DD bites us sometimes, and it's got worse over the last couple of weeks. She's only 15 months, but she really bites down hard and drew blood from her dad tonight. I am covered in marks just from this weekend. Help please!
It only seems to happen when a) she's very excited, or b) we're trying to do something with ehr she doesn't want to do, for example change nappy or put in car seat.
Sugestions I have had include:
- Ignore her for a bit and lavish attention onto the bitee.
We have tried this after she bit her dad and then she bit me about 15 mins later. But might it work if we stick with it?
- Tell her "we don't bite, it hurts", act disapproving for a min (eg put her down if carrying her) then forget about it.
This is the tactic we have used the most so doesn't seem to work.
- Bite her back.
This is not something I could do tbh, I am not comfortable with the idea, don't agree with it and don't think it will work.
- Time out.
We haven't tried this, is she too young?
If anyone has any thoughts or can recommend anything else, please add. I think we need to pick one approach and stick to it, but not sure what is best.
Thank you for your thoughts.