Year old biter - he gets very feral - normal? Help!

[LaTristesse]

Hey all,
DS has just turned one and is at times what can only be described as feral; he gets really bitey and scratchy. It's usually when he's tired, but he fights his sleep and is starting to drop naps although he's not really ready, so try as I might I can't get him to sleep to eliminate the biting.
Is this normal?
I think he's too young for discipline although DH disagrees. What would you do?
Please tell me this is something he'll grow out of...

Bump - my little nearly one year old DS also bites. I think its when he's hungry so just tend to pick him up and give him a snack or lunch / tea if its getting close to that time.

Its awful though as he also bites DS1 (3 yrs old) - and then laughs. I think he does it for attention as he always laughs afterwards.

I think he's too young for discipline, although a firm NO might do the trick?

I never had this with DS1 so don't have any RL experience. The thing I have learnt is that everything is a phase so not really worried about it.

I would say you've already hit the nail on the head... he's tired. He's at the point where he's over tired and can't control himself any more.

Another sure sign of being over tired is refusing to go down for his naps. Yes at 1yo he is too young to drop his naps, so a little help in getting him to sleep may be needed until he's sorted it out. When and for how long is he sleeping in the day? Is he sleeping through the night?

As for discipline. I agree with pp. A firm "you do not bite" is acceptable. He needs to know.

Thanks for the replies.

He goes down at 7.30 for the night and will usually sleep til 2 when he wakes for milk, then more milk again at 4 then up at 6.30 for the day. In the daytime he'll sleep anything from an hour and a half to 3 hours, either 1 or 2 naps, and usually in increments of 45 minutes as he struggles to get past a sleep cycle.

I know he could use more sleep though as he'll often fall asleep again on me after he's woken. (Historically he used to feed to sleep and would only sleep in my arms - it's taken us a lot of work to get him to nap in his bed at all). He will sleep in the car / pushchair ok.

I do try to get him to sleep when he seems tired like this but he usually spends half an hour crawling round his cot and clapping his hands. He seems to fight it at every step...

I'll definitely stick with the firm 'no' even though he just laughs and repeats the biting - eventually he'll get the hang of it I hope!

That 45 minute mark is a nightmare isn't it! Is there anyway you could extend his name. Be there when he stirs and help him back to sleep? My DS (13m) can double his sleep this way. I just make sure his lovey is near his hands/face and put my hand on his tummy, saying shhhhhh, and he will go straight back down.

How long is he awake before he sleeps? I would say he's either over tired or under tired.