My son has been kicked out of 2 daycares. He’s bitten hard enough to leave large bruises, broken the skin, you name it.

My sole comfort? He bites everyone, so at least it isn’t discriminatory. And it is improving. Sometimes he goes 2 days in a row without biting. Much. Heh. I joke because otherwise I start sobbing.

Anyway, my point is: it’s nothing you do or aren’t doing. You can’t make them stop; don’t listen to anyone telling you to bite back, use hot sauce (WTF???), put Alex in time-out, or whatthehellever they SWEAR worked with their precious angels. Compliant kids sometimes stop after these tactics, but not because of them, I’m convinced. They stop because they are, in fact, compliant by nature, and biting wasn’t big on their agenda to begin with. High-voltage kids? Good luck, bub.

Should you address it? Sure. I’ve done “We don’t bite, biting hurts!” as a chant for over a year now. We’ve tried teethers, sippy cups, quiet time, crackers…It is sinking in, slowly. But punishments, deterrents…the kids are too young to process those. They can’t make the connection; they don’t know why you’re “biting them back” or why they have to sit in the corner. Biting is usually a frustration reaction; it’s normal toddler behavior.

I know it’s hard to deal with the biting. Things get better. It doesn’t make you a bad parent. I swear.

Good luck;-)

Other than being a bit antisocial still, he’s pretty level-headed. Go figure. I did every single one of those Alex/Becky things when I was a kid, and look how well I turned out.