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A little pop on the mouth when he bites???

Oct. 8, 2008 at 1:28 PM by Rhynestonefreak
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My 16 month old has decided to bite...ALL THE TIME...when he's happy, mad, sad, whatever, he just bites. So I have started to give him a little pop on the mouth, not hard at all, just a pop...DH grandmother saw me doing it last night when we went over to pick something up at her house and she said that was wrong and he's going to start hitting. Which he already knows is a no no since we've gone trough the "hitting stage". I told her that I don't hit him, I just put my hand over his mouth fast enough where as soon as he bites my hand is there and me sternly saying "NO!". What if he bites a complete stranger? Are we supposed to laugh and smile and say "oh no don't bite!" So did anyone else do the pop when it came to biting? BECAUSE HIS LITTLE TEETH HUUUURT!

A Feb. baby!!! Parker (6-1-07)

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	by LauraKW on Oct. 8, 2008 at 1:30 PM Uh, no, never. I would never hit my child in the face. And Yes, I spank when necessary.
	by LovelyMotherOf2 on Oct. 8, 2008 at 1:30 PM I did, but they are a bit older and understand better that it isn't okay to bite. ♥Ursula♥ The reasons I breathe; Marquest 4 yrs. & Skyler 20 mos.
	by Tysonsmom111006 on Oct. 8, 2008 at 1:30 PM My son is almost two, he never really did bite and I hope he never does. But every once in a while when we play he will sometimes I do pop him on the mouth other times I just tell him no bite.
	by orcadarwin on Oct. 8, 2008 at 1:31 PM A little pop on the mouth is okay, I think. The way I cured my 3 year old of biting is (I am so gonna get bashed for this one) to bite him back. Not hard, just enough for him to know that it doesn't feel too good for someone to bite you. After about 2 times of that, he stopped biting completely.
	by crazii_gorgeous on Oct. 8, 2008 at 1:31 PM I see nothing wrong with it. My kids didn't bite but if they would have I would have done that.
	by BEXi on Oct. 8, 2008 at 1:31 PM I know a lot of moms BITE BACK.. I think what your doing is ten times better than that. My son is only 10 months old and just starting to bite, mainly because hes teething.. so when he bites I know he needs something to chew on. But I will grab his little cheeks, make a fishy face, and say "we dont bite!" (im trying not to say no as much.. id rather hear a 2 yr old screaming DONT or STOP rather than NO over and over again rofl) I dont know how effective thatll be... like i said, i know hes only biting me because his teeth hurt.. i hope he doesnt ever get into that bite for meanness phase.. aghh! my niece did that.. i have no clue what my sister did to stop it though.
	by boyx3 on Oct. 8, 2008 at 1:32 PM not really a pop in the mouth. I just take my finger and touch it to their lips and pat and say "no-no". Does that make sense?
	by ark_0214 on Oct. 8, 2008 at 1:32 PM I've heard the biting back method works better. I haven't had to deal with the biting yet.
	by Elise1968 on Oct. 8, 2008 at 1:33 PM I completely agree and did the same thing - they learn real quick! Quoting orcadarwin: A little pop on the mouth is okay, I think. The way I cured my 3 year old of biting is (I am so gonna get bashed for this one) to bite him back. Not hard, just enough for him to know that it doesn't feel too good for someone to bite you. After about 2 times of that, he stopped biting completely.
	by WhiteStar87 on Oct. 8, 2008 at 1:33 PM My son is a month younger than yours and I do pop him on the mouth and do the squishy fish face thing as well. I dont see anything wrong with it.