How to stop child biting is an issue that many parents discuss. Many toddlers will go through the stage of biting. If you are a parent do not be too concerned if your child is biting as this is actually normal toddler behaviour. Nevertheless biting is dangerous as it may injure other children. If your child is teething then give him or her teething gel or a teething ring to ease the pain.  Please find below some tips on how to stop child biting.

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Tip 1:   Do Not Overreact

Many parents first reaction is to yell and scream at their child for biting. Do not do this as it can actually upset your child even more and make them bite even harder. Remain calm. Think about it. How will your child remain calm if you don’t?

Tip 2: Ignore Your Child

If your child bites you, ignore him or her. Even negative attention can make your child think that because they got a reaction that must mean that biting is acceptable behaviour.

Tip 3: Bite Back

Ok this is going to be controversial. You may read that you should not bite your child back, but biting back may actually work! Especially if you have tried everything else and it hasn’t worked. Biting back will work when your child understands the pain of biting when you bite back. Of course don’t bite so hard that you rip skin off. Your child is still a baby after all! The intention is to show your child that biting hurts. Don’t bite.

There are many different techniques on how to stop child biting. It all depends on the reason as to why your child is biting in the first place. Many of these techniques are covered in The Happy Child Guide. Use these techniques to stop your out of control child.