My DD who just turned 15 months has started biting. Sometimes she will do it when she gets mad (she will also bang her head once against the floor). Other times she just does it when she is feeling silly.
I very rarely use "no". I use redirection instead, but for this I thought saying NO would be the right thing. She does understand no to some extent because she will answer a yes or no question accurately.
When she bites and I say no she laughs so hard and tries to do it again. I have tried saying "kisses" before she bites to get her to alter the behaviour but that seems ineffective.
My gut is telling me to just ignore it for now, because it seems like when I address it she enjoys the attention she gets. Probably because I am acting differently then I usually do?!
I would really appreciate any insight or words of wisdom from those of you that have or are dealing with biting baby.
I very rarely use "no". I use redirection instead, but for this I thought saying NO would be the right thing. She does understand no to some extent because she will answer a yes or no question accurately.
When she bites and I say no she laughs so hard and tries to do it again. I have tried saying "kisses" before she bites to get her to alter the behaviour but that seems ineffective.
My gut is telling me to just ignore it for now, because it seems like when I address it she enjoys the attention she gets. Probably because I am acting differently then I usually do?!
I would really appreciate any insight or words of wisdom from those of you that have or are dealing with biting baby.
)" and if he does, "Awwww, thank you! mommy loves your kisses! that's so nice," etc. Here's what i've added that i think MIGHT be helping a little bit and getting more of a point across. if he won't stop biting (and especially if he laughs), i'll say, "ouch. biting hurts mommy. if you're going to bite me, i can't sit with you!" and i really will get up and walk away if he continues. i really think it gets a bigger point across. and i tell my 3 year old to do the same exact thing. he has a tendency to just push his little brother's head/face away from him if DS2 is trying to bite, but i've told him to tell him "ouch" or "don't bite me" and then to get up and walk away. hope this helps!!
