Biting- not malicious but how do I stop him?

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Ds is almost 2yo. He has just started biting clothes, his cuddly monkey and me! :(
He seems to be doing it for fun/ not nasty/ tantrum etc. But if I say no he just laughs!

How do I stop this behaviour?
Could it be teething related? Think last group of molars are appearing.

TIA :)

DS did this. Used to bite me and giggle. I think he really didn't know it hurt, till I bit him! Never did it again! You may be less evil than me but that's my advice.

Any other advice?

Not sure biting him would be top of my list of things to try!

hmmm biting him obviously not a good idea

is he old enuf now for naughty step/time out?

Naughty step doesn't work as he can't do sitting still yet. 6 months time yes but not yet.

Have you tried a variation of the naughty step. Our 16 month old responds well to this. Although DS won't sit still on a step he does understand that if he is put out of the room he is being punished. We take him straight out of the room and shut the door leaving him on his own in the hall way. We exclude him for one minute. Then we let him back in explaining why he was put out of the room.
The first time we did this he had an absolute melt down and took quite a while to calm down when he was brought back in, but now it seems to be quite effective and we use it for other stuff too (hitting or touching the laptops).

I think you also have to be consistent - be careful you don't play games that involve you play biting him - eg eating his hands or biting him tummy. Its difficult to say to a toddler don't bite if you are biting him even if its gentle.

When DS is teething we do loosen it up a bit though but try and substitute our bodily parts for raw carrots.

My dd2 used to do this. It wasn't aggressive, it seemed like intense affection and it happened particularly when she was tired. I also think it was connected with teething. I used to say, 'No biting. Cuddles are nicer,' and if I could catch her as she was lunging in for a bite she would give me a big hug instead.

I have to admit though that I think she just grew out of it in the end rather than my solving it in any way. As with everything, it will pass.

I think getting in with a cuddle first sounds like a nice plan but it usually happens when I'm tired!
Trouble with putting him out the room is that he FIFA something fascinating wherever he goes. Putting him in the hall give him the letter box, keys, shoes, etc. Which is hours of fun!

I'll give both a try tho as I worry he'll do it at nursery!