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1 Yr Old Biting

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Newbie1999 · 08/04/2020 08:11

So my 1 year old has developed a bit of a biting issue - in that she bites us all, constantly. Especially me.

I’ve tried sternly saying no and putting her on the floor every time, but that’s not worked. Any other tips? Not sure I like the ‘bite her back’ method...

OP posts:
screwcovid19 · 08/04/2020 08:13

Just continue with what you're doing really consistently. She'll stop eventually.

Sexnotgender · 08/04/2020 08:15

Don’t bite her back. All she’ll learn from that is that biting is ok.

Whentheleavesfalldown · 08/04/2020 08:16

Carry on as you are, she'll stop eventually. Please don't bite her back

OuterMongolia · 08/04/2020 08:17

You're doing the right thing. It does take time to work.

Lunafortheloveogod · 08/04/2020 08:18

My sons the same, I do an exaggerated “ouch” before the no.. maybe learning that it hurts?

Biting backs daft you wouldn’t teach a dog not to crap on the rug by shittin on its blanket. All you’d do is enforce that bitings the answer. Never seen the logic behind smacking a kid shouting “don’t hit people” either.

Tink88 · 08/04/2020 08:18

Don't bite her back.
Keep doing what you are doing they will realise 1 is a baby.

ALovelyBitOfSquirrel · 08/04/2020 08:22

The dickheads that say bite them back are the same morons that say rub their face in it about animals that have an accident in the home. Absolute twats and should be ashamed of themselves.

SlimGin · 08/04/2020 08:25

A colleague told me to bite back I thought it was so weird, had no idea it's a 'thing'!

I just put DD in her cot for two minutes when she bites. If I put her on the floor she continues to bite me!

Zoecarter · 08/04/2020 08:30

My son is 21 months and was biteing me. I would say no and put him down.

I think his biteing was a communication issue tho and useally wanted something x

Zoecarter · 08/04/2020 08:30

He’s stopped biteing now for like a month

Original poster
Newbie1999 · 08/04/2020 12:09

Thanks all!

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St0pTryingT0MakeFetchHappen · 09/04/2020 18:22

Not a deliberate thing, but when DS1 was around that age he was sat behind me and bit me very suddenly on the back of the arm. I screamed, he burst into tears - but also stopped biting!

halesie · 10/04/2020 13:24

Hi OP, is she teething? May be a sensory need and / or communication issue as a PP has suggested. You can get sensory chew toys eg on amazon that might help if it's a sensory need.

MorganKitten · 10/04/2020 17:08

This was me as a kid, my mum bit me back once and I stopped.

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