HI,
Not posted on here before. Need some advice please? My DS is 14 months and my close friend has a child of the same age. We often look after each others children and they regularly play together.
About 4/5 months ago my friends little boy started to lunge at my DS - my friens said for months that her little chap was trying to 'kiss' or be affectionate but, in recent months it is clear that he is biting.
He has broken the skin on two children he is at nursery with and regularly bruised his Mum and Dad. Time spent with him is now an endless session of trying to stop him take chunks out of my DS face and head.
He has also started to push my DS and smaller children over and scrat5ch them/hit them.
His mum is good about stepping in and removing him but she takes the approach of explaining to him that it is naughty, perhaps ignoring him for a few minutes or taking him out of the room. He frequently laughs in her face.
My DS is by no means perfect - he has his moments too but nothing like this persistent endless houding of other children - this child takes every opportunity he can to take a sneaky nibble on a child.
I like seeing my friend and her little boy is fine when we are out and about but I feel like I can't see them on a 1 to 1 basis anymore because my son invariably gets injured.
Not helped by me being 9 weeks pg again and shattered.
Any tips on how I might address this? Is this likely to be a phase?
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Advice on a biting baby please.
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Momdeguerre · 14/09/2009 17:05
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