Help!

[Mumma1984]

My just about to turn 2, little boy has been biting me more recently, at nursery he has had a few nasty bites from other kids, the he bit a couple times if a kid had a toy he wanted or something ... I just don't really know what to do! I try to say what nursery say to him which is to try and explain it hurts people and makes them sad etc his dad wants to go the route of more of a stern 'no that's very naughty' route which nursery say they don't understand and u need to explain more how it makes u feel.

Any tips or help? It's only when he gets very frustrated with something and I know it's normal when they struggle to explain their frustration I'm just not sure of the best way to tell him it's bad to do. I've bought some books because he likes reading, one is teeth are not for biting and the other is hands are not for hitting and I'm hoping they help but I'm all ears for anything else!

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He is only a baby and this is very normal. It is often a defence mechanism in a nursery setting bit can be frutration and other reasons. By far and away the best way t handle it is absolute vigilance. Watch him like a hawk, anticipate play scenarios when it mught happen. At the very first sign of a move to bite, whisk him up and away from the other child and say No, then take him to a calm place to remove him from the threat. If he bites you you do the same but quickly move yourself out of range. Consistency

The other thing to teach him is a tactic that he is aloud to do if he feels threatened, eg hold up his hand and Say "No I dont like that" or "Please stop"