https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Mon, 13 Apr 2026 01:23:01 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/biting-and-grinding-just-a-phase-with-teething#post-2196627 Tue, 02 Jun 2015 12:35:21 +0000 Alivoo01 2196627@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DS did this a lot as a baby and eventually outgrew it. Thank goodness!!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/biting-and-grinding-just-a-phase-with-teething#post-2196565 Tue, 02 Jun 2015 12:08:31 +0000 Mae 2196565@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>LO did a lot of tooth grinding right when she got her top teeth in (the bottom were already in). She got over it in like a week or two and rarely did it. She is currently sort of in a biting phase but I don't think she means to do it. She gnaws on everything inanimate but hasn't tried to bite bare skin on DH or I. The problem is that sometimes if there is a wrinkle in my clothing or something, she tries to bite my clothes but actually gets my skin underneath too. I assume it is a phase that will pass too. We don't really do anything about it beyond exclaiming "Ouch!! it hurts mommy when you bite!" but I don't know that she understands me (she's 12 mo). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/biting-and-grinding-just-a-phase-with-teething#post-2196561 Tue, 02 Jun 2015 12:02:03 +0000 Mrs.Someone 2196561@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Happening over here too :( </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/biting-and-grinding-just-a-phase-with-teething#post-2196514 Tue, 02 Jun 2015 11:47:04 +0000 Mamasig 2196514@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DS2 grinds his teeth too. Most horrible sound ever! His top teeth just came out and he stopped for now. The dental hygienist told me it's totally normal. Kids will also do it too when their adult teeth come in. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/biting-and-grinding-just-a-phase-with-teething#post-2196393 Tue, 02 Jun 2015 11:11:45 +0000 PinkElephant 2196393@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I can't really speak to the biting (DD1 was not a biter and DD2 went through a few days of nipping me when she was mad, but we seem to have squelched it for now)...but the grinding I just ignored and both girls got tired of it. They really liked to snap their front teeth against each other when they just had four, but quit once more came in and they couldn't gnash them at so many fun angles. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/biting-and-grinding-just-a-phase-with-teething#post-2196280 Tue, 02 Jun 2015 10:24:09 +0000 Mrs. Milk 2196280@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Please tell me my child isn't terribly mean. He is biting up a storm - my husband's and my shoulders/shirts/anything whenever he can (plus his own hands/fingers) and he is grinding his teeth (such a terrible noise!) It seems that these are all phases of teething - I can see he is getting his second sets of both bottom and top teeth, so it must be painful at times - but I'm terrified I'm raising 'that kid' that bites, grinds and is generally a social nuisance (half kidding here.)</p> <p>Thoughts? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-deal-with-biters-and-daycare#post-1802576 Thu, 07 Aug 2014 08:10:27 +0000 MarieJ 1802576@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@sunshineandsushi: We are dealing with this now &amp; it is incredibly frustrating. For us, it is the same little boy in my dd's daycare room that does the biting. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-deal-with-biters-and-daycare#post-1802564 Thu, 07 Aug 2014 08:03:22 +0000 LulaBee 1802564@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DD was bit 8 (!!!) times the first week of daycare. They thought it was because she was new... so they shadowed the biter, watched my daughter closely and made sure she had a teacher nearby, and rearranged the room. I think changing the room around helped the most, it got kids interested in toys/activity areas again. I know the mom of the girl who bit DD felt so bad, and I was really questioning putting DD in daycare. But they are in the same class again and play together nicely now! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-deal-with-biters-and-daycare#post-1802533 Thu, 07 Aug 2014 07:51:16 +0000 mediagirl 1802533@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My lo was the bitee in the 1 year old class. The teachers were always very apologetic about it and said they were working on it with the biter. The teachers just watched the biter a little more and if they saw him getting close to another child, they interfered. Things still happen, though. I hope the little biter gets through the phase quickly!! It's no fun for parents on either side. :( </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-deal-with-biters-and-daycare#post-1802489 Thu, 07 Aug 2014 07:28:35 +0000 sunshineandsushi 1802489@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@littlek: That's terrible! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-deal-with-biters-and-daycare#post-1802487 Thu, 07 Aug 2014 07:26:36 +0000 littlek 1802487@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@sunshineandsushi: actually that has happened before and it was extremely difficult for the parent. No one wants their child to bite and having another parent come after you makes it even worse. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-deal-with-biters-and-daycare#post-1802482 Thu, 07 Aug 2014 07:23:03 +0000 Smurfette 1802482@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>R was bite 2 times at her old day care. Then she did the biting at her new one. She seems to have stopped but still gets bit. I think I know who is doing the biting since I think one kid is the only one will all the teeth (minus 2 yr molars). </p> <p>R's teachers shadowed her at school. They had a class lesson on biting is bad. We also read a couple biting is bad books to her at home. I think the books helped. Maybe the teacher can suggest them to the parent's of the biter. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-deal-with-biters-and-daycare#post-1802477 Thu, 07 Aug 2014 07:16:57 +0000 sunshineandsushi 1802477@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Thanks everyone!</p> <p>@DillonLion: I'm sure it's not fun to deal with on either side of the situation! </p> <p>@lucy123: @locavore_mama: they do have a policy not to tell who did the biting, but I'm on really good terms with their teacher and I guessed correctly, so I do know which child it was. I agree, it's not like that means anything! What, am I going to target his mom in the parking lot and give her a talking to? Haha. </p> <p>It actually helped me to know which child it was because this is the youngest one in the room, versus one of the older one's. </p> <p>@travelgirl1: @twoofeverything: The director wasn't in when I dropped them off this morning, but I did talk briefly with one of the teachers and suggested the shadowing plan and she was very supportive of it. So she's going to bring it up with the director so that hopefully when I catch her, they can already have talked through some different ideas. At this point, they are trying to keep the biter separated from my kids as much as possible, but that's pretty difficult, IMO. It only takes one second! And the bites have occurred so far while the teacher has been occupied changing another child's diaper or something similar. </p> <p>This is just such new territory for me! My boys beat each other up all the time, but they've never bitten! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-deal-with-biters-and-daycare#post-1802352 Wed, 06 Aug 2014 23:38:19 +0000 twoofeverything 1802352@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I've been on both sides!<br /> I was a daycare director, and at our school, we would assign one of the "float" teachers to be a shadow for the biter for a week or two. We also worked with the parents of the biter a LOT...they got a free book (Teeth are Not for Biting), we encouraged them to send teether toys, etc. Also, our Toddler 1 room (ages 12-24 months) ended up separating into two groups -- essentially one teacher took the younger kids, and another teacher took the older kids. The room was basically divided by bookshelves and large toys during play time, and with that method we were often able to separate the biter from the kids s/he targeted. (Often - but not always -- the biter was younger and simply bit because they didn't have the language to deal with their frustration any other way.)<br /> Aaaaaanyway...after all that, I was SOOOO sure my kids wouldn't be biters.<br /> Joke was on me.<br /> DD bites her twin brother alllllll the time. It happens in the blink of an eye, often when I am within arms reach and watching her. It happens fast, and even when I see it happening, I can't always get to her before she gets her brother. ALMOST ALWAYS, it's because her brother has grabbed her toy. She wants it back and doesn't have the language or self-restraint to handle it any other way. It's always worse when she's teething.<br /> Our strategy is to be actively involved when our twins are playing together. When she's in a biting phase, I don't let her out of my sight. We've also spent tons of time teaching her some words that help her manage: "share," "mine," "trade" have been the most helpful. We've also worked A TON with her brother to manage the behaviors that tend to instigate biting. I won't say he's stopped grabbing, but at least now he will give a toy back without protest.<br /> Biting is totally age-appropriate, like others have said. I'm sure you are frustrated though! I definitely would press the daycare for a plan. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-deal-with-biters-and-daycare#post-1802332 Wed, 06 Aug 2014 23:00:38 +0000 travelgirl1 1802332@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@sunshineandsushi: My LO went through a stage of biting the little girl I nanny for a lot, at least daily, it was awful for everyone involved. I shadowed her to see what her triggers were and there were quite a few, including teething, frustration over sharing toys, personal space and sometimes there seemed to be no reason at all, she would just lunge at her with her mouth wide open. Thankfully it stopped and she's very sweet and caring with her now. I know it must feel terrible but I guess my point is that there can be many reasons why kids bite, and not always obvious reasons. If someone could properly shadow the little boy who is biting it might help prevent it. Hopefully he will gripe out of it soon. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-deal-with-biters-and-daycare#post-1802326 Wed, 06 Aug 2014 22:57:09 +0000 littlek 1802326@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@lucy123: they are not supposed to tell you and besides what good would it do? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-deal-with-biters-and-daycare#post-1802320 Wed, 06 Aug 2014 22:46:20 +0000 regberadaisy 1802320@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@lucy123: I think it's pretty standard procedure for most daycare to not say who. For obvious reasons. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-deal-with-biters-and-daycare#post-1802312 Wed, 06 Aug 2014 22:41:53 +0000 lucy123 1802312@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My child got bit for the first time today. Definitely not a big deal and I realize it is part of toddlerhood and hope it isn't recurrent, does you daycare tell you who the biter is? Mine doesn't which I understand as I'm sure it is a sensitive subject for all parents involved, but if it is recurrent I am curious what other daycares do.... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-deal-with-biters-and-daycare#post-1802305 Wed, 06 Aug 2014 22:37:02 +0000 DillonLion 1802305@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>No advice, but I'm on the other end with a kid who bites constantly, so from our side, I'm sorry!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-deal-with-biters-and-daycare#post-1802304 Wed, 06 Aug 2014 22:36:10 +0000 regberadaisy 1802304@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes. By the second time they added another teacher in the room. No incidents since. </p>