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[quote=Anonymous]My 13 mo old has been biting me quite a bit. I have talked with the ped and daycare teacher and they have advised me to say "biting hurts" or "teeth are for eating, not biting" and give a chew toy or some alternative. BUT... over the past two months it has gotten worse. I am paying attention more now so he hasn't bitten me hard enough to draw blood in awhile. Im mainly concerned it will get worse as he gets older or he will start biting other kids at school. There are 2 types of times he bites:

1. Upset/ wants physical freedom- So I am holding him and he wants attention or down and he bites me on the shoulder or arm. I dont want to put him down either because it isnt safe or I dont want to reward the biting, so I physically hold him away from me so he can't bite me.

2. When playing- either playing on the floor or in the bed and he bites and laughs about it. For this I often say "biting hurts", give a toy, and walk away and he gets upset because he was having fun.

Ideas on what else to try? Alot of the resources I see are geared towards older toddlers so not sure what to do at this age.  Thanks! [/quote]

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