More biting issues

My Dd is adopted from Guat and is a few months yonger than Bug. I, too, have had issues w/ her biting, hitting, kicking, spitting. Just when I think we are through that phase and on the other side I pick her up @ daycare to find she had bitten someone! ( luckily this is becoming rarer ) I might be too strict but the "biting" is a behavior that I consider to be "UNACCEPTABLE" so when she bites ALL PRIVELEGES are removed for the evening. No chewing gum, none of her shows on TV, we don't go out to eat, any activity that was scheduled ( i.e. gymnastics / swimming / play date / etc... ) is cancelled. This course of action was instituted when she changed to her 3rd daycare last year and we have only had 3 incidents in the past year where I had to enforce this) This maybe a bit extreme for you or your DS. Some other options I have heard of are:[LIST][*]Give child something to bite on (rolled up towel)[*]Put something bad tasting in their mouth when they bite ( i.e. tabasco)[/LIST] Daycare # 1 tried the first option w/ DD. She was still kicked out. Although it did appear to curb the biting. I did not try the 2nd one. I must be hyper sensitive taster because that one would be torture for me .. just couldn't do it! Good luck!

I know this really doesn't help, but DS just outgrew it.I noticed after awhile that I was still on "alert" but he hadn't bit for a long time.It was also suggested to me that I bite him back, but I couldn't do it.I just kept telling him no bite - biting hurts.I have empathy for a little biter and his folks because of how bad other people made me feel about it.Like he was a little animal or something.Hang in there it will get better. I wish I had better advice.

I am not sure if it is too extreme given that I made him throw his own toy in the garbage last night after he threw it at me in the car. And no, he did not get it back, the garbage men took the trash away this morning and his toy was in the trash. So know he knows that throwing toys in the car or at people means the toy gets thrown away forever. Love to you,

he sounds like my little guy. he hits, scratches, kicks, when he doesn't get his way or is told "no". i'm waiting for the day he figures out biting. he just started scratching and i have to cut his nails every other day. it drives me crazy! he also has a thing for throwing.mine is younger though and doesn't have great verbal skills. so it's harder to discipline. anytime he is aggressive he doesn't get a warning, he goes straight to his bedroom with a baby gate up. when he is calm for a couple minutes, he has to show mommy a "nice touch" (patting my arm) and clean up any mess he made in his bedroom while he was in there (oh yeah, he's almost two and will destroy his bedroom when he is mad). but this seems to be working. i notice him thinking before he hits and he'll stop himself....some of the time, not always. i'm not super strict, so this is a pretty big consequence for me to give. but that's just me and my style, i'm a bit laid back. but it sounds like you have some good ideas here. i've also heard of giving lots of attention to the victim and none for him right after the incident. then talk about it later. i've also heard of daycares that give all the two year olds "chewies" to wear on their arm to redirect any biting. that way they all have it and learn from eachother what they are for. i worked in daycare with the worst biting age group and it was a huge problem! and i could see how this might help.