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This girl likely has sensory issues and that is why she is doing it
How could you POSSIBLY diagnose sensory issues from the fact that she bites? Good god, how many people need a dX to absolve them of learning how to be a parent?
How could you POSSIBLY diagnose sensory issues from the fact that she bites? Good god, how many people need a dX to absolve them of learning how to be a parent?
Yeah I laughed at that.
A kid has a sensory issue that makes her like the taste, texture, and feel of a human arm?
How could you POSSIBLY diagnose sensory issues from the fact that she bites? Good god, how many people need a dX to absolve them of learning how to be a parent?
The most common reason for prolonged and persistent biting is sensory issues....that's how. I see you and the next poster don't actually know much about sensory problems in children.
P.S. what is all this talk about "homeschooling". She is freaking 4 years old. 4 year olds not going to preschool aren't "homeschooled". Plus this "omg a homeschooling kid is biting" is just so uninformed about child development, homeschool, etc etc.
The only thing I've ever seen work to break a child of biting is for the parent to bite them back. ( obviously, not hard enough to leave a bruise). It usually works in one try.
My mom did this when my brother was a toddler. I still remember all the idiotic posters accusing my mother of child abuse when I shared it in another thread. Guess what? It worked and he's fine today.
The most common reason for prolonged and persistent biting is sensory issues....that's how. I see you and the next poster don't actually know much about sensory problems in children.
Right...it teaches your child that if they do x or y, you are going to injure them. That is what I said. It doesn't teach empathy, it teaches aggression.
I didn't say the sensory issues mean she should be allowed to bite...BUT that understanding that this is a more complex issue, that is hard for her parents to deal with is different then "she is a brat" thinking. Empathy...that's what I am talking about.
This problem is between the OP and his wife.
Biting a child once to teach them how it hurts does NOT teach them to be aggressive. This child is already aggressive and needs to be taught NOT to be. They need to feel what biting feels like to understand it is not acceptable.
I think all the people who are advocating biting children should google it. Too much evidence proving you should not bite your child to even bother posting. Just google "should I bite my child back".
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Guess what? It worked and he's fine today.
