Has anyone got any advice about how to deal with 18mo DD biting? I picked her up from Nursery this afternoon to be told that she had bitten 4 children and had even drawn blood :( She is teething at the moment and has been a bit grumpy for the last two days so I'm hoping that this is the reason.
She has only bitten me before, my mum and my nephew who is 3 1/2. Most of the time it is when she is excited and doesn't bite hard but some times it can be when something is taken away from her or she is not allowed something and she will also pinch (I have a nice set of finger bruise marks on my upper arm :( )
I try not to react and get angry at her, I say no and walk off so as not to give her attention but over the last two weeks I've found myself starting to get a bit angry and sometimes end up in tears (well now about 4 times a day). I don't have any support to back me up/give me a rest as it is just the two of us.
She is lovely most of the time but I'm just worried that she won't stop and I don't want her to bite anyone else's DC, I was so upset after I picked her up today and her burst into tears in the nursery :(
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18 mo DD biting
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pugwash · 04/07/2011 20:07
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