If the child bites

First, you need to understand the reasons that caused such a reaction of the child. A child can bite if:

• wants to receive something, but does not know how to ask about it in another way;


• feels uncomfortable (it's cold, hot, you want to eat or drink);
  
• wants to attract attention;


• tries to protect his (from his point of view) property or territory;


• He protests against too strict punishments.

The kid can also use bites as a remedyself-defense, or, on the contrary, a means of proving one's strength and power. And very little bits of bite because they try the world around "on the tooth." In the latter case, the solution to the problem for the "rodent" will be some suitable item: a special rubber ring, pechenyushka, a piece of bread.

To prevent bites, the child should be taught from the earliest age the ability to sympathize with other people. Bites can be prevented if in time to noticetheir reasons. So, if you see that the child is tired or annoyed, show him where he can stay in seclusion, where no one will disturb him. You can give vent to the aggression of the child, offering him to shoot down pins, throw the ball, knock with a rubber mallet.

If a child bites to attract the attention of adults, then you need to teach your child to entertain himself.

How to behave if a bite occurred?

If the child's bites were not prevented, then You can not just bite the bites, in the hope that the child will get bored. As soon as the toddler sees that for such behavior he is not punished or scolded, he will regard bites as the norm of behavior and will not stop doing this.

First of all, strictly tell the kusak "Do not you darebite, it hurts! ". Do not use long complicated explanations - a little prankster will not understand them anyway. Then be sure to pay attention to the bitten. It is necessary to calm, stroke, regret the "sacrifice" of the bite. Let the child see that the bitten adult or the child feels very bad.

If a child bites you, do not answer him in the least. In some cases, the child is really fastlearns that others as painful as him, if they bite. However, if such a method proved ineffective and the child continues to bite, then parents come to a standstill.

To apply physical punishment for children in general it is impossible, and for bites especially. Aggression breeds aggression. In addition, children always imitate adults. Looking at your aggressive behavior, the child will consider it quite normal and permissible.

When bites need do not be ashamed child and do not force him to apologize, and teach to empathize with the one whom he bit. Until the child realizes that he is hurting other people, he will continue to bite.

Punishment for a biting child may be temporary isolation. Explain to the baby that it hurts to bite, now he needs to sit alone and think about his behavior.

To disaccustom a child to bite, you need to make a lot of effort. At first, never laugh if someone bites someone. The child may think that this is fun and will gladly repeat this action. Do not bite the child in jest. He may not understand the difference between a playful and ordinary bite.

It is important to teach the child to share, play with other children one toy byturn, do not "offend" toys. If you see that the child intends to bite someone, come up and cover his mouth with the palm of your hand, sternly saying that you can not bite.

Teach the child the correct expression of his emotions on the example of toys. Tell the child various instructive stories with their participation. These stories should look like cases from the life of a child. Such examples will help the child learn how to properly handle conflicts and expressions of anger.