N has started biting her brother. My SIL was sitting on the couch with the baby this weekend and N was over there with them. All the sudden I heard crying and my SIL said N bit him. At first I thought it was an accident because we kiss him all the time and say things like "he's so munchable" but no, it was definitely a deliberate and very hard bite. It's just now starting to fade 2 days later. Luckily it didn't break the skin.
We put her in time out in her bedroom and she said she was sorry and knew it was wrong. I was hoping it was a one time incident, but my SIL just texted me today that she did it again.
Both times she showed no aggression or annoyance and just bit him out of the blue. It's so bizarre because she has never ever showed any aggression towards him and adores him. My SIL did say that she was annoyed about 15 min earlier because she was busy feeding the baby and didn't give N a blanket she wanted.
I have no doubt it is related to the sudden disappearance of daddy--she asks where he is every day. She has been seeing him a decent amount of time in the evening, though. I think I overreacted the first time. If it happens again, I plan on firmly saying no, pointing out that it hurt BabyJ (this bothers her--she doesn't like to see him hurt) and try and redirect her. I'm instructing my SIL to do the same. Should I do anything else? I am a little concerned that she will really hurt him--toddler teeth are sharp and he is so little still!
We put her in time out in her bedroom and she said she was sorry and knew it was wrong. I was hoping it was a one time incident, but my SIL just texted me today that she did it again.
Both times she showed no aggression or annoyance and just bit him out of the blue. It's so bizarre because she has never ever showed any aggression towards him and adores him. My SIL did say that she was annoyed about 15 min earlier because she was busy feeding the baby and didn't give N a blanket she wanted.
I have no doubt it is related to the sudden disappearance of daddy--she asks where he is every day. She has been seeing him a decent amount of time in the evening, though. I think I overreacted the first time. If it happens again, I plan on firmly saying no, pointing out that it hurt BabyJ (this bothers her--she doesn't like to see him hurt) and try and redirect her. I'm instructing my SIL to do the same. Should I do anything else? I am a little concerned that she will really hurt him--toddler teeth are sharp and he is so little still!
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