That's what SWEET little O from yesterdays post left on little Aider-baby's leg today. From her teeth. She's bit him before, but this was hard. He had a perfect little mouth mark on his leg ALL day. I freaked.
I'm not a big spanker, but she gets spanked for biting. And she got spanked today. And a time-out. I've had it with the biting.
Someone suggested to me to have her bite on something adversive (like a lemon or scrubby pad) after she bites. Any other suggestion?
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oh no ehlan! I am so sorry. What an awful day - for everyone.
I read "Teeth Are Not for Biting" by Elizabeth Verdick over and over and over and over to my daughter. It helped. You can get it at Amazon.com pretty cheap. Also, for us it seemed like a good opportunity to teach empathy . I assume poor Aidan cried afterwards, maybe if you point out that he is sad, hurting and has big tears because of his bite, maybe it would help? That's what we did....if timeouts don't work, we take away a toy (not a lovie) that they like. This worked for us, I hope at least the book helps. Poor Aidan!!
eek!
When Annika went through a biting phase around Olivia's age, I just did consistent time-outs and tried showing empathy to the offended child. Well, Annika is four and just bit me last week. Obviously that method just didn't have the lasting effects I would have hoped for.
When Sofie started her biting phase, I got fed up and decided to do what I was initially so opposed to: biting the little biter back. Yep. I left teeth marks. She hasn't bit me lately like her four year old sister has.
I personally was mortified when people offered me that advice when Annika was biting, but after my failed efforts, I decided to give it a try with the second. I hope you find something that works and you can share it with me! ;)
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