how to GD biting?

[mom2booman]

Trevor is just about 11 months old and has taken to biting. I carry him a lot in my sling and he likes to bite my arm. It hurts. I have tried to give him something else to bite (a toy, cracker, etc) but he wants my arm. If i pull him away, or say no or something like that he just laughs (its so cute but still doesnt get rid of the fact that he should bite)

[Artmama]

Hi!
I thought I would respond, as no one else has. I think it is just because this is a topic that has been covered lots of times, so folks figure they don't need to weigh in.
I would suggest doing a search in this forum under the word biting. I am sure you will get tons of info that way. In fact, I have taken to doing such a search on anything I want to post, many times I get so much info it saves me the trouble!
Good luck to you! Most of them bite at some point!

[MAMom]

Not sure if this article is applicable, since your little one is kind of in between a baby and toddler, but I thought I'd post it anyway:

Help for Toddlers when They Bite

[DevaMajka]

This article is great! Looking Past the Behavior
http://www.naturalchild.com/jan_hunt/looking_past.html


Also:
http://www.naturalchild.com/guest/linda_passmark.html

Tell him you don't like to be bitten. Perhaps tell him other ways to get your attention. Giving him other stuff to bite is a great idea. Say something like "If you want to bite, bite this. If you want to get my attention, do x." Or perhaps tell him to give kisses instead of biting. Then make a kissing game out of it
My advice for everything is basically redirect and honor the impulse. Find acceptable alternatives.
He is pretty young. Maybe the best bet is to cover up your arm He won't bite you forever, and it won't be long before he'll understand that you don't like it, and that there are better ways to get his needs met.