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@FaithFertility: both my little ones have gone through biting and i bite them back and thats usually the end of it.

@FaithFertility: He could actually say help at the time - I think it was teaching him to do something else when he felt frustrated? I'm not really sure.

@FaithFertility: I also came here to suggest the "Teeth Are Not For Biting" book! My daughter went through a biting stage around 22-23 months where she was biting kids at daycare almost every day, sometimes multiple times a day. We got that book and started reading it 1-2 times/day, and her biting drastically slowed down immediately and stopped within 2 weeks. It's a cute, simple book. Not sure why it was so powerful, but hey, whatever works!

@FaithFertility: we used that book too. As well as the hands and feet books too.

@FaithFertility: hugs. OT helped our biter so much. He was identified as a proprioceptive seeker and had OT through EI at daycare to work through it. His therapist did a lot of physical stuff like obstacle courses, deep massage, joint compressions, and heavy lifting. It made a world of difference. We also sent crunchy snacks (veggie straws) and tried to get in heavy work in the mornings before daycare (carrying heavy stuff, playing with cold play-doh, etc.) It truly made a world of difference and it changed daycare’s perspective of the biting from behavioral to sensory and that calmed everyone down too. I think once we were a little calmer about it, he picked up on that too.