Help with behavior
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We are struggling with nipping. My son is doing similar behavior but with putting everything in his mouth. He chews his teething toys but still is trying to bite on people. It’s really hard to take him to play spaces without being on him like a hawk. It’s making me want to wean because he will bite my nipple sometimes especially when overtired. I’m saying no, ouch, that hurts and putting him aside/won’t nurse for a few minutes. I am exasperated! He's a very affectionate, sweet tempered little boy. Its hard to understand why they chomp or hit and then laugh.
It’s normal at this age. Just remember it is working it just takes a lot of correction. My son went through a bitting and hitting faze just correct every time and say gentle hand we don’t hit and be like see gentle hands and shot him
When mine gets tired and/or hungry, she starts slapping, pulling hair and throwing things. That’s my nap cue
2 things might help! 1: when my son pulls my hair, i say “ow, that hurts mommy. we use gentle hands”. if that doesn’t work, i will set him down because i don’t want to give him attention for hurting me. you could try just setting him down after the first warning! second, and this will be a lot bigger during toddlerhood than it is during infancy, but instead of stating behavior with negatives (“we DON’T hit”), try stating them positively. for example, “we don’t hit mommy. we use gentle hands”. with my students, if they were especially aggressive, i would gently take their hand and show them what a gentle touch looks like. there have been about 2 times where i’ve raised my voice (not aggressively, just enough to raise attention) and say “ow, matthew, you really hurt mommy!” and then would put him down so i could collect myself. that’s what’s worked with my son and my students!