Make the biting stop!

I cannot stand the biting anymore that my 13 1/2 month old keeps doing. It hurts badly.

I've tried "NO!" "Don't bite, that hurts mommy!" saying "OUCH!" as well as pulling her off of me when she does bite. Nothing works! I have even tried hitting her hand after saying that it hurts me. No dice. Today I hit her hand and it made her cry but I think that's only because I accidentally hit her face with a finger since her hand was right next to it and now I feel like an ass.

I just don't know what to do anymore. I even promised myself I would never resort to hand hitting to get the point accross and now that I have and it hasn't worked, I remember why.

Anyone have better ideas? I need to stop this behavior before she makes off with a nipple or piece of skin from my face.

My dumbass husband says to bite them back. I hope like hell he is joking. If he bites our kids I will bite him!!

Sorry no real advice.

Quoting SonyaJ390:“ My dumbass husband says to bite them back. I hope like hell he is joking. If he bites our kids I will bite him!! Sorry no real advice.”

Thats what Ive heard also. My neice was a biter, she bit me a few times, I bit her back once she stopped the biting.

I will bite lightly to let mine know that it can hurt.. it doesn't take much to make a baby cry so dont like chomp down on them, just give em a little nibble to let her know you mean business!!

I remember when I was little I bite my mom once. She spanked me, couple hours later I did it again. Next thing I know my mom had my arm and just nibbled it to show she can bite me as well. She said you can do it so can I. I was so taken back by the fact she would do that I never bite her again. And by no means was it ever hard. it was more of an act of her mouth touching my skin picking the skin up alittle. just to show she could do it just as well

I might get hell for this but i dont care. When my son starts his biting stage i will bite him back, it worked with me, i bit my dad and he bit me back and i never bit again.

My niece used to do the same thing, i bit her back and she never bit me again.

I personally wouldn't bite her back. I really dont have any more advice but I think biting back is kinda mean.

The whole hand popping thing. Anytime I do that Kaden throws a temper tantrum. Its not even that it hurt just made him mad. So don't feel so bad about that

I was told to bite them back! If my sons bites me I will bite him back!! I will teach him that biting hurts!! I will not chomp on him but I will do it to where he realizes it doesn't feel good!

To me, atleast, biting a child when they bite you is saying "You cannot bite people, but I can"...makes no sense to me.  

My toddler (who will be 2 next month) has been my only biter so far. Anytime he has biten somebody we have told him "We dont bite people, it hurts" and then shown him something he can chew on (a teething toy etc). I think that toddlers especially bite because they are teething and it hurts like a bugger and I think that it helps relive the pressure in their mouths.

All this to say, we used redirection followed by showing him something he could bite (he loves this huge wooden mixing spoon to gnaw! ) and he doesnt do it as often any more...not *never* but not as often.

Quoting SonyaJ390:“ My dumbass husband says to bite them back. I hope like hell he is joking. If he bites our kids I will bite him!! Sorry no real advice.”

My mom did that to my brother when he was little. He wouldn't stop biting so she just bit him one day and he never did it again. He's not scarred for life or anything from it but I can't bring myself to do it to my child, lol

Quoting JEM79:“ To me, atleast, biting a child when they bite you is saying "You cannot bite people, but I can"...makes ... [snip!] ... (he loves this huge wooden mixing spoon to gnaw! ) and he doesnt do it as often any more...not *never* but not as often.”

I try redirection. I try chew toys for toddlers. She doesn't take them anymore though   she does enjoy biting the wooden chair though but it splinters off so that's out. Don't want her getting a mouth full of sharp shards of wood  

I know she's cutting like all of her molars on top but the biting has been going on since before that.

Ah, maybe I could try putting something really gross tasting on my entire body and when she realizes mommy tastes icky she'll stop!

Quoting JEM79:“ To me, atleast, biting a child when they bite you is saying "You cannot bite people, but I can"...makes ... [snip!] ... (he loves this huge wooden mixing spoon to gnaw! ) and he doesnt do it as often any more...not *never* but not as often.”

I agree it sends a really messed up mixed message...

Quoting Cowgirl♥Up:“ I try redirection. I try chew toys for toddlers. She doesn't take them anymore though   she does ... [snip!] ... maybe I could try putting something really gross tasting on my entire body and when she realizes mommy tastes icky she'll stop!”

My aunt got this stuff for my cousin that she painted on her thumb to keep her from thumb sucking!  

Being that he is so young yet (just over a year) I would just keep plugging away with the redirection and he will eventually "get it". Hugs though, biting isnt fun, especially if you are the "bite-ee"!

My daughter has bit me three times in the last couple weeks. She is just kinda starting this phase. Each time she did I made sure to make a big deal about it, say how it HURTS mommy and keep saying Owies (what we say for Ouchies). Make sure I emphasize that we dont bite people, it hurts! She cries after she realizes it hurts me. She knows what owies means, shes had a few before! lol. I would never think to bite my child back! Thats just sending mixed messages. Mommy can bite but you cant?! Just seems wrong. Just keep plugging away at the saying it hurts and really get upset about it, almost like you're going to cry...(even though sometimes it hurts so bad you want to huh!). Eventually they'll get it. My daughter hasnt done it since saturday so I think we're making progress!  

Quoting ryleighs_momma:“ My daughter has bit me three times in the last couple weeks. She is just kinda starting this phase. Each ... [snip!] ... bad you want to huh!). Eventually they'll get it. My daughter hasnt done it since saturday so I think we're making progress!  ”

I've been trying the fake crying on my part when she does it (although I have really cried a few times from it!) and she gets so upset that she starts in, lol so then I feel bad for making her cry of course so I stop. She's so manipulative lol