11 month old biting, grabbing, pulling hair

Marcella - posted on 01/15/2010

I have an 11 month old to and he does the same i think they only do it to get a reaction, but i would just take his hand and say that's not very nice and just keep doin it and he might stop!!! but my wee man is still doing it he will grow out of it!!! And dont feel like you have to apologize im sure there babies done the same!!!!

Niki - posted on 01/15/2010

my 11 month old pulls my hair but its coz i have a layered front so even when its tied back i have an annoying bit hanging there to be fair he only pulls and tugs on it coz its there and catches his eye he used to laugh when i said no now i ungrip his hand and say no he seems to get it now as for poking the other children etc etc hes testing stuff out hes not really understanding but id agree with the majority give him some back ~ gently but so he starts to understand hope it all works out :)

Stephanie - posted on 01/14/2010

i know thia sounds really nasty but bite and pull his hair back, gently of course just a litte taste of his own medcine, a child doesnt know his actions are hurting u until he feels them himself, i had the same problem and thats wat i did, he never did it again

Sarah - posted on 01/14/2010

My son did the hair pulling when he was 9 months so I would say No and tug back...(not hard) but just enough where he understood.. he learned it hurt and stopped. As far as the biting aiden just started biting me when i tell him no. He's trying to rebel, but he will learn that we as parents will win...lol

Lindsey - posted on 01/13/2010

I have the same problem and if you tell my little boy no he just starts laughing and tries to do whatever he was doing again.

Dawn - posted on 01/12/2010

Just keep trying; he understands the word No by now but doesn't understand its meaning fully and believe me every child this age is testing his parents and laughing when they say No.... you are not alone. As far as playgroup goes, maybe it would be better for you to have him play with one or two children at a time and see if there are some kids who can stand up to him!!! Good luck!

Samantha - posted on 01/12/2010

Let me know what you find out. My daughter gets in an ornery mood sometimes and will start biting me to! and she knows the word "no" and will tell me "no no no" when she does stuff she is not supposed to...lol

Eliza - posted on 01/12/2010

I know where your coming from, your son sounds just like my son! For me I would tell him no and take him away from what every he was doing and set him down away from where everyone was. He would cry, but after doing this a few times he got that if he did those things he couldn't play anymore. Whatever you do make sure you do the same thing and use the same words everytime, other wise you'll just confuse your baby. Hang in there!