My 21 mo bit me

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It was just before bedtime and he was tired and getting crabby . Playing trains with him story and stopped to reply to my husband who had asked me a question. Ds was obviously miffed that I wasn't paying him attention and sunk his teeth right into my arm. I cried out involuntarily which freaked him out and he started sobbing.

I sat him in the corner and told
Him he must not bite, and made
Him say sorry. He was reaching out for a cuddle and was beside himself, so I cuddled him. But not sure if this was the right reaction and am worried he will do it again at nursery. What should I have done??

My dd3 went through a bitey phase at around 20 months, I just said 'no bite' very firmly and then distracted her. They grow out of it

You did what I do.

Many children go through a biting phase.

Ds1 bit quite a lot Not generally other children though except his baby brother!

They all come out of it, ds1 bit one final time when he was about 3, really sunk his teeth in and held on for dear life, all in public It hurt so much I cried....

You did the right thing, telling them it hurts in a stern voice is really all you can do at that age. Ds1 wasn't much older when he bit newborn ds2! Not one of our finest hours.

He's a delightful 10 year old boy now though with no cannibalist tendencies