Any ideas on how to get them to stop? The kids keep biting each other and it's driving me crazy. [whatwacko]

My first 2 only did this, my goodness if I can remember how I dealt with it than, jogging my brain cells. It was my oldest biting my younger son when he was a baby mostly. I remember him pretending to be a lion and saying "I bite I lion" as though that was his excuse, and no punishment should be aloud to a lion doing what a lion does. lol

I always did lemon or pepper on the tongue for mouthing wrongs, biting, screaming, licking, etc of the sorts. So I assume that is how I handled it than. Something that particular child hated. Than did the bed time outs as well (minute per age), but the actual spice/ickiness on the tongue always sent the message most quickly.

Hugs Ruth, it is a phase.

I always did lemon or pepper on the tongue for mouthing wrongs, biting, screaming, licking, etc of the sorts. So I assume that is how I handled it than. Something that particular child hated. Than did the bed time outs as well (minute per age), but the actual spice/ickiness on the tongue always sent the message most quickly.

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I used cider vinegar for my boys when they were doing something wrong with their mouth. it got to be all I had to do was set that bottle out on the counter and they knew they better watch/stop whatever they were doing.

Janell

my now 3yr old used to bite his 2 older brothers when he was 2yrs old, it was bad, draw blood and everything, but I am a firm believer in spankings lol many spankings down the road and he finally stopped, but so far only 3 boys(since #4 not old enough for bite stage yet lol) I only had problems with one and hopefully that will be all lol, I hope you find what works especially if they bite as bad as my 2yr old did eek!

I'm pretty sure you don't spank,but here they would get an immediate spanking and long-term seperation from the onether child/children. For you, maybe seperation would work. They bite each other, they do not get to see or play with each other for a long time, I'm talkng at least an hour, to make an impression. Each of them in a seperate room, no toys, nothing. You might have to modify that for your ds since he is younger, but for Hannah that should work. Whoever does the biting gets sent away, put in the crib, etc. with a very firm "no biting, when you can be nice you can play together again". Then send away for set time, check to see if they are sorry-apology needed- then lst out. I don't know, we haven't had a biting problem except for a few occasion, but an immediate spanking and the reaction of the bitten sibling usually nipped it in the bud.

I have used cider vinegar in the past. Unfortunately my children like the taste of lemon so that was out. Vinegar works really well in our house.

Sara