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Post by Stan and Harry's Dad on Sept 2, 2004 11:13:04 GMT -5
anyone with experience of this? stan's been biting us - just me and mum - sometimes his bro - but we're worried that he may start doing it to other kids - what can we do to make him know it's not good? he doesn't seem to get it when we tell him off.
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Post by MB on Sept 2, 2004 14:28:50 GMT -5
Try giving him big bear hugs all day long for a few days.
Everybody who encounters him should really envelope him in a hug.
Years ago I directed daycar centers. Biting was always an issue with the toddlers and 2-year-olds. Lots of hugging worked - I have no idea why!
Good luck!
MB
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Post by shellk on Sept 2, 2004 18:53:51 GMT -5
Kourtney used to be a biter, and man could she pack a bite..I know that this is not what you should do, but I have a lot of kids in my family and one day she got a hold of heer cousin who is 9 months older than her and she bit him on the back, they were probably about 3, well he turned around and bit the tar right back out of her on her arm..Needless to say she never bit again..I know that this is not an encouraged thing. Just thought I'd share that we also had a biter at one time.
Best of luck to ya !!
Michele
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Post by christie on Sept 2, 2004 22:04:05 GMT -5
My thoughts are the min he bites someone, stick a wedge of a lemon in his mouth and make sure he bites down on it  Bet that helps to stop the biting  We were very lucky and Chris never went thru that stage  CC ~ |
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Post by Steve Palmer on Sept 3, 2004 3:32:36 GMT -5
thanks so much for all the ideas guys, i HAD thought about biting back but i have tried it and stan just laughed! nice thought about the lemon!
ta.
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Post by Connie on Sept 3, 2004 6:30:47 GMT -5
Michelle!!!
I was just much to chicken to post it!!! LOL...but I'm from the old school to and if my kids bite/pinch they get the same thing done back to them, too.
But, I've never really had this issue with Collin. Now my 6 year old and 2 year old...thats another story!!!
Connie
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Post by Tammy on Sept 3, 2004 7:49:35 GMT -5
Steve... This is a really tricky issue... and one that most parents face at sometime... While working in daycare I had a child in my care who did have a degree of intellectual disability, and other associated problems, who would regularly bite. While all the "professionals" said to ignore the biter and comfort and ply attention on the bitee, this did NOT seem to have any impact on this child. I dealt with the situation by taking the child, when he bit, and "washing his mouth out"... NOT using soap or anything nasty, but taking him to a tap and using a flannel and running water to wash his tongue, while saying YUK, and it is yukky to bite... It only took 3 washes like this, and this child NEVER bit another child! Although a little unorthodox, it DID work effectively, and was also utilsed by another firend with a "non" challenged child, and only required two washes... Just a suggestion, but one I think may help... Good luck... (and there is always "icecream at Macca's for a reward!) Tammy... and Lewis (who currently bears the scars from a bite at Kindy-Gym last week  ) |
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Post by Alice on Sept 3, 2004 12:41:30 GMT -5
We have the same think with our Luke. When he is very exited, he hugs, kiss, and sometimes biting (and especially my husband, because he is his favorite person).
I am not so nervous about this, because my two older sons (and I even remember my cousins and me doing this when we were little kids) did that too.
I hope it is just stage of age and it will go away.
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Bet that helps to stop the biting 
&&Mommy to Griffin (96), Gray (97) Collin (00) enhanced and Lauren (02) the little princess.
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