Last night Emery bit Maycie. I was horrified! Emery is 3 years old and has never bit anyone EVER! I was so upset that I cried (I tried not to let Emery notice that). Scott was not home but we called him and he said that she needed to go right to bed. No stories, no songs! I knew that she knew it was wrong but it seemed like it was just out of rebellion. So I felt like just putting her to bed was not going to get the point across. I decided that she needed a drop of "Biting Medicine" (hot sauce). She was actually excited when I told her that when we bite we need biting medicine to help us not bite anymore because some medicine is actually quite tasty. I admit that I felt a little bad when I put a drop in her mouth and she realized it wasn't so good. Needless to say, I don't think that Emery will bite again!
Arizona Sun House
5 months ago
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Two out of my three kids have bitten each other and they do grow out of it. We have tried several punishments, but none of them have seemed to work very well.
They feel really bad after they do it, but in the end I realize that they did it out of tiredness or frusteration of not having enough attention. When I can get to the cause, I can eventually get them to stop, but they do have to grow out of it. I do like the biting medicine idea, though!
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