How to stop 10 1/2 month old from biting others?

Question

I am an Aunt & very close with my family. My sis has a 3 yr. old & 10 1/2 month old & she's now a single mom. My youngest niece has just started biting her sis & Mom when upset. I really think she does it out of frustration as she is very smart but not yet able to talk well & communicate what she wants. How can my sis teach her not to bite people? Have you dealt with this in the past? Any help is appreciated!

Thanks

Answer 1

Bite her back but not to hard! She has to know it hurts to stop doing it. I did it to my now 4yr old when he was about that age. He as never done it again. Unlike some other mom's in my town there kids are still biters. Kinda makes me angry.

Answer 2

I've heard from others that biting back works, but I just couldn't do that. My son around that time went through a biting period. I did something I remember reading in a book. I would look at him with a stern face, say "NO BITING" and then walk away for a few moments. It actually worked. After about a week or two he stopped doing it. Not to say that it works for every child, but if your looking for a non biting back way, it's worth a try.  

Answer 3

Tell her "NO!" very sternly.  Then put her down and walk away for a couple minutes.  She will soon learn that biting means she will not be getting attention  :)

Answer 4

my son went through this phase many of times;

i dont agree with biting a child back;

i mean "mommy bit me so that means it's okay to bite;right?"

i just think that this would confuse a child! tell her to wait it out; but also know that it's not acceptable;

the way i did it with my son;

whenever he bit i would take away his toy[or whatever he was enjoying at the time] and firmly but calmly tell him "mommy took this away from you because u bit me; keep the toy away for a few minutes; & do this every time she bites; that's the way my son learned;

hope i helped=]

Answer 5

yaa bite her back thats what my mom did to me i never bit again

Answer 6

Biting a child is abusive.  It sounds like she just can't communicate whatever strong emotion she is feeling.  When children can communicate verbally they won't need to bite.  Until then, bridge the gap with baby sign language.  I used this with my daughter.  Children are able to understand much earlier than they can speak, but they can learn to use sign language to communicate wants and needs.  It worked great with my daughter.  Check out the book Baby Signs by

Linda Acredolo.  It is easy for children and adults to learn.

Answer 7

Bite the child back hard but not too hard until you have broken skin and they'll stop.  My friend did that and NEVER again did he bite anyone again.

Answer 8

Whoever she bites get her mum to bite her back but not too hard just hard enough to hurt a little.  She'll soon put two and two together and realise when she bites someone she'll be bit back.  Should work, it worked with my 3 children.

Answer 9

My sister did that to my mom only twice. The first time she warned her not to do it and said it really hurts. The second time, mom bit her back. Tears welled up in her eyes and she realized what she was doing and never did it again (maybe out of fear of being bitten back). But she wasn't 10 1/2 months old either. She was going on two.