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She's a biting Annie these days. Will wears a number of scars and teeth marks- three very distinct ones at the moment, and he hunkers down in a defensive position anytime she approaches out of sheer fear of another Annie-bite. I've tried to point out to him that she is only biting him when he's threatening her, and that it is both of their fault... the question now is how to get her to stop biting?!
I have no clue. Got any brilliant ideas? Feel free to share!
6 comments:
Poor Will!
We were talking about this last night! Not Annie biting, but toddlers biting and pinching. Apparently Aunt Peg used to pinch and what finally got her to stop was to pinch back - I think she was older though. Mom's cousin Chuck was a biter and I guess they bit him back so he'd know what it felt like.
I'm not sure if I really like either of those ideas - but perhaps Annie just doesn't realize how much biting hurts. Do tell if you try biting Annie back and she quits terrorizing Will. : )
My sister Katie was a biter. I remember running in fear as she chased us with her mouth open.
One day my mom bit Katie back. My mom swears that was the moment Katie stopped biting. It really took her aback. And I believe my mom got that tip from James Dobson, so its gotta be legit, right? :)
Yup,either pappa or I bit each of our 4 kids at one point when they tried to bite. It worked. Not drawing blood, but enough to hurt and communicate the severity of it. Courage Joie. We're just praying for wisdom for you each new day, especially now when Nate is gone long days.
I agree, bite her back!! Sound cruel, but I have heard many people say it works!
I remember when David bit everyone on the back mostly Ellie's back.
And she would have huge teeth marks on her back. He outgrew that though. Marygrace
Our second used to bite sometime around the age Annie's at. We never bit her back, just always addressed the problem and scolded her soundly as well as repeatedly explaining that she has to be gentle. She's long had a tendency towards not being gentle, so it has taken more than a year to fairly effectively communicate to her that her actions can hurt others. She did grow out of the biting after a couple months. I appreciate reading your blog - all parents are in the same situations together! Megan
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