Was just going to write the same note! Focus on love and teaching kindness. Anyone raised that way won't bite others and can handle the bad in the world when they inevitably encounter it. However, if you put a child in a tan vest at age 2, they will be messed up for life.
loved this. My advice, fwiw, as the mother of 2 adult sons. Don't worry about it. 99% of these experimental behaviors die out when ignored. Time cures nearly all. How many older children do you know who go around biting other people? I bet there are none. This advice applies to eating "problems"; toilet training; spitting (yes that's a stage too); and a zillion other things. Enjoy him! (great pic btw)
My kid went all Mike Tyson in daycare around that age, nearly got kicked out (which is wild that a daycare would even go that far), but anyway, reading this book to him helped him a ton: https://www.amazon.com/Teeth-Biting-Board-Book-Behavior/dp/1575421283/ref=asc_df_1575421283/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=693450582458&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=2012021749343115981&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9011908&hvtargid=pla-435995145553&psc=1&mcid=bc9f732ef86331b9819a38d6f3db1c11&gad_source=1
buying it now. Thanks Andrew!
Was just going to write the same note! Focus on love and teaching kindness. Anyone raised that way won't bite others and can handle the bad in the world when they inevitably encounter it. However, if you put a child in a tan vest at age 2, they will be messed up for life.
loved this. My advice, fwiw, as the mother of 2 adult sons. Don't worry about it. 99% of these experimental behaviors die out when ignored. Time cures nearly all. How many older children do you know who go around biting other people? I bet there are none. This advice applies to eating "problems"; toilet training; spitting (yes that's a stage too); and a zillion other things. Enjoy him! (great pic btw)
Ditto this. My kid had it bad, but basically stopped by the time he turned 3. Just turned 4 and we haven't had a biting incident in a very long time.