Biting..What do I do?

[Cativari]

My little girl is 13 months and she's been biting when she gets mad. I usually ignore it but today she broke the skin on my hand for the first time. I ignored it like normal but this strategy does not seem to be working very well. Is there anything else I can do?

[umsami]

I wish I had an answer. All of my kids have gone through a biting phase... whether it has anything to do with teething or not, I have no idea. Usually I would say, "Mommies aren't for biting..." or offer them something and say "Apples are for biting, not people." BUT... that really didn't have a major effect. They usually grew out of it on their own.

[bl987ue]

Don't ignore biting. But she is very young and can't control her impulse to bite, so about all you can do is head her off at the pass if you see her open her mouth to chomp you. If she DOES bite you, put her down and walk away. She'll get it pretty quickly!

[Dillpicklechip]

My two year old son has been biting my arm lately, not hard enough to break the skin but hard enough to hurt. He's been pinching me too. This is totally new, and I think it is due to the fact that I am now working from home and he feels that I'm not giving him enough attention when I'm on the computer (he bites me only when I'm on the computer.)

I'm not sure how to deal with it either. I usually just tell him "Ouch! Biting hurts Mama, that's not nice!" but I wonder if there is a better way to handle it. I wish I could just give him the attention he wants when he wants it, but that's not always possible.

Ignoring it, I wouldn't do.