Why is My Child Biting?

There is nothing quite as triggering to parents as their child biting. I mean…who the heck opens their mouth and decides to latch onto another human's skin?! It’s wild when you think about it like that. But the answer is young children. Young children do that. Whether it’s at home and your kid is just randomly chomping into your arm while you play. Your toddler sinking their teeth into their baby brother when upset. Or maybe you get that dreaded “ouchie note” home and a little frown from their daycare teacher letting you know your kid has been leaving teeth imprints on friends. Biting is actually a pretty common “misbehavior”. It’s not a pleasant time. But it’s also not necessarily a thing to panic over either. Don’t get me wrong, we’re going to take it seriously, especially if they’re breaking skin, but we’re not gonna lose our minds over it. And I’m going to tell you why. In this episode I’m going to explain the 3 main reasons why children bite. So whether you think they’re biting out of anger, just randomly drive-by biting, or seeming to get a kick out of seeing the person's reaction, those reasons all still tie back to the big 3. Once you learn what those 3 reasons are, it’s going to be much easier to stop the biting- and I’ll bet it’ll relieve some stress you might have about it too. So, ready to find out why children get the urge to gnaw on someone? Grab the Scripts to Manage the Top 10 Crazy-Making Behaviours: prnt.link/scripts Watch the video recording here: Join the Parenting Posse: prnt.link/group the Mudroom is recorded live every Wednesday at 1:30pm ET/ 12:30pm CT/ 10:30am PT on Facebook: facebook.com/arfamilyservices