[~Mintie~]

DS1 is 22months and has started biting himself on the arm and ankle, enough to leave a little bit of a bruise I was wondering if anyone else had experienced this with their toddler? He got bitten by one of his friends a few months back but I'm not sure if he got the idea from them or if it's just one of those things toddlers do. He also seems to mock bite myself and DH, as in he will put his mouth on our arm and either slobber on us, or gently grate his teeth on our arm (I'm sure it's only a matter of time before he really tries to bite one of us).
Is there anything I can do to try and stop this from progressing to full on biting? I tend to give him a firm "NO!" and tell him not to bite mummy but I'm not sure that's enough.

[Rumply]

My DS, who is 20 months, also likes to bite himself (and me). I figure he wont keep biting if he starts to hurt himself .

When he bites me, I say "No, it hurts mummy when you bite", then put him down and leave him. He has now learnt (thanks to day care) to say sorry. He will also give a kiss too, but often hurts me first....

I found he has been bitten quite a number of times at day care. Thankfully he has not bitten another child so far.

I think it is just a phase which they eventually get over...

[PurpleChicken]

My 20mo DD does this too. We think she does it out of habit (for something to do) and because she's been bitten quite a few times by other kids at daycare .

When she bites me, I tell her 'No, you don't bite Mummy. It hurts', and move away from her. She mostly bites me when she's tired.

I don't think there's really much that you can do to stop him. I've chosen to ignore her when she bites herself and asks me for a kiss to make it better. I will normally just distract her by tickling her or asking her to do something with me, etc.