Hitting and biting

Biting and hitting are most often done in an attempt to gain attention and communicate (this both goes for when done while angry or not) If it's done towards yourself, I would not give it any attention and redirect him to an activity, and then continue to put words on his actions to support the development of his communication and also role model appropriate way to gain attention e.g. calling, tapping, or bringing you to the toys 🙂

although this is developmentally normal to push boundaries and explore the sensory output from biting things it doesn’t make it any easier or anything my daughter is currently testing boundaries and hitting, i try to avoid using “dont” “stop” and things like that as i feel it goes in one ear and out the other so it if you’re saying “stop hitting” or “don’t bite” all they’re really hearing and subconsciously reinforcing is the “hitting” or “bite” so that’s in the fore front of their mind, if you think if you held out an apple and banana and you told her “don’t pick the banana” subconsciously she’s more than likely going to pick the banana as that’s what she mainly heard this is what i do, i do a sharp “AH AH” and redirect to what she can do, “kind hands please” demonstrate kind hands my stroking and things, if it carries on then i remove myself and i play with on of her toys and she then comes over and wants to play with it xx

@Amy yeah I agree about the don’t and stop… I’m a teacher and we are actually taught this in training.. you’re completely right they just hear bite and hit haha I’ll try the noise and examples.. that’s a good idea

i’m a TA so that’s where i got it from too haha, sending lots of love! lots of positive reinforcement when you see her using her kind hands and absolutely everything positive you can possibly say, build that relationship before you try to repair any unwanted behaviours which i’m sure you already know and do, you got this mama🫶🏼💛xx

@Amy haha that’s so funny we see both in education and been taught that! I must say being a teacher has helped me I think! Xx

oh most definitely! i just think “how would i handle this in school if this wasn’t my child” because i think it’s so easy to be harsher on your own child and you’re more cautious with someone else’s so it definitely makes you think twice before you act xx