Tackling Toddlers Biting Problems

Did you wake up one day to the shocking fact that your cute, absolutely adorable baby is firstly, not a baby anymore and secondly they bite? You have just had a healthy dose of reality in the toddler realm! These little guys are absolutely adorable when they are asleep. Otherwise they are throwing tantrums every other minute of the day.

It comes as a very rude shock to any parent to hear that their two year old has bitten another child. For toddlers, biting is not all that uncommon. Small children will bite when they cannot cope with a situation or due to fear, frustration or anger. They may bite in retaliation or they may bite because they are late in teething.

If you find out that your child has bitten another child or been on a biting rampage at the play school, don’t rush to do anything. First take the time to find out what happened. Children genuinely like playing with one another rather than biting each other. Toddlers will also bite because they are over excited or believe it’s a demonstration of love.

You need to understand what was behind the biting act before you can get your child to stop. Examine when your child actually does the biting. It is probably when a child takes away something that your child wants to play with. Does your toddler try to bite you? If yes, following what event does it happen?

You will have to start watching your child very closely. You will probably find warning signs that precede the biting, like yelling, stamping the feet, lunging and then the biting. You are going to have to catch the child just before it actually bites someone to start teaching the child that biting is wrong.

Children misbehave simply because they want attention. If you focus your attention on your child and provide it with plenty of love, you will find the problem diminishing.

Before you leave your child at a play school or nursery school, you need to veto it thoroughly. The environment you leave your child in can have a lot to do with the aggressive behavior. If the teacher does not intervene to stop aggressive behavior, there’s a problem. The child should not have to fend for itself in an aggressive environment.

Stop playing any kind of mock biting games at home where you pretend to bite the child’s fingers and toes. Find out from the teacher how he or she is dealing with the biting. At times the way the teacher handles the situation could be making things worse.

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