how bad that hurts. So to show him, I bit him back as hard as he did. It only took one bite and it never happened again. In other words whether or not you agree. It WORKED.
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Iām so glad I read some of these responses and realized Iām not alone. I have 5 kids and half dozen grandkids and a few were biters. I bit back. Didnāt take long for them to stop doing it.
Maybe his teeth are coming in and it hurts a little
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This is all normal for a toddler up until the age of four or five years old, itās all part of them teething.
I bought a teething silicone necklace that has a dinosaur at the end of it for him to chew on and that helps my boy.
When my kids started doing that I would bite them back and they quit
Your 17 month old doesnāt have a vocabulary to express what he wants. He should be told no, redirect him to another activity. Also if he is getting a big reaction from you when he does it then he will repeat it just to get your attention. A 17 month old does not know difference from positive to negative attention.
When he is not biting or snapping shower him with attention and praise. Hitting a child back is SUPER. Confusing. Your telling him not to hit but your hitting. Always model the behavior you want to see your child do.
I believe the biting is due to lack of communication skills at that age. The ābite them backā method sort of makes sense. Thatās what adult dogs due to puppies to teach them not to bite hard.
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Biting a child is child abuse. Get professional help please.
Put him in time out and let him know that kind behavior isnāt acceptable
Hi Dot I never had to do it but I new someone who did and it worked.
I would bust his ass and make him sit down every time he did it he will stop.
Bite him back. Not hard enough to leave a mark or anything outrageous but enough so he feels it. He will realize he doesnāt like and he will think twice before doing it again.
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might sound cruel but give him a lil bite back. let him know it doesnāt feel good. my daughter was a biter. nothing worked until I bit her back a couple of times. she soon stopped
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My 2.5yo has this issue, he will randomly pull his 4yo brothers hair, or rage bite him.
If heās upset over a toy, or overwhelmed, he will pull or bite his brother. His brother is to nice and doesnāt walk away or doesnāt react back.
Sounds cruel, but it got to the point where my youngest would do it for seemingly no reason, so I gave him a lil bite on his arm after he bit his brother.
Oh man, shock overcame his face and said āthat hurtā then I explained thatās how his older brother feels, itās not a nice feeling, and teeth are for chewing food not biting. And he really hasnāt bit since 
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My oldest used to bite. Nothing worked to get him to stop. So one day, I bit him back. Not hard enough to break his skin, or dress blood. But enough for him to notice, and see that it did hurt and wasnāt very nice. He never bit me again. Sounds like your child, is just getting to that 2 year old age. Where they can start getting mean and doing stuff like that. They think itās funnyš¤· they donāt realize that itās actually mean and hurts.
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I bit my son backā¦not hard enough to leave mark but enough for him to look at me like why did you do that. Followed by me asking him if he like that, he said no and I told him then donāt do it to others. It did take like two weeks but he doesnāt bite anymore
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My middle child crawled over to me one night n put my big toe in his mouth n bit the garbage out of it. He only had 4 teeth but it left a bruise. 1st reaction was to jerk my foot back n when I did, he went across the floor. He was not hurt. He didnāt even cry but never tried to bite me again.
Bite back! I have taught mine from a early age NOT to do things that you donāt like done to you, and if someone else does it first, do it back. Petty, maybe. But it works
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My son bite me and I flicked him in his mouth and he hasnāt bite since and that was almost a year ago explain that biting hurts and we donāt bite hit or pitch other people
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Well you can continue to follow the stupid ways of raising your kids now a days or you can do what parents did for thousands of years, and what the animal kingdom still does. DISCIPLINE. As long as you are not abusing your child, it will work. If they bite, bite them back. If the smack you, smack them back. DO NOT CODDLE THEM, DO NOT GIVE IN TO THEM. Once you do, they have you and you will have problems.
And one last thing, put that kid in his own bed at night!!! If he screams, let him. If he comes out of his room, put him back. Stand your ground, your the parent not him.
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