When my son was little I had a really bad problem with my son biting and I tried all sorts of advise from friend and family but nothing worked. There was a free parenting seminar by a child specialist and at that time it was like a prayer being answered. Well question time after his speach I asked what I could do as every time my son would play with other children he would bite one of them. He advised me to ignore it when he bites and I asked how can I do that when my child has just bitten some poor womens child and she is expecting you to punish your child or else I felt like that any way. and he said if you have tried everything else that this is the only way. Wow it worked but admittedly I was very careful where I took my son, but it actually worked for me, and it was worth it.

kids tend to like the sensation of biting, it feels goods and they can't quite comprehend that it is a bad thing to do at 2 years old.

But they need to know there are consequences if they bite, what those consequences is up to you eg. taking favourite toy away, sending to room. but it must be done at that time so their little minds can see some connection to the act of biting ( if i do this, this is what will happen) and you need to be consistant.

It maybe as simple as providing the child with a chewable toy, so they can still enjoy the sensation, perhaps alleviate uncomfortable feelings in gums, without causing pain to others??

traceywestaway

My son started the biting stage and it was only me so it was very easy to deal with is if he does it and I am at home I usually watch TV so I would tell him off and put him facing the couch away from me and just let him scream. If we are out and he does it I put him in the pram backwards and make him sit there looking at a dark cloth and let him scream it out I also make sure he cannot see me to well. This works really well he went from biting me several times a day to maybe once a week.

Just make sure you let him scream it out and DO NOT BITE HIM BACK, that does not work. This technique also works well for all sorts of naughty behaviour.

First thing is do not bite them back. That will just confuse them. Work out what situation it is that your child is in when they bite. Are they biting because they are scared, want some attention or just plain tired? If you can work it out you could try time out or taking them away from the situation. But don't give them any attention when they do it.

Hope this helps

Juzzy