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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Pretty much all terrible advice. OP, talk to your pediatrician. This doesn’t sound developmentally appropriate. Advice from a professional should be in order. [/quote]

Ridiculous. I'm definitely in the camp of OP has barely implemented any punishment and should start there. The simplest explanation is the kid has an anger problem.

I disagree with the posters that say to allow your daughter to take things from him or even to lavish attention on her. He's not 2 or 3, which is when depriving him of attention would work, and having her participate in the punishment feels wrong to me - like it could create resentment that may be hard to resolve in the future.

I think I'd go with telling him that if he bites his sister again then none of his time will be his own until the bite mark disappears. Then he's your servant. He empties and loads the dishwasher, he folds and puts away the laundry, he helps with meal prep and clears dishes. Cleans the bathrooms, takes care of pets, yardwork, whatever. And no screens.

If that's too intense (that's a lot on you and dad), then I'd make the loss of his favorite toy permanent (might even make him throw it away), no screens, no privileges.[/quote]

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