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[kayley3000]

Please help, my 14 month old daughter has started biting she has now bit 4 children at the playgroup i go to. i have tried to give lots of attention to the child she has done it to and tell my daughter its wrong but she just ignores me and carries on playing if i stop her from playing she will have a tantrum at me which causes all the other mums to look at me like im wrong, i cant hug her for having the tantrum else that might lead back to if she bites she gets a hug... please please help i really dont know what to do next x

kayley, this is really common, don't worry! What I did when ds had this phase was just a firm "NO, we don't bite" and then put him down; he used to try to bite me, not other kids. But if it had been other kids, I would have just calmly removed him and diverted him IMMEDIATELY on to something else.

Diverting your dd's attention to other stuff she can play with really will be your best option at this age; I see why you were trying to give attention to the child she has bitten, but I personally feel this might be going right over your dd's head! I really don't think at 14 months they have the thought processes to think "I want mummy's attention, but she is paying lots of attention to that child I bit, oh, I know, I won't bite again, then I will get mummy's attention" I just don't think it's worth while at this age.

Just a firm no, remove her from the scene of the crime and find her something she can play with immediately.....you just need to divert her, don't think you have to do it in a harsh way.

Don't feel bad, as I say it's extremely common for kids this age to bite. They're just experimenting.

thankyou so much for that i have been doing what you said but i havnt really had any major incidents since ive been keeping a close eye on her so she hasnt had chance to mark a child