16 month old hitting, pinching and biting?My daughter as a baby people would describe as the "perfect" baby. Never cried, didn't whine, was content wherever you put her (such as a playpen or walkers), never had separation anxiety. Then she turned 13 months.
Biting at school became recent as they transitioned her to the "transitional toddler" room, this past week she has bit everyday. For the past month she has been biting alot, some say it's frustration or stress, but she will be fine playing away, comes and hugs you, then bites you. There are times it does happen out of anger.
Shes been hitting since she was 13 months, mainly people in her family, not really at school.
If you wear glasses she will snatch them off your face.
She also pinches, but like hitting and biting, it's not always out of anger.
If you tell her no, she screams and starts shaking til her face turns red.
Pinching, biting and hitting does not always happen out of anger. 50% of the time it's just because and 50% of the time it's because you tell her no. But with the glasses it's always, as long as your wearing them.
I've been a infant teacher and now I work in a older toddler room, but i've tried everything with my daughter. When she does something she knows she isn't allowed to do she puts herself in time out, I sternly tell her "No" "Not okay" "Nice hands", nothing works. I've tapped (NOT HIT) her mouth and hands, or butt when i'm beyond frustrated because nothing else works.
I know it's a stage, but what can I do, because it's not all out of anger and that frustrates me the most. She just thinks it's okay.
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JohnnyK
All children go through that stage to assert themselves.
She needs proper discipline and it needs to consistent. When she learns that behavior won't be accepted things will change.
robert christerson
do what my parents did - be a little more firm - things are alot diffrent now a days then us older people when we were young - i dont care what anyone else says - results come from measures going out - real disapline i know i didnt spell that out right - but niether does the government anyway - boils down to to short punishments that the child will remember - when we were going to school - we got it at school and home - and even grounded after the belt or paddle - kids remember these things alot more then the stuff that is so stupid now adays - and according to the bible - its no wonder kids are the way they are - so i would say be a little more firm - i know from experiance that this works - unless there is some unfortold mental issues - robert
Lena Dawson
You just have to be patient and stern, right now she thinks its a fun game, you have to teach her it isnt. The biting might be caused by teething, give her some cold teething toys to help with the pain, then she might not want to bite so much. When she hits or bites or pinches, quickly say "no, you do not bite/hit, it hurts and its not nice", then give her a swat on the hand, not the face, put her down and walk away, ignore her for a little while, even if she starts screaming and throwing a tantrum just ignore her. Show her that when she bites and hits, it makes you upset and hurts and people wont want to play with her if she hurts them. When shes playing nicely, encourage her and praise her, say "look what a good girl your being, its so much fun to play with you when your being nice." You just have to stay consistent and she'll get over it.
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