Sometimes parents are worried about the fact that their child bites, and, first of all, you need to understand why he does it.
Causes of biting
The fact is that for each age there are reasons, which lead to such behavior. Up to 7-8 months, most often the baby bites during feeding, usually resulting in poor health or discomfort in the mouth. This can be caused by teething. In this case, babies should be offered special toys and rings, which are also called rodents.
It happens that biting a year-old child, he can do this also because of teething. But at this stage of development, aggressive behavior often becomes a consequence of overexcitation. In such a situation, it is strictly and surely said "not". A crumb does not yet know how to control his emotions and does not have the ability to express feelings in words, therefore he shows them in an accessible way.
From 1 to 3 years old the child is most often using this habit, trying to control another baby, less often an adult. Even so, children express their irritation, resentment. It is necessary to understand the crumbs intelligible words that it does hurt and that such behavior is not permissible, to teach to control their emotions. You should pay attention to the development of speech, expanding the vocabulary, which will allow you to express your thoughts.
When should I contact a specialist?
Usually, the help of a psychologist or doctor to solve such a problem is not required. By 3 years, most children safely get rid of this habit. But there are situations when the question of what to do, if a child bites, requires an appeal to professionals:
- to the kid more than 3 years;
- parents can not independently wean crumbs from such an action;
- the crumb also shows other types of aggression ;
- if the baby bites in order to get the desired thing, a toy, and does it often.
Parents should be aware that such a habit is inherent in many children, and with the right approach it is not difficult to get rid of. Injuries done in this way usually do not pose a threat or medical care. If the damage was to the blood, then the wound should be treated. However, if it is known that the affected child has immunity weakened for some reason, it is better to contact the doctor to prevent infection.