The child is biting. This misfortune may sooner or later appear in the life of each family. Of course, there is little pleasure in this. Especially if one of the relatives is not bitten, but a neighbor or child from a kindergarten. There are several reasons for this situation. But all of them are completely solved. The main thing is to understand your own offspring and have enough patience to wean him from such an unpleasant occupation.
Why does the child bite?
When you first encounter the fact that your baby started to clench his teeth on someone else's flesh, evaluate the situation in which it occurs. Depending on the age of the child, the reasons may vary. And accordingly, the methods to combat biting should also be different. We will analyze each of them separately:
- If the baby is 5-7 months old, the main reason in his bites is discomfort around the mouth or pain associated with teething. His main victims in this case are the next of kin. Often the mothers of these babies complain that the baby is biting the breast. What to do in this case? There are several options: to buy special plastic nozzles that will not interfere with feeding and protect the breast from bites, smear the nipples with a special means for teething that will ease the baby suffering. But taking into account the age of the child, you can sometimes endure, because bites associated with teething are almost inevitable.
- 8-14 months is the time when a child bites with a strong excitement. Emotions overflow the baby, and to deal with them, he puts all the strength into the bite. To get rid of this habit, you can use the distraction of the child, a hard "no" or with the help of other relatives "get offended" and show that it is painful and so you can not do.
- At the age of 15-36 months parents face a problem when a child bites in a kindergarten. This behavior is caused by the desire to subjugate all others and control them. And the child himself bites and tweaks only with strangers. He almost does not touch his relatives. To get rid of bites at this age can only explain to his child that such behavior is unacceptable. In extreme cases, you need to teach the child to speak in words, if something does not suit him. For example, such as: "I'm angry", "I do not want", "I'm not happy," etc.
- If a child bites and fights after three years, this indicates that he is frightened or feels helpless. For example, if in the fight of two toddlers one feels weaker, then such a child bites other children for self-defense purposes. Even if the bite became a provocation from another baby, you need to show your child to the doctor. It may well be that the child has problems with self-control or self-expression, which can carry a neurological nature.
What if the baby bites?
Also it is worth remembering that sometimes a child bites his mother or himself in a state of aggression. It can be caused by the fact that the child has not received the desired, can not control the behavior of adults or is in an excited state. At the age of three years, only specialists in psychology and pedagogy can answer the question of how to wean a child biting. For young children, bites are normal. And you can get rid of it in several ways:
- firmly tell the baby that you can not bite, and it again happened, come along with the baby to the bitten and stroke it over the place where the damage was done.
- remember that reducing the aggression is facilitated by games with sand, water and clay. Also, as often as possible, you need to give your child to draw with pencils, paints and crayons;
- among the toys of the child must necessarily be a designer and cubes;
- give the baby more often to gnaw solid foods: apples, carrots, cucumbers, drying, etc .;
- never clarify the relationship with the child, especially with screams and fists, tk. this can lead to his aggression;
- observe the regime of the baby's day, alternating between sleep, activity, eating and walking in the fresh air.
Remember that the child copies your behavior and even your facial expression. Provide him with favorable conditions for harmonious development and surround him with caress and care. Then the problems with bites will never touch you.