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? asked in Pregnancy & ParentingNewborn & Baby · 1 decade ago

How do you stop 11 month old baby girl from biting and pinching.?

She started the pinching when I stoped breast feeding her just over a month ago. As for biting - she thinks its funny. I smack her hand when she pinches and I am firm when I tell her not to do those things but it is not working. Any idea on what to do?

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  • smiles
    Lv 4
    1 decade ago
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    When she pinches say ouch then hold her hand and help her rub your skin and tell her that feels better. If whe still doesn't get it after a while then when she bites put her down for a few minutes and let her cry then hold her and talk to her.

  • 1 decade ago

    A lot of kids go through this - with my son, I put him down when he hurts me in any way (biting, pinching, hitting) and say to him firmly (but not yelling) "no! that hurts mommy!" and let him sit by himself for a few minutes. Withholding my attention from him seems to get the point across and serves as an adequate punishment.

    (I'm not anti-spanking, but I do think 11 months old is too young to smack her hand - she's not going to understand why you're doing it.)

  • 1 decade ago

    bite and pinch her back! do it in a way that won't hurt her, but will startle her. i've used this technique with many of the children i used to nanny for and it worked every single time. if that doesn't sound like your cup of tea, then use firm words to discourage the behavior. don't hit, smack or spank your child for doing what all babies do...that's sending the wrong message.

  • 1 decade ago

    You just have to say no and relocate her attention to something else. My daughter is 10 months old and starting to do the same thing.

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  • 1 decade ago

    Remember that even negative attention is ATTENTION...and that's what it seems like she's trying to get. I would tell her firmly to stop and why. If she does it again I would ignore her. And you might also take this opportunity to teach her 'I'm sorry" as a way to get your attention.

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