PLEASE HELP - Toddler literally won't stop biting

[MrsRose2018]

Hi

I desperately need some advice or at least some reassurance.

My son is 2 and, whilst absolutely no Angel, is generally one for the sweetest, funniest most loving little kids.

HOWEVER, he's gotten into this awful phase where he is biting a kid literally every day at nursery.

In his meagre defence, he never bit until he started in his new toddler room and was bitten like 3-4 times in a row so it's a learnt behaviour but it's going way past this now.

We have literally tried EVERYTHING:

• ignoring it in case it's for attention (at home)
• sticker reward charts - at home and in nursery
• being calm but very firm - "biting is NOT nice/biting hurts/kind hands
• distraction
• Time outs - at home
• nursery have bought him bite buddy things for round his neck

Nursery are great Tbf and say it's just a phase and he will get through it but I'm honestly distraught by it. To the point I'm considering taking him out of nursery for a month abs trying to crack the habit.

I'm even more concerned as I have a new baby due 20 December and I'm terrified of how this might make things worse.

Anything anyone has to offer is greatly appreciated as I basically just cry every day he gets home xx

Unfortunately the most effective way is that he needs to be watched like a hawk and stopped before biting. But nursery staff can't realistically dedicate someone to just watching/stopping him.

My DS went through a biting phase - and it is just a phase. But one thing that I do think helped is the "Teeth are not for biting" book. We read it at home LOADS and talked about how teeth are only for eating/etc.

Thank you! I will order that book now!

Yes "shadowing" him in nursery is one thing that was suggested so they can watch him and intervene when necessary.

We have a meeting on Thursday to discuss as I just can't cope with this anymore