Would you ever??

mysweetpeasWil&Wes wrote: Wil is going through a biting phase...he only bites mom and dad (so far), but we're trying our best to nip it in the bud quick. Anyhow, DH tells me over the weekend that he mentioned the behavior to someone at work (for some reason he can't remember who) and the person told him this....

"Put some tobasco sauce on your fingers when he tries to bite you. This will make him stop. Then give him milk afterward to stop the burning in his mouth."

WHAT????!!!! Does anyone find this mean, as I do? I'm sorry, but I could NEVER do this. I'll take the biting before I torture my little guy with tobasco sauce. I remember my mom trying some spicy nailpolish on me when I was young because I bit my nails, but I was much older and I don't remember it working anyhow. I hope this doesn't offend anyone, but I just think this is a lazy way to deal with the issue, don't you think? I'm so curious to know who said it at DHs work. I think DH remembers, but is afraid to tell me after my shocking reaction!

mckayleesmom replied: I wouldn't...but I have heard of it before.

Mom2Boyz replied: I don't think I would do the tobasco sauce, but I have bit Conner back when he bit me before. Not hard or anything, just enough to let him know that it hurts when we get bit. We havn't had any biting problems since.

C&K*s Mommie replied: No way would I do that to my child. I have accidentally given spicy things to the girls, but never would I intentionally give them tabasco sauce when I, myself, cannot handle anything spicy.

MyLuvBugs replied: We did that to our dog when I was kid to get the dog to stop biting his collar. Not sure I'd do it with a kid though. I'm sure it would work, but

Edited to say:
I think I'd rather try biting the kid back than giving them spicy stuff.

mckayleesmom replied:
My mom did that to my older sister when she bit my brother when he was a newborn...He never bit again either...

ediep replied: I wouldn't do that....I don't think I'd bite him back either.....but I am a softie. I'd just firmly push him away and say "NO!" everytime he did it.

mckayleesmom replied:
ditto...and pretend to cry...If they think they hurt you or your feelings..sometimes they stop...Worked on Mckaylee.

Edward's Mommy replied: No, I wouldn't do that! He's a child, not a dog! I think that sounds curel! I use to slap my grandmother and she slapped me back. I never did it again. They say not to do that, but I don't see a problem as long as you don't bite or slap them too hard, just enough that they know, hey that hurts!

mysweetpeasWil&Wes replied:
I tried the pretend cry, but Wil just laughed! And there was even one time last week where he pinched me really hard by grabbing my face and I actually started bawling (real cry)...yet he still seemed unphased by it.

I'm doing what Edie said and just tell him "no". If it's really bad, he goes in the time-out chair. I think it's just a matter of consistency I guess. I personally could never bite or hit him back, but it's good to know that has worked for some.

DansMom replied: Daniel went through some biting phases. There's probably some teething going on, in addition to experimentation with aggression. I did the "no bite!" response, also the "you hurt me" crying (I couldn't do that well and he laughed). The most succesful technique for me was giving him the cold shoulder for a short period of time just after the bite. Once they get concerned that you are not happy, say "no bite." Then go back to cuddles. It sinks in if you withdraw attention for a short time.

mysweetpeasWil&Wes replied:
Thanks, I'll try that!

Insanemomof3 replied: I would try that ONLY if nothing else worked. And yes, give milk right after to take away the burn. Sometimes you have to do things like this to protect them. What if he was around a kid and bit and drew blood and got something from him? I would rather be safe than sorry. This is just my opinion. But I would do it if I thought it could work. (Of course, only a VERY small amount, not like the whole bottle or anything.)

Although...my kids LOVE spicy food so that would NOT work for me lol.

kimberley replied: i know someone who did this with pepper! i think it is totally rotten.
all my kids went thru a biting phase during nursing and James actually bit when he was mad. i would just stop nursing or time out and James wouldn't be allowed to play whatever activity we were doing. he learned eventually.

Insanemomof3 replied:
Now pepper is wrong. If you just put a LITTLE tabasco on your finger, like just a taste, that is ALL i am talking about.

My2Beauties replied: Well I certainly wouldn't try this technique. I just get really mad at Hanna and yell No you don't bite I know not very effective but man when she does do it, which is rare, it hurts bad. I like the idea of giving them the cold shoulder. Brian takes his hand and covers her mouth and says NO in a really harsh voice, I mean he doesn't like cover her mouth to where she can't breath but he invades her space KWIM, and it kind of makes her whimper a bit. It has pretty much stopped since he's been doing that, she was getting kind of bad, she's only done it once since then to me and I did the yelling thing because it was the first thing that came to mind.

mom21kid2dogs replied: Biting at this age is common and generally done as a function of teething. Just give him something appropriate to bite other than you. No, I would never use tobasco sauce, bite my child back or any other method to remedy this problem other than my voice and a diversion.