Originally Posted by racemom:
So she is biting in retaliation, which is easier to deal with usually. Give her other ways to express her displeasure with dcb taking her toy, and help her to get it back. As for the pincher, I would place her in time out for pinching and make sure your dd knows that is why she is going. If she knows you will take care of the situation, she will begin to realize she gets what she wants, toy back-not being pinched, by letting you know it has happened. If you haven't already, tell dd to let you know when things happen and you will help her out. When she bites, makes sure she now doesn't get her toy back, tell her now you hurt dcb so you can no longer play with it.
Thank you, this info is so reassuring that I am doing the right things. (the pincher has been termed, so that is no longer an issue.)
I did some research yesterday as well and some of what I read on, says that biting is normal for kids to explore but a child that bites is singled out / treated worse over the child that hits or pinches or even bulling sometimes. That a parent tends to be more embarrassed that their child bites over the child that does something else.