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1year old biting, help

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misdee · 14/01/2012 12:33

he bites in frustration mainly.

i dont want to bite him back.

aside from telling him no biting when i see him start to get annoyed and go for a chomp, what else can i do?

he was only 1 last week.

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purepurple · 14/01/2012 13:33

Distract him. Ignore it. Give him something he can chew on. Give him some pain reflief for teething.
Don't make an issue of it. They can soon learn that they get more attention for negative actions and it becomes a habit that is hard to break.

Albrecht · 14/01/2012 13:51

Yes I agree. Distraction - its always good to keep a few really exciting objects tucked away for this type of moment - even the phone!

I also took to wearing lots of covered up clothes to give me a bit of cushioning. And saying that hurts, I don't like it, sad face. It takes a while but he'll get it. Also show him nice ways of touching, stroking, cuddling and saying "gentle gentle" I think helped ds behave a bit more pleasantly. He still belts me in the face sometimes when upset but atleast its not biting (think his was connected to teething as he got 3 teeth at once at 1 year).

misdee · 14/01/2012 14:18

Thanks. He has 10teeth already.

I try and distract as much as possible.

Have taken to changing his clothes and handing him a toy at the same time so he doesn't take chunks out of it.

Baby teeth are sharp!

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