My 18 month old son is biting and hitting alot, especially biting. What are some solutions to this problem?

Question

What can my wife and I do to teach/prevent him from doing this? My mother-in-law does the day care for him and it's a good thing because he would get kicked out of regular day cares with the constant biting and sometimes hitting. We need some help please, so if you have some answers or solutions Imy wife and I would greatly appreciate it. Thanks!

Sincerely,

Concerned Parents

Answer 1

My advice? you should spray you'r arm ( I did this, yoo, so dont feel stupid) with non-toxic cleaner. Make him bite your arm for a little (till it hurts) it will taste horrible, he'll never do it again. The hitting? When he hits you, stand up, yurn around, fold you're arms and be silent. He wants a yelling reaction from you. if you do nothing, he willfeel lonely, and let him sit there for a few minuites, and go back to tending to him. Telll others to do this also while they are around you're child and tell the daycare, too.

Answer 2

Everytime he does it say no very firmly and sit him away from the person he is doing it to.  This way he equated everytime he does it he does not get attention for it.  At that age they don't understand an explaination of why they shouldn't do something so the NO very firmly should get their attention and startle them enough that they stop and moving them away shows if you continue to do this you will not get my attention or the toy or whatever they are doing at the time.  Good luck...I had a hitter and if took a few weeks until she stopped and now she never does it.

Answer 3

First of all, recognize that this is completely normal.  Your son probably feels like this is the only way he can express when he is angry or mad.  It will take a little bit of work, but you need to teach him to recognize why he is biting (when he does bite, not hours later). Is he mad or angry? Does he not want to share? Then reprimand him (whatever works for you and your family either by time outs, spankings, etc.) and tell him why you are reprimanding him.  Then try to divert his attention to something else to diffuse the situation that caused him to bite another child.  

It sounds like you are doing a good job of parenting, just have patience...in time he will grow out of it.  Mine did. :)

Good luck!

Answer 4

Seriously, slap the c**p out of him. Make sure he KNOWS that biting is wrong. Mention biting several times as you pop his little behind. "BITING IS BAD! YOU DO NOT BITE PEOPLE!" example...

Answer 5

I bit my son back and it only took once. He learned it hurt and he didn't do it again. As far as the hitting goes try time out to see if that works. At his age it might not. Good luck.

Answer 6

I say you give him a time out.Or don't buy him anything he wants.

Answer 7

I had a biting problem when I was around that age. First my mom decided to lightly bite me back. She thought about it a lot, and used just enough pressure to pinch the skin without hurting me. It didn't work out quite how she planned: I giggled and asked her to do it again.

After that she decided to talk to me, explain that it hurt people and ask me to stop. I got it instantly and the problem ended. Needless to say she depends on the talking method more, and it works perfectly.

Have you tried talking to him yet? And then putting him in timeout if he does it again?

Answer 8

the doctor says that if you bite them back they will stop....worked for my little cousin