My son is ten months and teething, which has to lead to him biting. Hard. It’s constant, and I’m covered in bruises. I try to redirect him with a toy or something else to chew on. I’ve yelped or said no bite sternly, but he just laughs. Other people tell me I need to hit him or bite back; I just don’t want to encourage him hitting or think hitting is a game. Have any of you dealt with this? Any suggestions that helped you? My son is ten months and teething, which has to lead to him biting. Hard. It’s constant, and I’m covered in bruises. I try to redirect him with a toy or something else to chew on. I’ve yelped or said no bite sternly, but he just laughs. Other people tell me I need to hit him or bite back; I just don’t want to encourage him hitting or think hitting is a game. Have any of you dealt with this? Any suggestions that helped you?
Start crying say it hurts
Don’t bite that baby back go get some ice trays and put fruit juice or milk in them it will soothe his gums or just get teething rings a freeze them
Bite him back to show him how it feels so he understands it hurt worked w my son
Bite back…My daughter had the same issue. After many many attempts to curve the behavior and i tried EVERYTHING. I don’t find joy in saying i bit my child but it worked.
I tried everything and I ended up biting my son back one time and he never did it again. They don’t realize it hurts until they feel it. It’s weird and feels like you’re doing something wrong but it does work
Bite back, if he doesn’t know what “it hurts” means, he will not stop.
I went thru this with my son and everyone always told me to bite him back.i refused to do so time went on for 6 months of this.finally when he drew blood I said enough is enough.i bit him back once not really that hard but he never bit anyone again
Flick him in the mouth.
We always did a slight flick on our kids lips. Nothing that HURTS! Just a simple flick with a STERN “NO!”
Pfft, I bit mine back. They stopped real quick.
He doesn’t understamd it hurts.
This is when empathy teaching starts… If you don’t want to be hit, keep your hands\teeth to yourself. Nobody is saying make him bleed but make him understand that he doesn’t like it so nobody else does either.
I have been in your sitiation with my one year old daughter… It got so bad she started causing blood blisters and ripping chunks of skin out of mine and my familys hands, arms, feet and faces.
Honestly? After three weeks of it I tapped her hand (gently, no marks left and she didn’t cry) with a very loud, stern NO. She looked at me in shock and crawled to plau with toys.
I have nothing but guilt and shame admitting I snapped and tapped, but she hasn’t done it since.
I used to bite my kids back but not hard enough to leave a bruise but so they know it doesn’t feel good
My LO is 8 month, still no teeth, but full teething…and yet when he nurses i swear hes biting down/ clamping and it hurts so bad… He pinches too with his nails… I just say No and that we will tey again and if he continues i take him away, and say we will try again later.
When my son did it I bit him back. He never did it again
My grandson went through A TERRIBLE stage of biting when he was about 13 months old… Biting other children, me, his mom, etc… Didn’t stop until the day I bit him back rather hard! He never bit again!
My son bit me once so bad that I was bleeding and my natural reaction was to bite him back but not as hard as he bit me and that was the last time he EVER bit anyone again.
As harsh as it sounds it does work as they then understand why people tell them no biting.
Also get teejel or Ashtons and Parsons to rub on the gums to help numb them a bit to stop the pain, you can also bit rough hard foods in a small bag for them to chew on so it helps cut the gums and release the pain they have.
Don’t bite back, that teaches him its okay to bite. Say ow, or hiss your breath inward, the sound makes my 11 mo son stop. Just keep trying to redirect, he will learn. He’s just a baby.
I used to soak washcloths and freeze them in baggies, and let my son chew on them when they were frozen. He got to satisfy the biting urge and the cold helps to numb the gums a bit.
Give him a toddler toothbrush to chew on…worked for my grandson…
Friends aunt- her boy had been biting friend’s kid for years and Mom kept saying it was a phase he’s going through. After drawing blood on her arm again, friend chomped him a good one. Three year biting phase was magically over.
Thump in the nose. Only took once with my son… Be consistent. I agree with early use comment. He doesnt realize it hurts. It is a new situation. NEVER laugh, then he will really think it is a game.
When my nephew started biting i bit him back one time and he never bit me again. If he acted like he was going to i told him you bite me i bite you, so he would bite anyone else but he’s never bitten me again.
Pop him on the mouth
-vinegar. If he bites in certain places…put vinegar on your skin. It tastes nasty.
-i let my oldest bite himself. He went to bite me and i replaced my arm with his. He stopped after.
-dunk a soft baby spoon in ice water and see if hell chew on that. Or offer a snack.
-PAT their cheek (not hit…an actual gentle pat just so they correlate your no to their action) and say “no” and move away from them.
-my youngest is 2. He bites because he’s sensory seeking, but I’ve got him to where he only bites our clothes not our skin.
I spent six months trying to gently and then firmly teach my two year old not to bite her baby sister. One day she bit her so hard that she drew blood so I bit her back. She’s not bitten anyone since.
He can’t help that his mouth is hurting and biting him back doesn’t solve the problem they have all sorts of new items in Whole Foods Department for baby teething I would try some of them and redirection is the best method
Mine did this. He would do it more when I reacted to it because he thought it was funny 
so I ignored him when he did it (even when it hurt like a MF) it took a week or two but he finally stopped once he didnt get any attention out of it
I bite back. She stopped when she realized it actually hurt.
I bit my kids back stopped Immediately
It sounds bad I know and was not my intent but my daughter bit me only once and never again .
She was in her walker and I was sitting on couch reading she all of a sudden bit my big toe and my reflexes took over and she was launched out of her walker ( I felt so bad ) ( she was un harmed) however she was in shock and didnt cry but she never bit again . I dont recommend it .
To be honest my daughter did it once so I literally gave her a little bite back and she never did it again. Of course it was a fraction of the bite she gave me but it gave her the point and believe you me, it stopped right away
Act like your crying and STRESS that he hurt you… and tell him we bite FOOD not people… if he continues put him in time out in his high chair…
So the general consensus is give them a bite back.
We bit back as well. Stopped after that. And did the toothbrush replacement
First of all, hes 10 months, not even a year old, which means he is still an infant. DO NOT HIT AN INFANT, they do not have the cognitive ability to understand the connection between their gums hurting, and then you smacking them for it. Same goes with biting. Hes a baby. His gums hurt and he is trying to relieve the hurt by applying pressure, dont hurt him more in a random other place by biting him, hes a baby and wont understand.
Redirect, say no (repeatedly saying no teaches him the word no, this may work at this age) give him tylenol or motrin for his gum pain, and maybe give him some frozen fruit or baby food (depending on how developed his eating is) to sooth the gum pain.
And remember, teething = your baby is in pain.
Put him down and walk away
Use something bad tasting on you skin
I’ve worked with hundreds of kids and very little works till they grow out of it.
Not all biting is due to pain. Many littles bite out of frustration to. Baby sighn helps that to.
You can’t do much in a daycare setting but give them a chew toy, redirect and separate them for a few.
With my own It went on for months, my oldest got tired of it and bit her back. she was shocked and didn’t do it again…
Your son isn’t going to stop teething just yet. Don’t let him bite you put vinegar on ur finger and let him bite you he won’t do it again. I gave my son organic teething baby gel it would help a lot and baby Tylenol. Also try to put baby teething toys in the freezer give it to ur baby buy a lot of different teething toys. I know it’s hard but stay strong mama and I wouldn’t recommend hitting ur son that isn’t going to help. Try giving ur son a kid tooth brush or teething ring. A lot of different options you can try
Umm he’s an infant…i don’t think that hitting him or biting him back is going to do anything other than actually hurt him…get him some new teether toys…i put puffs and grapes in the nüby net teethers and have even given him a silicone spatula and he LOVES it. Chew on celery stalks, rubber duckies, all sorts of stuff. But don’t freaking hit your 10mo old that’s insane wtf
I bit back. Not hard to leave marks or bruises, just had enough where they jumped. Never had an issue with bitting again. Only other time I had issues with the kids biting was each other and if my son bit my daughter I had my daughter bite him back. Then I would talk to him/her aboit not wanting to get bit so dont bite.
If you do it right he won’t be laughing
Hmmm i would say bite him back. Not too hard but to make him understand 
He’s Only Ten Months Old!! All he understands is his little mouth is hurting. Give him something cold to chew on. Maybe a frozen face washer.
Bonjella ,panadol or something cold
I think they sell things for that
Something cold to. Bite on his gums are itching.no hitting
I used frozen teething rings, cold washcloths, rubbed his gums. Didn’t have the numbing stuff then for gums. He never bit me. My brother bit my sister though and she bit him back, He never did it again. My sister was really hurt though from the bite and she didn’t want to bite her little brother. Try the children’s orajel to numb his gums. Teething rings frozen, frozen fruit juice someone said. I saw a pacifier on here but didn’t look up what kind it was for teething. If all else fails, bite him back. Worked for mothers for decades. If nursing there is a breast protector now for you Mom’s.
Cover your teeth with your lips and give a firm bite back.
It’s a tough decision but if all else has failed 1 good bite back should do the trick. It may sound harsh but I did it with my 1st child and it helped he never did it again he is now 8 and doesn’t remember a thing
Pop that mouth (not super hard) and say No Biting! They even make a book called Teeth are Not for Biting! I’ve seen kids become sneaky biters when parents bite back. Like coming in for a hug, then bam bite someone!
Stern “NO! That hurts!!” and put him down someplace safe like pack n play or bed and walk a way for a minute. Go back. Say “no biting” then pick up again.
And my kids went through the biting stage I bet them back I did not leave marks on them when I bet them but I bet them back hard enough that they knew it hurt and I never bid again they are now 23yrs, 19yrs and 7yrs
When we were kids my brother was really bad about biting and my mom bite him back. Not enough to cause marks or anything but to let him know it hurt and he quit really fast
Keep a chewy with him at all times. Something with a flavor is helpful. Also the chewy type that can be frozen.
One of my friends shared this .
My two older ones got bit back one time and they never bit again, they are now 13 and 10 now my LO (10months) he is teething first tooth broke through yesterday he bites when hes mad so I take my finger and tap him on the mouth and sternly tell him NO, hes learning that it’s not ok. He does have his teething toys which he bites the crap out of and like them frozen or just cold.
Side note: I was raised old school by my parents and grandma. For the people that state its cruel and unusual punishment that’s what’s wrong with today’s generation because parents are afraid of there children. No one can tell you how to raise your little human I was raised by rules and punishment for breaking rules. Kids are smart especially little ones if we dont teach them young then they grow up to be disrespectful. And as long as you aren’t being abusive and hurting your child then do what works for you.
What’s good for the goose isn’t always good for the gander.
Bite him back not hard but where he feels it. I did with my kid after she bit me and she never did it again
I bit my daughter back when she realizes how it feels she stoped
Go to the pharmacy and ask for humphreys that is for baby teething and he will stop doing that
Give him cold carrots to rub on his gums,be sure to wash and peel first,also cold washed and peeled Jicama,cut large chunks so he can hold on to & rub on his gums
Do not bite him back DHS considers that to be cruel and unusual punishment and grounds to remove child
I bit back. So they know how it feels. It stopped immediately. I’m old school.
Tell him “no!” everytime he bites anything other than a teething toy. He needs to hear the difference in your tone.
When ever he bites you, make a point to help loud enough to scare him, and this may work to the biting…works with some kids
A wet wash cloth, maybe even sprinkled with a healthy flavor
I made a point to bite her back , and told her no more biting, and that was the end of it, because she was expressing that biting at the daycare too…
I used a balsamic Amber
Necklace it helps white the pain the baby has so no more biting
Yup. It’s tough. Say sternly we don’t bite and if he bites bite back sometimes you have to inflict pain for them to realize it hurts
When he bites scream loudly and pretend to cry.
Give him something he can chew and bite!!! No don’t bite me . Bite this
A hunk of lightly salted beef jerky.
You can also buy him baby oragel for teething
I got my kids back and thay did not like it
Sweetie, when it happens you gently smack him and say no biting and if this does not work then you put your teeth on his arm or finger and bite ever so soft so he feels it and then say bad not bite and smack yourself for doing it.