Yes Toddlerdom has struck dd2 with a vengence!

[Beauregard]

Little tantrums,lots of screaming and wilful behaviour,throwing things(quite good overarm),refusing to hold our hands or be guided by us ,jumping and hurling and climbing up anything she can find.All of which we are coping with but then she bit me out of the blue the other dayand has nipped me again today and tried several times to do it again ,now i know that some children do this but i don't know why?
My instinct was to shout firmly"NO that is naughty no biting"
How should i have reacted do you think?

bump

no, we dont bite people it hurts

and put her down on the floor facing away from you

She is 16months
I did wonder if she may be teething asher gum looks white at the back .

dd1 did it when very overtired, and/or teething, at that age.

I would let her know it hurt, by saying 'ouch' (which I couldn't help saying anyway!), then a firm but calm 'no, no biting, biting hurts'. And if holding her, put her down for a minute.

Obviously, kids need to be taught that biting is not ok - but I don't think its actually naughty, at that age. I suspect its a primal reaction to teething pain, anger, and even sometimes excitement.

But definitely painful, and not ok

Ohhh wait till the threenager year kicks in, no one warned me at all!! everyone says about terrible two's? nah 2 is a doddle compared to 3

I went into dd's bedroom yesterday thinking we could play horses together...i walked in she gave me a dirty look and said "stay out of my room" since when do 3 yr olds become hormonal? god i didnt say that until i was at least 14!!

Oh tell me about the attitude pucca,dd1 is like a mini vikki pollard