Toddler biting when frustrated, is this a normal phase?

[TheMaryClaire]

My son has started biting when frustrated, especially if his sister takes a toy or says no. He’s bitten me twice and tried to bite another child at soft play.

Is this a normal toddler phase? How did you stop it without shouting?

It is not unusual. You have to stay very close, so soft play probably off the cards for now.
Also avoiding over stimulation.
You have to spot it coming and remove before they bite. If they do it, say no biting firmly and remove, then go to make a big fuss of the victim.

They grow out of it!

Also stop his sister taking toys, that's not fair!

Our 3rd child was briefly a biter at age 2, which took me by surprise. We yelled "you do not bite" if he tried to go for another child (shouting to stop injury is completely acceptable imo). So he quickly stopped that and for a while would bite his own hand (or a table leg!) when he got angry. It's just a stage when they don't know how to communicate. It lasted a few months for us. He's 3 now and biting is a distant memory, but he still does get quite angry. Hoping 4 will he a calmer age for him!

Yes unfortunately it’s a totally normal phase that some children go through. One of mine did and the other two didn’t. Like a pp said it’s often out of frustration and it’s their way of communicating.