Bxgell2
Perfection
Member since 5/05 16438 total posts
Name:
Beth
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Re: How do you handle toddler biting?
Depends on the age. When Alex was a young toddler, I would immediately pick her up off of me, put her down, say firmly to her, NO BITING, and either turn my back or walk away. If she bit another child, I would immediately remove her from the child, put her on the other side of the room, say firmly, NO BITING and turn my back to her. She would get VERY upset, so it was a very effective method of discipline.
When she got older, and understood a little better, I started implementing timeouts. If it's during play, and a soft bite, I'll just do the same thing - place her on the floor and say NO BITING Alex. I'll also give her a warning - tell her if she does it one more time, she goes to timeout. If she does, I put her in a corner of a room for a couple of minutes.
If another child bites Alex while I'm there, I won't intervene if the parent says something or gets involved. If the parent doesn't, or isn't paying attention, I'll pick up Alex and say to the other child that Biting isn't nice and we won't play with him/her if (s)he does it again.
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mommy2bella
Where does time go?
Member since 12/05 9747 total posts
Name:
Kelly
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Re: How do you handle toddler biting?
she got timeout...immediately, and then we talked about why you can't bite. She stopped very quickly.
I think it was once maybe twice...
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antoinette
boy mamma
Member since 5/05 2975 total posts
Name:
Antoinette
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Re: How do you handle toddler biting?
Bryan hasnt bit anyone but he has been bitten around 9 times in daycare- dont know why he is so suceptible. Im not quite sure how they handle it but I would absolutely use a time out if it were my child doing the biting. They need to know that it is unacceptable behavior.
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