One Year Old Biting - Help and advice required

[evie2000]

Hello all - I never thought this would be a problem 'my little angel' had but anyway - he's a fantastic, happy very busy little 13 month old, into everything but habs recently taken to biting me. At the moment it's just me but I am struggling to know what to do about it. Does anyone have any bright ideas or solutions. So far I've tried total silence, ignoring him and putting him on the floor, saying no very firmly and sounding very cross (which gets a laugh). I really don't know what to do but am guessing I am not alone in this problem. He does understand no being 13 months but often does the activity anyway...

THank you so much. I am keen to get to the bottom of it before he does it to someone else if I possibly can.

You are not alone, my DS, now 15mths has been having the odd nip or bite since he was about 10mths. I have tried everything you've desecribed to no avail.

Fortunately, he has never bitten another child.

I am waiting patiently for him to grow out of it. So no advice but just wanted to let you know you're not alone.

Supercherry thank you so much for your response - as you say it is lovely ot know you're not alone. Much appreciated.

Another one with a biter here too

DD is 15mths and so far hasn't bitten me only her 3yr old brother

She does it every time he has a toy she wants. He drops said toy and runs crying to me ans she looks very pleased with herself as she gets the toy...

Grrrr...driving me mad!!

I had a biter and it progressed to biting his older brother, and occasionally other children. DS1 then started biting back, and we had a periods where both of them would have bite marks on arms, faces.

It's horrible, but it's really common and does not mean there's something wrong with your child.

Looking back, I think it sometimes starts as a way of them relieving teething pain, then it can be maintained by them getting a reaction for doing it (even a bad one can encourage them).

Nothing at this stage will work straight away. Try not to worry, as this will make your reactions more extreme. The sounding cross is not working, as you say. Just put him on the floor when he does it and turn your head away from him. Say something like "Do not bite" as you do it

simpson sounds like yours is doing it quite deliberately. All you can do is ensure she doesn't get anything out of it, as you are doing.