Biteing stage.

[Psyren]

Ok my son is entering the biting stage. He bites his older brother when hes mad. And he has bit my nearly 1 year old neice twice. Hes now biteing household objects. We found little bite marks on blinds in the window and now today he picked up two dvds and bit deep indentions in the back of them.

I have no Idea what to do. And its driving me up a wall cuz the movies and blinds belong to my mother and father and I told her I would replace them.

If anyone could give me some advice or...links to some good advice about this biteing stage I would appreciate it. I'd really lke no sarcasm on this suject cuz it has me rather distraught. If you do decide to use sarcasm then please make sure its really witty and on the edge I could use some cheering up.

[Android-18]

http://members.lovingyou.com/vbulletin/u...ght=biting

http://childcare.about.com/cs/behaviors/f/biting.htm

http://pediatrics.about.com/od/biting/St...aviors.htm

When it comes to a toddler, and their "terrible two's" behavior, sometimes you have to wait it out. There are some things you can do, but a lot of people say it's something that you can do little about.

You have to discipline your child, although some people suggest biting him/her back, that probably isn't going to be positive. Try giving your child fresh veggies, and other edible chewing substitutes. Move all precious items out of reach, don't use expensive blinds, and give you child attention. He may be trying to get attention by being destructive, think about whether he was biting dvd's or other items while you were ignoring him or you were preoccupied.

[Psyren]

My mother told me to bite him back not hard but enough to make him make a holy crap you bit me face. She said after a few times he will stop.

Also I could use some advice with his 3 year old brother who is deathl fraid of bugs. Any help there could be ued a well. Thanks Anikah for those links. I got alot of good ideas off them.

[Android-18]

Heh...bugs...

I'm deathly afraid of bugs. I could suggest things, but even for me nothing has helped.

If you have any museum's or events in your city that feature a bug exhibit I'd suggest taking him, it may help. You could also capture a harmless spider and introduce him to it (even the thought has me grinding my teeth...).

Maybe get bug catching supplies (container, net, that sorta stuff) and go catch grasshoppers, or other insects with him. Make insects fun.

He's probably afraid of them because of some sort of trauma. That's why I'm afraid of bugs.

You could even try having him watch Bug Life or that Ant movie, very child friendly.

[Sage]

Hahahahahahaha!

You're a dad!

Have fun dealing with those filthy, wallet draining urchins, you dumb motherfucker!





<3

[Alexander Trafford]

civilian warning issued for being a dousche.

[Sage]

Oh, dude.

I completely missed the 'no sarcasm' thing. I'm sorry, I really hadn't meant to, uh... well, you know. Be a dick. <.<;;

Um, for the bugs thing; I think bugs are awesome, but I'm terrified of bugs from South America, and also some from Australia, because every single goddamn bug in Paraguay is fucking poisonous. And the sydney funnel web from Australia is a horrifying motherfucker.

I don't really know when or why I made the distinction, but as a kid I thought bugs were pimp. Bugs in Canada, anyway. Bugs in Paraguay made me nervous. I guess that's something. You can show him how our bugs are basically harmless. Or comparing our bugs with poisonous ones might make things infinitely worse.

This one really surprises me. Bugs are supposed to be fun. I liked watching ants and catching grasshoppers and dragonflies and stuff. I didn't like when people abused them; I just wanted to see them up close.

As for the biting... apparently I bit people when I was really little. No advice for you, though. Uh, at least you know it's not horribly abnormal?

[Ashe]

My mother told me to bite him back not hard but enough to make him make a holy crap you bit me face. She said after a few times he will stop.

We just ended up with a kitten recently that is doing the same thing, and the funny part is that my wife has been responding the same way. I get annoyed and toss the cat onto the chair (like two feet away for all you animal rights people) but Erin will get bit, go "OW YOU LITTLE FUCKER! SHE BIT ME!" and then I'll hear a howl from the cat suddenly who will haul ass down the hall and turn around with this mortified look, and Erin will go "SERVES YOU RIGHT! BITE ME AGAIN AND I'LL BITE YOU BACK!"

And people wonder why I don't fuck with her.

[Psyren]

I said sarcasm is ok if it makes me laugh and you win. Funny thing is their not my blood kids. One of them has a dad and the other ones dad wants nothing to do with him. The one ho dosent have a dad calls me dad so im actally adopting him.

Its a weird situation. But see I dont really want kids of my own so it worked out but thi little guy opened my stone heart up and made me want kids so. Yes ill accept these little wallet draining kiddo lol

[Psyren]

Sorry to double post. But anikah he hasent bit anyone today so far. Im trying to just watch him a bit for now. And the bug thing. Well I captured a grand daddy long legs and actually got him within a foot of it for the first time ever. Some progress :

[Dehan]

Disicpline. Start popping their hand or bottom or whatever when they bite someone and tell them no. My niece understands, she just turned one though I don't care if she bites me. I just growl at her and deal with it, everyone else is too weak to take the biting lol. But yea, when she bites others or tries to bite stuff I tell her no. Her mom does the popping.

[Cain]

Buy some fishing worms, raise them in corn meal for a while, then fry them up. They taste good, and it might help.