Hi Faith

My daughter is 13 months old.  At 10 months she started biting when she got angry.  I’ve tried all kinds of things, but haven’t been able to get her to stop… I mean different things get her to stop in the moment, but every couple of days to weeks she’ll bite again when she gets mad.   Much of the advice I’ve been able to find says – sit the child down & explain to them that biting hurts, or “they must be teething” – but this is definitely out of anger & I don’t think she can understand a verbal explanation…

Thanks so much for your advice!!!

Donna

Dear Donna,
This is a frustrating issue for all parents in this situation.  No one likes to be bitten, it hurts.  If your child is biting other children, this is a really big issue.  There are two methods that work well in this situation when you have tried everything and nothing else works.  Also since you say she bites out of anger, I think the following methods used together will work.  They are not meant to hurt your daughter, only to teach her cause and effect, so she will realize that biting hurts.
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