Biting at nursery
Feeling so upset, when I picked up my 14 month old yesterday they told me that he had bitten two other children (one on the arm and one on the cheek). I felt so shocked and mortified - it was just so out of the blue, he has nipped me a few times but not in months and never bitten another baby. Any advice?? I am so worried that he will do it again with other children and that word will get round that it’s him and other parents not want their children to play with him etc :(
I think he’s teething at the moment but just don’t know how to address it. So upset!
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My 14 month has bitten every family member but haven’t had feedback from nursery, I daren’t ask. She is teething, her molars are coming through. Other than consistently and sternly telling her no, I’m not sure what to do! I think it’s just a phase that will pass, hopefully the parents at nursery are understanding ❤️
Mines the same, I know it probably sounds silly but I made up a little song. "Do we bite apples? Yes yes, do we bite mummy ? No no , do we bite pears ? Yes yes . But we don't bite people". When he bites I say no and sing the song for nappy changes etc. Hoping the message will stay even when he gets a bit bigger
Mine has done that 2 times she never told nursery what happened but when she come out first time someone stole a toy and wouldn’t give it back and second time someone was winding her up 🤦🏼♀️ I was shaking but eventually I was okay because she was kind usually and never had issues with her never done it again since
Mine is 14 months old. And was biting all the time at one stage .. don’t be upset it’s nothing you or your baby is doing wrong .. his experiemeting with his teeth and noticing they are getting a reaction .. I’m not saying this is WHAT to do but this is what I did with both my children. It’s simple but effective.
I LET him go to bite me and I say NO loudly constantly.. and when he let go I said GOOD BOY.. sometimes it was painful but it really helped him and eventually knew what he was doing was wrong. Now he just goes to do it and when I say no he just puts his mouth over me. Or turns it into a kiss. So he knows he can’t do it. It’s repetitive but I keep it up and now he don’t bite anymore. Only took a week x
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