my child is biting any tips

momof5momof5
edited March 2011 in Parenting
Ok so I have a 12 month old son and am getting ready to have another baby in a couple of weeks. The problem I am having is that when I don't hold him or pay attention to him he bites me. I have tried biting him back hard enough where it leaves marks and he laughs at me. I have smacked him on his bottom and he thinks that's funny. I have tried making him sit but that's hard to do with a 12 month old. Lol. I have had ppl tell me to put lemon or something spicy in his mouth but he eats lemons like crazy. Loves them and he loves anything spicy like salsa and sausage so I really don't think that would help. I just don't want the new baby to get here and he bites him cause he is mad or not getting his way. I would blame it on him being spoiled but he's not. And since he is my 4th child I can't blame it on the only child syndrome. Lol. What to do?

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  • momof5momof5
    Will try that. Thank you.
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  • ImaMommaSoonImaMommaSoon
    My brother had the same issue and my mom jus tied a lil sponge to him and wen he'd get mad she tought him to bite that.. can't remembered if it worked or not but it was kinda funny
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  • momof5momof5
    Thanks for all of the advice. I have never had a child that bit me. So this is really new to me. Lol. I will try some of those things and see if they work. Cause I can't handle much more of this and I don't want him biting or smacking the baby.
  • FirstTimeDaddyFirstTimeDaddy
    I heard biting them back works. not like super hard. just enuff that they feel it. thats what my sisters said
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  • cheryl74cheryl74
    My daughter only ever bit me.once so I did what I did to my horses and bit her hard and told her only animals bite. She's 14 now and not long ago her boyfriend bit her and all I heard was an almighty slap followed by "only animals bite" lol
  • [Deleted User][Deleted User]
    Bite him back so that he knows how it feels to get bit....It worked like a charm with my nephew!!
  • momof5momof5
    I have tried biting him. Hard enough that it left marks and he told me no and tried biting again. He is a stubborn little thing. Ugh. I really have no idea what to do with this child lol. Oh the joys of a 12 month old.
  • cheryl74cheryl74
    Bless em eh.... Have you tried the fake crying so as he feels guilty, then explain that it really hurts x
  • momof5momof5
    No I haven't tried crying. Maybe I will give that a try and see what that gets me.
  • jbabyjbaby
    My son was the same way...when he would bite me I would smack his mouth and make it sound like it hurt so he would think it did...kinda cupped my hand and look him in the eye and ask if he wanted me to bite him...he said yes one time and I bit him kinda hard not really left a mark but enough for him to know it hurt and it worked
  • momof5momof5
    This kid is just straight stubborn. He takes after his dad. Lol. I swear he feels no pain.
  • Leggs2011Leggs2011
    I think I would treat it like I do when my dogs jump up on me. I ignore them. Everntually they stop. If I were to push them down they think I am playing..

    Thought he is biting you b.c. you aren't paying him enough attention(or so he thinks). So idk how well is would work. Worth a try..

    My mom used to pop us in the mouth.. it only made me hate her. So I am going to stay away from hitting my kids.
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