Biting

[alotofyarn]

I just got the call that C bit a kid at school. I knew this was coming - he's been biting at home, and we've been working on breaking the behavior. For now it's just a phone call and an incident report, but I think after enough bites it becomes a bigger deal. Any tips for breaking it?

[scrub-jay]

Biting

Is he teething? Can you give him NSAIDS or anything to decrease pain (and urge to stimulate teeth/sore gums)? In my experience, it's a stage and consistent response between home and daycare helps, but nothing but time really breaks it.

[MrsK]

I just got the call that C bit a kid at school. I knew this was coming - he's been biting at home, and we've been working on breaking the behavior. For now it's just a phone call and an incident report, but I think after enough bites it becomes a bigger deal. Any tips for breaking it?

How old is he? Biting is pretty normal up to age 2.

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[alotofyarn]

Is he teething? Can you give him NSAIDS or anything to decrease pain (and urge to stimulate teeth/sore gums)? In my experience, it's a stage and consistent response between home and daycare helps, but nothing but time really breaks it.

He may be, but I don't think that's the issue. He has all of his teeth except his lower canines and 2yo molars.

[alotofyarn]

How old is he? Biting is pretty normal up to age 2.

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He's 18 months. They didn't seem super concerned about it, they just have to call and notify me. I just want to make sure it doesn't get to be a bigger problem.

Usually he does it when he's mad and wants something, either more attention or something I have that he can't have. I'll have to try and talk to his teacher and find out exactly what happened.

[SoonerTexan]

Went through this here too. #2 had a really bad stage for a few months, but he was with the nanny, so it wasn't as much of a problem. #3 does this as well, but not as bad and mostly accompanied with an evil little smile so I think he's just having fun.

[Thirteen]

I don't have an answer: we are living it right now.


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[MrsK]

He's 18 months. They didn't seem super concerned about it, they just have to call and notify me. I just want to make sure it doesn't get to be a bigger problem.

Usually he does it when he's mad and wants something, either more attention or something I have that he can't have. I'll have to try and talk to his teacher and find out exactly what happened.

I've had 3 biters. Two were normal and one was not. What you are describing is developmentally normal and will drop off once he has a bigger vocabulary and can express his frustration better.

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[alotofyarn]

So, apparently the kid C bit sat on him first. I'll still discourage it, but definitely less concerned now.

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[alotofyarn]

C bit a kid again today. They're watching him closely for the rest of the day. This is his first week in a new class for summer camp - a lot of the kids are the same, but there are some new ones, and the teachers are new for him too.

[SoonerTexan]

FWIW, Nate is still threatening to bite his siblings regularly for fun and has in retaliation a few times. Jason did that too at this age. I think it is a pretty normal thing at this point.

[alotofyarn]

I know it's still normal, but it's just frustrating. He was actually trying to bite me last week during swimming lessons. They said they'd keep a closer eye on him and continue to work with him and remind him that teeth are not for biting. I guess on the plus side, if they kick him out, we're almost done anyway?

[MrsK]

This probably isn't helpful but my 8yo bit his brother during a playdate today.

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