Biting two year old

[sherrardk]

My two year old daughter is currently going through a biting phase. Whilst I have told her older siblings to keep bits of them away from her mouth her twin brother doesn't get this and is getting bitten a LOT. I have told her off, put her on the sofa and even tried the naughty step (but she is too young to understand the concept). Any one got any ideas how to stop her biting him? Thanks

[tigwig]

Hi this is a really common problem and can be done through frustration, teething or for attention. I would suggest that when she bites you ignore her completely and focus all the attention on her brother and really go over the top on him whilst making sure she is getting no attention at all. When she is playing nicely again, really praise her and say how happy you are. Try and encourage them both to play nicely together for short periods and when they do really praise them and say how nice it is that they are caring towards each other in an age appropriate way. What often happens with a biter is that they soon realise how much fuss is made over doing it and they don't care if the attention is negative or not. She will grow out of it and hopefully soon realise that she gets much more attention through playing nicely. Good luck.

[jamby]

you can give here toys that are suited for kids who are teething. there are those silicon toys that she can bite on instead of her brother. Media URL: http://wwwbingotime.co.uk/play
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