Son has started biting, any ideas (3yr old)?

Question

My Son has bitten a few other children, any ideas on how to stop we have punished him but he still did it today.

Please dont suggest biting him back!

Answer 1

one of my children went  through this stage also.  we never found a way to stop him but every time he did it we explained to him what he did was wrong.  we tried punishment also but, it never worked.  my advise is to try to live through it!!:)

Answer 2

I know you said no biting back so I'd ask do you want me to bite you then if he does it again open your mouth grab his arm like you will bite then last resort do it I did with my daughter it took 2 time and she never did it again with my 2 yr old it only took once

Answer 3

check this out. it's very helpful in understanding why kids bite.

http://www.extension.iastate.edu/Publica...

Answer 4

biting back works. You don't have to do it hard - just the fact that you're prepared to usually does the trick.

Answer 5

I got my autistic (middle son) son to stop biting by just holding him, physically holding him in my arms, not allowing him to get away from me.  Of course, he was biting out of frustration and fear because he was not yet able to talk (at all) at age 3.  I would calm him down and then tell him he can't bite people.  I would just say that in a calm soothing tone until he calmed down.  When he relaxed I would let him go.

My eldest son started biting around age 2 at his babysitter's, and she did something that horrified me, but it worked amazingly well.  She made him bite his own arm.  I was not there, but she described that she made him put his teeth on his arm and pushed his jaws down enough to leave quite a mark on his own arm.  I never had a problem with him biting ever again.

My youngest son was convinced not to bite by my popping his butt with my hand and putting him in the corner for a short while to calm down.  Then I would talk to him about what he did and how I will not let him continue to bite, that I wanted him to come to me every time he wanted to bite his brother and bite me instead.  He was horrified!  (He is a mommy's boy, always has been)  Never bit again.

So I had three boys and here is how each of them were convinced to stop biting.  Take your pick, or not.  

Good Luck!  This is the first of many challenges you face with raising a son.

Answer 6

lots of children do this with some it takes longer to grow out of it than others.tell him it would make him cry and hurt him.and its not nice and he wouldnt like it

Answer 7

most 2 yr old go though this stage with our 1st we used the naughty step it worked with her it took 2 times on the step and we thought wow our 2nd girl would bite any thing or anyone who got to close we tried the same n step with her nothing my mum said after that we tried talking ,smacking, shouting, taking away toys nothing worked my mum told us to make her bite herself on the arm this worked dont know weather it was because she then understood that biting hurts really dont know it stopped right away  but she did walk round for about a week shouting at the dog no that hurts Every time she saw him bite one of he chews

Answer 8

Smack him really hard while shouting really loud "don't bite" every time he does it!! Lols I am joking - do not do that bet ure tempted tho - how embarassing is that! He'll grow out of it grit ure teeth. Have you tried the naughty step or a reward chart?

Answer 9

When my nephew did this my sis made him bite into lemon and after a week he stopped

Answer 10

He bites because it is his answer to a stressful situation.

As he grows, he learns new ways of dealing with bad situations.

For now, punish him for biting, and always suggest a different way of handling the problem in the future.

Answer 11

i think he probably frustrated at times and finds this the only way to express his feeling.dont suggest hitting or biting him back like alot of parents do.you need to talk to him tell him its not a nice thing to do mayb roll play with teddys to explain to him children at this age often relate better to visual explanations with verbal explainations.tell him you feel sad when he bites,but make sure to praise him every situation that he does not bite make a big fuss of when he does this