how do you handle biting?

[sfkdny]

my 2 1/2 year old was playing "monster" yesterday while we were all hanging out in my room. before I knew it, he bit me on the arm HARD !!! ouch!! I told him NO BITING and then put him in TO - he laughed the whole time saying "i'm monster, I bite" ahhhhhhh

[lmscm]

My little girl is about that age. She just did that a week ago. I told her it hurt and made a boo boo. She wasn't getting it and kept doing it. So I told her if she was going to bite that she could bite herself. She bit herself and said it hurt and made a boo boo. She hasn't tried to bite anyone since then.

[jonellg]

bite her back

[sfkdny]

do parents really do that?  wow!!!

Quoting jonellg:

bite her back

[jandyrodax]

I did when my oldest went through a horrible biting stage. He bit me hard as hell one time so I bit him back and never had a biting probem with him again. 

My middle child was even worse with his biting and it didn't phase him. Nothing did, but he finally outgrew it. 

My daughter...we never had a biting problem with her. 

Quoting sfkdny:

do parents really do that?  wow!!!

Quoting jonellg:

bite her back

[Elle.tea.22]

Bite back :P they won't like it and won't do it to others any more. Don't bite hard tho :P just like grab her finger and nip, shell be more surprised than hurt

[jonellg]

Yes, in my experience just acting like you're going to works wonders. I did however pull DD's hair once to show her it hurts. She never did it again.

Quoting sfkdny:

do parents really do that?  wow!!!

Quoting jonellg:

bite her back

[MrCruzito]

I made myself cry and my son was sorry and didnt do it again.

[CrickettyBoo]

Yep.

Quoting sfkdny:

do parents really do that?  wow!!!

Quoting jonellg:

bite her back

[momatippie]

Bite back.  It really works!

[Anonymous]

I used to grab DSs face gently and tell him if he bit again I'd pull all of his teeth out lol