1 year old and biting

[~patty]

My little girl has been quite busy since she started walking. Occasionally when I take her hand to redirect her from getting into something, she will go to bite my hand. What do you think is the best way to respond to this? I have been telling her that biting hurts and letting go, but I think this might be the wrong approach at this age....I don't know.

Any advice?

[Mama2Rio]

i'm kind of going through the same thing with my 10 month old... i tell her to please not bite, it hurts mama/the dog/ whoever... yes she is biting me and the dog... i'm afraid it will transfer to other kids/people more than anything else. this happens when i take her hand and try to walk her some place else to play. i try to teach her hugs and kisses when she bites. i hope you get a responce from some one who survived this phase... i'll be lurking..

[~patty]

A friend of mine (who has raised 4 kids) said that I should just ignore the behavior at this stage. My husband has been doing that, when she bites him in the chest. Later on, when they are a little bit older then can rationalize that biting does indeed hurt, rather than it gets them some freedom from their mama.

[jjawm]

I had a biter for over a year. That has been the worst time in parenting for me, because she bit other kids. This is what I learned:

Not much works, except growth and maturing, and keeping an eagle eye out for when the head moves into biting position.

I could write a list of what we tried and failed at, but that would be depressing. Just trust that it is a developmental stage that will eventually end.

[chicasmama]

Originally Posted by jjawm

I had a biter for over a year. That has been the worst time in parenting for me, because she bit other kids. This is what I learned:

Not much works, except growth and maturing, and keeping an eagle eye out for when the head moves into biting position.

I could write a list of what we tried and failed at, but that would be depressing. Just trust that it is a developmental stage that will eventually end.

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