My 3yo is a lovely and usually very kind child, but she keeps biting me and her dad (her dad more than me). She doesn’t do it when she’s worked up in a tantrum, but when she’s in a seemingly good mood she’ll just run up and chomp down on us. We tell her no very firmly and have had lots of discussions about being kind and how biting hurts people. I confess on a couple of occasions when she has really hurt me, I have shouted at her and cried.
Previously the consequence for hurting other people (biting, hitting, etc) was time out in her room, which was reasonably effective. However she was recently potty trained and now wees on her carpet every time she is sent to time out. I am pretty sure this is deliberate as it is often very small amounts, like she’s pushed it out. However I don’t want to keep putting her in a situation where she is wetting herself (plus her carpet can’t take much more!)
I am stuck on where to go next or what her consequence should be. I can ban her from tv in the evening but that can be many hours after she has bitten and I think consequences for kids her age should be fairly immediate.
I know she’s very young but her dad has ADD and she’s very active, physical, impulsive and struggles to sit still, so I do wonder sometimes if a diagnosis is in her future. She was also quite slow to talk and is still a little behind her peers
Would really appreciate any advice.