Ds2 bit bs1 on the fInger hard enough to leave teeth marks

[MamaMaiasaura]

This was first incident but I really don't want it to become a ongoing behaviour. Ds1(12) said no to ds2 (4) playing on ds1's phone so ds2 bit him, hard! I told ds1 that I was cross and that you shouldn't bite and grim to say sorry to ds1 and sat him down for 4 minutes while I sorted kitchen. Afterwards Ili had a chat to him and said that you must not bite anyone and that of a grown up bit another grown up they'd get in lots of trouble and be told off by police and go to jail. He hid under table and cried :( I know it was probably OTT but I really wanted to nip it in the bid (no pun intended). This is first experience of child biting and wondered WWYD? Oh and he's not allowed on phone today at all.

Got him not grim silly fat fingers

I think you've made it clear it's unacceptable and he won't get what he wanted today so he can see that biting doesn't get what you want.

That will probably be the end of it because he's 4yo and can understand action and consequence.

Just don't mention it and wait and see.

Hope DS1 is OK now.

Thanks kidding. Just didn't quite know the best approach but was t going to follow my dm who bit dsis back

I suspect as they get older they'll fight more. BUT by teaching whoever is in the wrong they will not get what they want you are doing the right thing. People make mistakes - it's how they're dealt with and whats learnt from them that count.