biting through frustration

[PrincessScrumpy]

dtds are 16mo and sharing is an issue (not as much as I expected but once or twice a day).

dtd1 bites dtd2, I think when she is having a toy stolen or dtd2 gets in her way. It is usually when I'm out of the room or have my back turned. I will hear dtd1 scream out of the blue (a now recognisable scream) and find a bite mark - on her wrist, or see a wet patch on her hair and find a bite mark hidden. Today I found one on her leg but it was when I went to change her nappy as she was wearing tights so I didn't know it had happened. If I see it I tell dtd1 off and she has stopped mid bite when I've caught it in time. No idea how to deal with it.

I showed her her sister's leg and told her no biting and she seemed to look and listen but not sure how much a 16mo gets that far after the event... by this time I'd picked up dd1 from school and shopped in the supermarket for an hour so was a long time after it happened.

Hi Princess, we have EXACTLY the same thing. DT1 bites DT2 - ear piercing scream rom DT2 follows and a perfect ring of bite marks comes up. When she does it I put her in the playpen for a couple of minutes just to seperate them (I'm not expecting her to grasp discipline at 16 months!) and poor DT2 gets over it and carried on.

I have noticed though that she only seems to do it when she is getting a new tooth, although I dont think it is to relive the pain as all the front ones are through, theyre now working on molars. If I see her going in for a bite I grab her and jut say no biting. DT2 has never bitten DT1 so at least she isnt learning the behaviour from her!

Its exactly that, just biting from frustration....my son was the same at that age and used to bite people, toys and the carpet.....untill he could start talking and venting a bit better.

Its a stage most (not all) kids go through, all you can do is tell them No firmly and wait :)

Star xx

I'm fairly relieved she's only biting her sister and not others... so far. She did bite her older sister months ago but that was more see what they did kind of bite and dd1 screamed so loud (she's 4 and dramatic anyway ) that it was enough to stop her doing it again.

Thanks for reassurance. I'm sure it will pass, just feel so sorry for dtd2 but glad she doesn't retaliate!